What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, May 2.
Tag: Vol. 42 No. 32
Issue of May. 2 – 8, 2013
Posted inArts & Culture
Culture Vultures: Fawzia Mirza on Queer Comedy at Zanies
Chicagoans recommend Queer Comedy at Zanies, Robinson Alone, and Danger 5.
Posted inNews & Politics
The underworld of raiteros
Little Village’s underworld of labor brokers, known as raiteros, take workers for a ride.
Posted inArts & Culture
Young guys attract old dolls in Pal Joey
Rodgers and Hart’s 1940 musical Pal Joey, now in revival by Porchlight Music Theatre, pushed Broadway’s boundaries.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Spring deal breakers
Dan on relationships soured, long-distance, and illicit
Posted inArts & Culture
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark pulls the mask off old Hollywood
Lynn Nottage’s By the Way, Meet Vera Stark pulls the mask off old Hollywood.
Posted inFood & Drink
Cocktail Challenge: Kombucha
Scofflaw’s Uby Khawaja juices up the fermented tea with Old Tom gin.
Posted inMusic
The Secret History of Chicago Music: Johnny Griffin
Jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin isn’t exactly obscure, but he’s been unjustly overshadowed since his heyday in the 50s and 60s.
Posted inFilm
Persistence of Vision recalls an animation legend’s doomed dream
Persistence of Vision recalls an animation legend’s doomed dream.
Posted inBlogs
“It’s a whiskey tasting, not a water tasting”: WhiskyFest 2013
Tasting Pappy Van Winkle, Lagavulin Distillers’ Edition, Balvenie 17-year DoubleWood, and more at this year’s Chicago WhiskyFest
Posted inBlogs
In Another Country: Hong Sang-soo’s visions and revisions
The South Korean filmmaker’s collaboration with French actress Isabelle Huppert is now available on DVD.
Posted inBlogs
Mayor Rahm says, “Pay your meters, Chicago”
Emanuel’s a lot tougher on public school teachers than he is on the beneficiaries of the parking meter deal.
Posted inFilm
Pain & Gain wants to kick your ass
Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson star in Michael Bay’s satire of the American dream.
Posted inBlogs
Former footwork wunderkind DJ Nate resurfaces in Chicago’s rap scene
With a shout-out from Chance the Rapper and an upcoming remix from Chief Keef, local rapper DJ Nate is worlds away from his days as a heavy hitter in the juke scene.