Veteran guitarist Bobby Broom makes his long-overdue debut as a Jazz Showcase headliner Thursday through Sunday
Tag: Vol. 41 No. 43
Issue of Jul. 19 – 25, 2012
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Pariahs amid the rainbow
Pariahs amid the rainbow: young, queer, and homeless in Boystown
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A shout-out from the great Diane Ravitch!
Diane Ravitch has some nice things to say about a certain Reader writer
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Does Brave have enough room for kids?
Thinking about the Pixar release in light of some advice from Todd Solondz
Posted inCity Life
Mike Lust’s den of vintage toys
Phantom Manor engineer Mike Lust fills his Logan Square abode with 80s nostalgia
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Revolution girl-style, now available digitally via Bikini Kill Records
Bikini Kill starts own label, starts reissuing its complete discography
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Gained in translation: Germans and Americans in a collaborative poetry slam
An interview with J.W. Basilo of Chicago’s Speak’Easy Ensemble and Tes Fu of Germany’s Team Allen Earnstyzz
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Luis Alfaro’s American tragedy
Victory Gardens’s Chay Yew directs Luis Alfaro’s take on the Oedipus myth
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One sip: anything you want
Joie de Vine has an unusual approach to its cocktail menu: everything is custom-made
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Tribune complaint denied: occupiedchicagotribune.org stays with the Occupiers
Geneva body rejects Tribune domain name complaint
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Synchrodogs unleashed
Ukrainian photo duo Synchrodogs at Public Works Gallery
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12 O’Clock Track: Las Malas Amistades, “El Otro Día”
A pretty ballad from the new album by Colombia’s Las Malas Amistades
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Opening soon: The Dark Knight Rises
Christopher Nolan delivers the last installment of his blockbuster Batman trilogy
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This week’s Culture Vultures recommend:
Chicagoans recommend The Ricky Gervais Show, film at the MCA, and Dance in the Parks
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Trade your car for a bike
New Belgium Brewing is looking for people who want to trade their car for a bike at the upcoming Tour de Fat festival