Recommended entertainment paired with nearby restaurants.
Tag: Vol. 40 No. 3
Issue of Oct. 7 – 13, 2010
Sales This Weekend
Local designers team up in Pilsen, Roscoe Village retailers band together to help local schools, and more through Sunday.
The Amazing Mr. Bickford
Experimental animator Bruce Bickford appears at the Gene Siskel Film Center tonight for a screening of his work with improvised accompaniment by Jeff Parker and Frank Rosaly.
Debts to Society
Being convicted of a crime in Illinois can get expensive, even for the indigent.
Mellon Foundations Funds New Play Network
National New Plays Network receives a major financial boost.
Savage Love: October 7, 2010
A cuckolding take-back, a screaming girlfriend, and why you’ll find Dan Savage’s picture if you look up T-shirt on Wikipedia
On the “Local” Front
Noteworthy films by Chicagoans—and former Chicagoans—featured in CIFF’s Illinois[e]makers series.
Singla, Meet Ebert
Our intrepid home cook attempts a local author’s Indian crock-pot recipes in Roger Ebert’s beloved rice cooker.
Music Box Massacre
Well on the way to becoming a Chicago institution, the Music Box Massacre is an annual 24-hour marathon of classic horror movies.
The Revolution Will Not Be YouTubed
Lightweight social critique dilutes the impact of MPAACT’s latest, Zulu Fits
Bread & Circuses
Will the city’s licensing laws catch up with new food business models in time to save Zina Murray’s Logan Square Kitchen?