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Tag: Vol. 41 No. 49
Issue of Aug. 30 – Sep. 5, 2012
Thank you, Foster Hirsch
What I gained from attending this year’s Noir City series at the Music Box Theatre
Kane is able as Cubs’ potential affiliate
The Chicago Cubs ponder moving their Class A minor league affiliate to nearby Kane County—and they should
The boy who wasn’t there, and the rest of this week’s movies
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
Weekend reading: global animal warfare
John Jeremiah Sullivan and Jon Mooallem on a gathering threat
Koren Grieveson splits Avec and other food news bites
Food trucks for sale, small barrel whiskey sucks, and other food-related outrages
Fine time for an experiment: Cubs vs. White Sox attendance
The fifth-place Cubs and first-place White Sox are both in Chicago this weekend. Who draws more fans?
Pasta on (and off) Damen: Nando Milano Trattoria and Briciola
Reviews of two newish Italian restaurants
Thoughts of an ex-Republican turned ex-Democrat
How Todd Akin could help an indicted state rep get his seat back
Jeppson’s Malort fan club and other food and drink events
This week is full of strong flavors: spicy Latin food, full-bodied Belgian beer, sweet corn, and dangerously bitter Jeppson’s Malort
Attack of the gourmet squirrel
A gray squirrel with discriminating taste menaces local publicist Jenn Galdes
Reader exclusive: Album stream of Paper Mice’s The Funny Papers
Listen to Paper Mice’s new full-length, The Funny Papers, in its entirety
How I learned to never go out of style
An ode to an unsung style icon who bucked popular notions about what’s fashionable
Saying good-bye to Zalman King
A conversation with local programmer Stephen Fletcher about a recently departed softcore porn kingpin