THE MAYOR’S RACE isn’t the only circus in town. On February 24 voters will also choose their aldermen for the first time since all 50 wards were redrawn in 2012—though we’re pretty sure we know the outcome in six wards where incumbents are running unopposed. Aldermen have a significant impact on neighborhood development and service delivery. […]
Tag: Vol. 43 No. 29
Issue of Apr. 10 – 16, 2014
Posted inBlogs
Nineteen of Chicago’s best chefs will be at our Key Ingredient Cook-Off on May 9. Will you?
The lineup features several winners from last year’s KICO: Barry Sorkin (Smoque) and Paula Haney (Hoosier Mama Pie Shop), who won their categories, and Abraham Conlon (Fat Rice), who won overall.
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 4/10: Words + Music, Everything Is Terrible!, and Juana Molina
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, April 10
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Paying for sex as geezerdom looms
Dan on paying for sex as geezerdom sets in, leading on a fortysomething you find unfuckable, and the etiquette of thrill seeking.
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Pension accountability, Chicago style
When it comes to correcting past pension mistakes, geezers and ordinary taxpayers pay the price, while the powerful few who made the mistakes continue to prosper.
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Never mind the cover art, listen to Leather Corduroys’ new EP
The Save Money duo dropped an EP on April Fool’s Day and, despite the look of the cover, Porno Music Vol. II: This Shit Fucking Raw is no joke.
Posted inNews & Politics
MMA’s only out transgender pro lets her guard down
MMA’s only out transgender pro Fallon Fox is a devastating force in the ring and when she’s advocating for trans rights.
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A conversation with Uruguayan filmmaker Daniela Speranza (part two)
In the second part of a long-ranging interview, the writer-director of Rambleras discusses her creative influences and the influence of film style on storytelling.
Posted inArts & Culture
A play about a stand-up of ambiguous sexuality ends up prisoner to its premise
Brahamn/I, Aditi Brennan Kapil’s play about a stand-up of ambiguous sexuality, ends up prisoner to its premise.
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12 O’Clock Track: ‘Lies to Live By,’ a lost classic from a young Jim Jarmusch
An arty pop gem from the Del-Byzanteens
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Did you read about Manischewitz, Malort, and millionaires?
Also a mass stabbing, congressional districts with income disparity, the Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger, invertebrates, the Oregonian, Mongolian eagle hunting, the first openly gay college basketball player, Dirk Nowitzki, Theaster Gates, medieval copyedits, Dial-a-Poem, Poem a Day, stiletto heels, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World stars?
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The Nexus Project present an audience-interactive dance staged amid an art exhibit
Male duo the Nexus Project perform at the Chicago Artists Coalition alongside the art exhibit “Quasi-Choreography.”
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Gig poster of the week: Sleepy Sun’s superpowers
This week’s gig poster was designed by Mathias Valdez of the Colorado-based Last Leaf Printing.
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Reader’s Agenda Wed 4/9: “Geometric,” Black Playwrights Festival, and Wu Man
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Wednesday, April 9
Posted inMusic
Gossip Wolf: Help for two former Chicagoans caught in the SXSW hit-and-run
Help for two former Chicagoans caught in the SXSW hit-and-run, new music from the Lemons, and more