An eclectic week even by our standards
Tag: Vol. 41 No. 47
Issue of Aug. 16 – 22, 2012
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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
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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
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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.
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Sound Opinions BBQ and more food and drink events
An end of summer barbecue, a Gold Coast celebration, a restaurant opening, and more
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Chicken of the trees
The rural eastern gray squirrel has long been a valued food source, but what about its urban cousin?
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Precolonial menstrual solutions? Plants, of course
Before there were tampons, we had softened papyrus leaves
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André Téchiné’s Unforgivable: every person is a tracking shot
In praise of the latest feature by one of France’s greatest directors
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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
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Come see a lot of people dancing
The 2012 Chicago Dancing Festival features a couple of large-cast works
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Think of it as Yippie Easter
Highlights of this year’s Abbie Hoffman Died for Our Sins Theatre Festival