An eclectic week even by our standards
Tag: Vol. 41 No. 47
Issue of Aug. 16 – 22, 2012
East meets south and more in this week’s Food & Drink
In this week’s Food & Drink: pan-Asian/barbecue mashup Dragon Ranch, Cocktail Challenge caraway seeds
Shows to see: Sebadoh, the Hot Club of Detroit, Vektor, and more
On top of the usual stampede of street fests, there’s a pile of great shows this weekend, including Vektor, Sebadoh, the Hot Club of Detroit, and Guardian Alien
White Sox: it’s all good
The White Sox rally late with a pair of homers to stay two games ahead of the Detroit Tigers.
Sound Opinions BBQ and more food and drink events
An end of summer barbecue, a Gold Coast celebration, a restaurant opening, and more
Chicken of the trees
The rural eastern gray squirrel has long been a valued food source, but what about its urban cousin?
Precolonial menstrual solutions? Plants, of course
Before there were tampons, we had softened papyrus leaves
André Téchiné’s Unforgivable: every person is a tracking shot
In praise of the latest feature by one of France’s greatest directors
Tree grows his own way
Tremaine “Tree” Johnson proves there’s more to the new generation of Chicago hip-hop than Chief Keef and the drill scene
Come see a lot of people dancing
The 2012 Chicago Dancing Festival features a couple of large-cast works
Think of it as Yippie Easter
Highlights of this year’s Abbie Hoffman Died for Our Sins Theatre Festival