What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, May 22
Tag: Vol. 42 No. 35
Issue of May. 23 – 29, 2013
Rahm’s latest plan: Close the schools, build an arena
The mayor prepares to close schools while spending millions on an arena for DePaul.
HoZac digs deep for the 2013 Blackout
The 2013 HoZac Blackout features Dwight Twilley, weirdo sci-fi postpunks Chrome, and lots more.
StoryCorps puts Chicago behind the microphone
The national recording project StoryCorps turns its mike on Chicago.
In Rotation: Ned Hepburn of Death and Taxes on the awesomeness of the new Daft Punk album
Current musical obsessions of RedEye columnist Ernest Wilkins, editor Ned Hepburn, and more
Culture Vultures: Actress Amy Gorelow on The Gogo Show
Chicagoans recommend The Gogo Show, Geekfest, and the Randolph Street Market
Show us your . . . car once owned by Malcolm X
Malcolm X College shows us its ’63 black Oldsmobile once driven by the man after which the college is named.
AfriCOBRA when it was poised to strike
“AfriCOBRA: Prologue” looks at the prehistory of a famous south-side arts movement.
Dressed to the nines for wife number two
Dan on seeking closure from your ex and seeking support for your kinks.
lauren viera booze central park space cocktail
Cocktail writer Lauren Viera guides us through her library of booze.
Lauren Viera’s Logan house of spirits
Cocktail writer Lauren Viera guides us through her library of booze.
Our coverage of the Asian American Showcase
Asian American Showcase continues at Gene Siskel Film Center
What the hell is this place? 35 East Wacker
Now an office building, 35 East Wacker was once a redoubt for wary jewelers—and Al Capone.