An insightful box set reconciles disco’s old reputation as a popular plague with its new one as a mystery cult.
Tag: Vol. 40 No. 19
Issue of Jan. 27 – Feb. 2, 2011
Posted inFood & Drink
Grahamwich
A celebrity chef puts his distinctive stamp on sandwiches, to ill effect.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Assorted Nutts
With an MCA retrospective opening, Hairy Who member Jim Nutt discusses his work.
Posted inNews & Politics
The Rahm Ruling
The appellate justices took on a thankless job, and no thanks is what they got.
Posted inNews & Politics
1974
Forty Years: A weekly series in which we take a look at a specific year in Chicago history via the pages of the Reader.
Posted inFilm
After “Birth”
Reviled for his racist Civil War epic, film pioneer D.W. Griffith tried his hand at the American Revolution.
Posted inMusic
The List: January 27-February 2, 2011
The Jayhawks, Mitsuko Uchida, Pomegranates, Acid Birds, Tyvek, and other notable shows