Darrow Montgomery, staff photographer for our sister Washington City Paper, is one of my favorite things about this company; here’s a good example of why.
Tag: Vol. 39 No. 11
Issue of Dec. 3 – 9, 2009
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A Brief Glimpse into the Mind of Alinea
The chefs at Alinea are prepping a venison addition to their menu, which arrives Wednesday. Over at Alinea’s Mosaic message board, they gave a little peek at the inspiration and the sort of Proustian aesthetic detail that they go in to (via @Gachatz): “During the recent menu meetings we identified the fireplace as a seasonal […]
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Guitar Great Jack Rose Dead at 38
Brilliant fingerstyle guitarist Jack Rose has died at 38.
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Ask Angry
I would expect someone from [law school] to be more educated, careful, respectful and circumspect. I’m not sure why I would expect that, but I’ll adjust. Ask Amy hasn’t used her column to address the giant raging shitstorm* she created with a November answer about “date” rape, but she did take the time to e-mail […]
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Weirdest Advertising Fail of the Holiday Season
Is Verizon’s scud missile reference too soon, or just too stupid?
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Prints by Jessica Hische
Prints by Jessica Hische, for the discerning design fan on your list.
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Dreaming the Impossible Gift
Thinking of giving a pet as a gift? Give a gift certificate instead.
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YouTube Assembly with Wendorf and Case
Chicago Underground Film Festival founding director Bryan Wendorf, and Literago editor and Reader contributor Mairead Case are guest hosts for YouTube Assembly Tuesday 12/8 at The Nightingale.
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Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas
Rating: Christmas-FriendlyComment: It’s great the LL Bean’s puts out a Christmas catalog. Thank you for celebrating Christmas with me. I was disappointed to see that inside that catalog you called the evergreen wreath a Tartan Holiday Fir Wreath, you also had a Winter White Wreath and Centerpiece. They are called Christmas wreaths by everyone I […]
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Sad Brad Smith: The best thing about Up in the Air
A local singer-songwriter’s work is the best thing about Jason Reitman’s “Up in the Air.”
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Implodes, Tonight, $3
geraldine vo Implodes If you want loud music with a good pedigree for a low price, local quartet Implodes opens for Magical Beautiful at the Empty Bottle (1035 N. Western) tonight at 9; it costs $3 to get in. They’re “all kinds of big guitar damage: shoegaze fuzz blasts, sparkly drone, slicks of tuneful sludge, […]
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Dinner and a Show: Sunday 12/5
Tonight’s recommended shows paired with nearby restaurants, including Chicago’s best all-female improv group and good budget sushi.
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The City Releases the “Shadow Budget”
The Reader acquires a copy of the city’s proposed tax increment financing budget.