What’s in the December 8, 2011, issue of the Reader.
Tag: Vol. 41 No. 10
Issue of Dec. 1 – 7, 2011
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“Pssst, hey, did you hear about the Evanston dude who wrote a book on gossip?”
Joseph Epstein dishes on gossip in his latest book
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Upcoming events: intriguing pop-ups, free pizza, and more
Upcoming food and drink events: free wine and cheese, free pizza, a truffle-making party, and three notable pop-up restaurants
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Cats, Chicagoan claim quotation, comma contest
A Chicagoan, and former Reader affiliate, is one of ten winners of a National Punctuation Day contest.
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On Bicycles release party at Cole’s
Greg Borzo and John Greenfield read their contributions to On Bicycles: 50 Ways the New Bike Culture Can Change Your Life at Cole’s bar.
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Tenor saxophonists Wilkerson and Brown blow into Hamilton Park on Friday
Local tenor heavies Edward Wilkerson Jr. and Ari Brown visit Hamilton Park for a free Friday show.
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Andreas Mitisek will head both Chicago Opera Theater and Long Beach Opera
Chicago Opera Theater hires Long Beach Opera head Andreas Mitisek.
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Is a blogger a journalist? Not in Oregon
A shield law fails a blogger in Oregon, but what good are shield laws?
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Opera in the movies, and vice versa
A consideration of the relationship between opera and film.
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Experimental music from Italy’s Stefano Pilia and New York’s Corridors on Wednesday
New York’s Byron Westbrook, performing in his Corridors guise, joins Italy’s Stefano Pilia on a bill of experimental music Wednesday evening at a local DIY space
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Mayor Emanuel jacks up Misericordia’s water bills
What passes for reform in Emanuel’s Chicago: Jacking up water bills
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The LSU-‘Bama rematch—a bad idea
After an epic victory, a rematch—LSU has been there before