Also Jonathan Alter on Barack Obama, David Simon and David Carr, Banksy, Nick Paumgarten, Patricia Lockwood, and Jon Burge?
Tag: Vol. 42 No. 45
Issue of Aug. 1 – 7, 2013
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Science proves love and fear are two sides of the same thing
Northwestern researcher proves that love and fear are two sides of the same thing—or at least caused by the same hormone.
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Catching up with R.I.P.D before it dies, and the rest of this week’s screenings
A summary of movies playing in Chicago from July 26 to August 1
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Reader’s Agenda Fri 7/26: Cat Film Festival, Fly Honey Show, Chicago French Film Festival
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, July 26
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Playing it safe at Mott St
At Mott St, the folks behind Ruxbin try their hand at Asian street food.
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This week’s Chicagoan: Kayla Lane Freeman, new Chicagoan
This week’s Chicagoan is Kayla Lane Freeman, new Chicagoan
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The snake who ate a stone and other reasons to take the kids to the park
Smithsonian’s “Animal Connections” exhibit will be in Chicago parks now through August 9.
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Introducing the Chicago Underground Music Archive
A new project aims to record and share as much live Chicago music as possible.
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Chicago Film Archives posts this year’s Media Mixer films
Check out the collaborations created for Chicago Film Archives’s 2013 Media Mixer
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12 O’Clock Track: Balance & Composure’s gigantic, surging “Reflection”
The Pennsylvania emo outfit go big on their first single off the forthcoming The Things We Think We’re Missing.
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Did you read about Willie Louis, Marv Rotblatt, and the history of book blurbs?
Also Facebook, the new plan for Wrigleyville, Devin Hester, lobster cannibalism, and the kid who won’t stop impersonating police officers?
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Key Ingredient: Topolobampo’s Andres Padilla transforms cock’s combs
Topolobampo’s Andres Padilla turns cock’s combs into an elegant summer plate.
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A former Chicago underground documentarian goes international
John Yingling tried to document every show in Chicago. The he did the same in Montana. Now he’s going to China.
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The first annual Rotted Tooth Fest
This year Rotted Tooth Fest takes over for Bitchpork as Pitchfork’s evil twin.