The Tragedy of Man, a Hungarian animated epic opening today, adapts a crucial work of the national literature.
Tag: Vol. 42 No. 38
Issue of Jun. 13 – 19, 2013
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How to grow pawpaws, and other food news bites
Urban gardens, Thai grilled chicken, craft beer, and other food news bites.
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Slightly authentic and very excessive Mexican fare at Autentico 5 de Mayo
A 24-hour Tex-Mex diner in Lakeview offers an overwhelming assortment of good food at reasonable prices.
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12 O’Clock Track: It’s Friday—let’s listen to Funkadelic covering the Sonics!
A track from the band’s 1973 album Cosmic Slop for the start of the weekend
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In The Middlesteins, Jami Attenberg shows you can go home again
In The Middlesteins Jami Attenberg makes suburbia actually kind of soulful.
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Marijuana busts still costing millions of taxpayer dollars
Alderman promises hearings on why Chicago police keep making hundreds of pot arrests a week.
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The education of an illusionist, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Reader’s Agenda Fri 6/7: Ribfest, Lady Arm Wrestlers, and women singing the blues
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, June 7
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Cocktail Challenge: Sriracha
Barrelhouse Flat bartender Mark Brinker whips up a surprisingly fatty and delicious sriracha cocktail.
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School closings in Chicago—I ain’t over ’em yet!
Mayor Emanuel’s decision to close 50 schools only seems to get worse with time.
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Agnès Varda from Thursday to Sunday
Two films by the great French filmmaker are playing around town in the next four days.
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12 O’Clock Track: Pepperboy and Squadda B’s gloomy “Tears of a Clown”
A weepy cut about the realities of street violence made by three rappers and a producer who live miles apart.
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No Savage, less Steinberg in Sun-Times
Sun-Times drops Terry Savage’s column and curtails Neil Steinberg’s
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Best shows to see: the Chicago Blues Festival, the Stranglers, !!!, Bombino
Between now and Wednesday, your live-music options include the Chicago Blues Festival, Ribfest Chicago, Peace, the Stranglers, !!!, and Bombino.