A response to Michael Miner’s column from the director of the Medill Innocence Project
Tag: Vol. 41 No. 36
Issue of May. 31 – Jun. 6, 2012
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Pianist Jeremy Denk: a musician writing about music
Classical pianist Jeremy Denk, who plays Symphony Center on Sunday, writes about music just as well as he plays it
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Cauleen Smith’s Sun Ra-inspired “A Star Is a Seed” at the MCA
A review of Cauleen Smith’s “A Star Is a Seed”
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12 O’Clock Track: Gull, “Fast Enough”
Gull may be a gimmicky, cartoonish one-man band, but don’t hold that against “Fast Enough”
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Frog N Snail: who needs a world changer?
In this week’s Food & Drink: Dale Levitski’s casual, creative Frog N Snail and a sheep’s-milk push pop from Wit pastry chef Toni Roberts
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From brutal Beckett to oafish Ionesco: new Reader performing arts reviews
Reader critics check out new theater, dance, and comedy
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Interview with Nick Pobutsky, the Sausage King
2011 Sausage King Nick Pobutsky cedes the crown this weekend
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Galled by the Reader’s sale to the Sun-Times? Not really.
Thoughts on returning to the employ of a company willing to pay me to bite the hand that feeds me
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Drag City unveils its Soccer Club Club on Friday
Drag City celebrates a new space with paintings by Lisa Alvarado and music by Natural Information Society and Azita
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Underground movies, one flight up—and other notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Shows to see: Jason Moran, Urizen, Iggy Azalea, and more
Urizen, Jason Moran, Iggy Azalea, Drake, and more: Soundboard gives you a lot to choose from this week
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Festivals, fund-raisers, and other food and drink events
A German festival, a wine tasting event, a 26th annual tent sale, and more
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On the B Side: Local labels, a fake Fugazi, and more
The local label landscape, a bunch of punk news, the first big street fest of the season, and more
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12 O’Clock Track: That Dog, “Old Timer”
A blast of hooky, girl-fronted 90s punk rock by That Dog