Part of “Focus 4,” on display at the Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery
Tag: Vol. 39 No. 35
Issue of May. 20 – 26, 2010
Morning Art: Emilie Halpern
Part of “Uncover, Discover, Discard,” on display at Golden Age
Early Warnings Roundup
This week’s Early Warnings include Boris, Cynic, DePedro, Langhorne Slim, Modern English, Nappy Roots, Rasputina, Sweet Apple, We Are Scientists, Wicker Park Fest, and more.
Morning Art: Larry Chait
Part of “Arboromania,” on display at Harold Washington College President’s Gallery
Thanks for the Insight, Neil
While I’m clearly not as smart as Neil Steinberg—who is?—I’m happy to explain why I don’t think my gun-ban question for Mayor Daley was “dumb.”
Real Talk on M.I.A.
The New York Times lets some of the air out of M.I.A.’s self-made mythology.
Rubellapalooza 2010: Hell No / We Won’t Go Be a Part of the Social Contract
Protest vaccines, or protest vaccine protesters, in Grant Park.
Life in Perpetual Beta Premieres Tonight
Melissa Pierce‘s documentary Life in Perpetual Beta, a documentary “exploring the cultural shift that technology creates as it enables people to live less planned and more passionate lives” and featuring interviews with local tech stars Jason Fried and Jim Coudal, makes its local premiere at Saint Augustine College (6pm, Charles Chaplin Auditorium, 1333-1345 W Argyle […]
MLB.com Alum Alex Kam Named Officer of Reader Parent Creative Loafing
CL Inc. hires Alex Kam to be its chief digital officer.
John Conroy Live, Now
He’s taking questions about the Burge trial in a Vocalo online chat.
Howard Simmons Gets More History Back
Howard Simmons reunites with Bob Black, John White, and Ovie Carter.
Eric Futran and the Photography of the Food Chain
A show of work by Reader food photographer Eric Futran opens tonight at the Lakeview Uncommon Ground, with a reception tomorrow from 7 to 9 PM
A Dumb Question?
Neil Steinberg writes without thinking about Mayor Daley and Mick Dumke.