In Spring Grove, Illinois, which is near the Wisconsin border. Richardson Farm, which hosts it, offers a slew of other activities—a zip line, pig races, a pumpkin patch—but let’s dwell for a moment on this corn maze.
Tag: Vol. 41 No. 1
Issue of Sep. 29 – Oct. 5, 2011
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Serving as Rick Telander’s conservative foil
I was headed downtown on the train the other day, immersed in Solomon Burke, whose singing about lost love is so freaking great that I’d undoubtedly taken on the look of one of those miserable, iPod-listening professionals Ben Joravsky is so worried about—though I’m actually just a melancholy, iPod-listening semi-professional, and pretty happy to wallow […]
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Patsy Desmond, 1965-2011
Patsy Desmond, a popular north side photographer and artist who was profiled in the Reader in 2005, died last month in Chicago.
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The Tales of Hoffmann at Lyric Opera
Lyric Opera’s Tales of Hoffmann is as good as it gets.
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Denim to die for
Why buying sandblasted jeans may do more than just make you look like a douchebag.
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RIP Erik “Hi Fi” Kish
Erik Kish of Chicago rockabilly veterans Hi Fi & the Roadburners died last Thursday after suffering head injuries in a motorcycle crash.
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One Bite: Frankincense ice cream
At New York’s Enfleurage, amazing frankincense ice cream
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Occupy LaSalle Street
For now, the second city protests are far milder than the Occupy Wall Street scene out east.
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Miserable but mood-elevating music from Welkin Dusk
It’s a good day for black metal/crust punk hybrids.
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More action from the Adventures in Modern Music festival
More highlights from this weekend’s Adventures in Modern Music festival: Oval, Sun Araw, and documentarian Olivia Watt with the sights and sounds of tribal Ethiopia.
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This week in Food & Drink: Key Ingredient sugarcane, Barn & Company, ten new restaurants
In this week’s Food & Drink: Key Ingredient sugarcane, Barn & Company, ten new restaurants