The People Issue 2013
Tag: Vol. 43 No. 11
Issue of Dec. 5 – 11, 2013
Posted inBlogs
Blackbird almost wasn’t Blackbird, Tasting Table’s Open Market, and more
Blackbird’s history, chefs doing street food in a building, and more
Posted inNews & Politics
Heroin, LLC
The open-air drug market on the west side thrives in the same way that legal businesses do.
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The first Chicago Serbian Film Fest kicks off this Friday
Previewing the three-day series of recent Serbian films coming to Rosemont
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Mayor Rahm gets ready to beat up some geezers
In the wake of the state’s pensions cuts, Mayor Emanuel’s itching for a fight with Chicago’s unions—the big question is will he go after firefighters and cops as well as the teachers.
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Howe Gelb only looks forward as his career nears its third decade
The quirky singer-songwriter, who sounds better than ever on his new album The Coincidentalist, plays the Old Town School on Friday
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A vote against bacon-infused bourbon
Fat-washing bourbon is almost as gross as it sounds.
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A Houston Rap mix’s Royal Flush
Some great hip-hop acts are largely outside of the Houston’s immediate reach; good thing writer Lance Scott Walker put together a mix featuring many of the scene’s MCs and producers.
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This week in Claire Denis: A correspondence with Melika Bass and Lori Felker about The Intruder and Bastards
A discussion about the groundbreaking French director’s formal strategies with two artists who have worked in film
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12 O’Clock Track: Gut-punching keyboard explorations from the Italian duo Satelliti
New uses for the early-70s explorations of Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock
Posted inArts & Culture
Christmas onstage: Let us count the ways
Our critics’ takes on a handful of holiday play
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Did you read about the pension bill, R. Kelly, and A.J. Pierzynski?
Also economic inequality, a questionnaire, the NSA, a South Loop casino, year-end lists, Bob Dylan, Cosmo, silent films, dirt bikes, Jennifer Grout, and bars of soap?