In a new book, Chicago historian and Nation writer Rick Perlstein continues to chart America’s rightward shift.
Tag: Vol. 43 No. 45
Issue of Jul. 31 – Aug. 6, 2014
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What Arnaud Despleschin’s U.S. debut tells us about the treatment of mental problems
On Jimmy P., mental problems, and narrative structure
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How ham fat satisfies: More from Paul Fehribach on southern cooking
The chef of Big Jones on his upcoming cookbook, and how he started serving brunch because he hated brunch
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12 O’Clock Track: Ultrademon, Zombelle, and the GTW will ‘Drive U Crazy’
Maybe don’t call the single off Ultrademon’s new album “seapunk,” but do play it often.
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Did you read about a downtown shooting, cryogenic preservation, and Harry Potter?
Also car control and gun control, Zhang Tiesheng, and Harun Farocki?
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Marijuana legalization needs to be a gateway to broader drug reform
A new stance on pot can lead the nation’s retreat from its misguided drug war.
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City announces lineup for 2014 World Music Festival: Chicago
This year’s event runs September 11-21 in 20 venues around town, with musicians representing 33 nations.
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Best shows to see: Charles Gayle, Jeannie Holliday, Insect Ark, Barbara Eugenia
Lollapalooza isn’t the only thing in town this weekend
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Reader’s Agenda Thu 7/31: Fiesta del Sol, Comedians Against Violence, and Neon Marshmallow
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, July 31.
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Do I take the advice of a ‘seduction blogger’?
Dan Savage countermands a pickup artist, offers advice on varying your sex life, and gives a pass to a young guy boning his best friend on the sly.
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Gabriel Iglesias: A comic on the couch
Gabriel Iglesias’s concert doc The Fluffy Movie is part stand-up, part psychotherapy.
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RE|Dance charts a journey that never gets off the ground
RE|Dance’s The Long and Forgotten Winter charts a journey that never gets off the ground.
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An interview with Czech filmmaker Jan Hrebejk (part two)
The prolific director talks about sex on film, the New Wave, and what the younger generation is doing right
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It’s never too late to get to know local rapper Goody
With so much new local hip-hop to comb through Fake Shore Drive’s mid-year list is a great guide to what’s out there—including a youngster named Goody.
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‘Even pimento cheese has a story’: Paul Fehribach on his upcoming cookbooks
The chef of Big Jones on two cookbook projects about southern and midwestern cuisine