Holiday Events, December 2013
Tag: Vol. 43 No. 10
Issue of Nov. 28 – Dec. 4, 2013
Posted inMusic
The Secret History of Chicago Music: The Rovin’ Kind
Polished garage band the Rovin’ Kind had a second life on Epic Records as the Illinois Speed Press.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Reader’s holiday events calendar
The Reader‘s holiday events calendar: What to do every day through December
Posted inColumns & Opinion
So I had casual sex with an ax murderer
Dan (and Rob Delaney!) on dating with depression, one-night-stand safety, and diaper play.
Posted inBlogs
All year long we moan and groan, so it’s time for a little thanks
There are things to be thankful for in Chicago.
Posted inBlogs
This week in Claire Denis: Talking with Columbia professor Mehrnaz Saeed-Vafa (and others) about No Fear, No Die and 35 Shots of Rum
A conversation about the French filmmaker’s two films about immigrant communities in France, No Fear, No Die (1990) and 35 Shots of Rum (2008)
Posted inBlogs
For your health, spike (and then age) your eggnog
Aging eggnog for at least three weeks kills salmonella—at least if you use enough booze.
Posted inBlogs
Is Northwestern blacklisting architects who spoke up for Prentice?
Northwestern University is accused of blacklisting architects who opposed its destruction of Bertrand Goldberg’s Prentice Hospital.
Posted inBlogs
Warm up Friday with the first annual Thanksgiving Bop-a-Thon
Cicero’s Olympic Theatre hosts an all-star lineup of rappers who make happy tracks for bopping—here’s hoping west-side trio S.B.E. get added to the bill.
Posted inBlogs
L’Argent, Mary Poppins, and other Reader recommended movies to watch online this week
Some recommended movies from Old Movies to Watch Now, in which Reader film capsules guide what you should watch online.
Posted inBlogs
Find a new friend who will invite you for dinner tomorrow
The social networking site Meal Sharing is connecting Thanksgiving hosts with wayward travelers.
Posted inBlogs
12 O’Clock Track: American Primitive refined by Cian Nugent on “Grass Above My Head”
An elegant, rambling slice of Americana from the Irish guitarist
Posted inFilm
An NBA hopeful goes down in Lenny Cooke
The documentary Lenny Cooke is a hoop nightmare.
Posted inMusic
Gossip Wolf: Alex Barnett emits another vaguely creepy drone
Alex Barnett’s latest vaguely creepy drone, Black Friday music to get you off the couch, and more
Posted inFilm
The kids are all over in Delivery Man
In Delivery Man, Vince Vaughn is a sperm donor with 533 children.