Dan Savage advises a pan-curious newbie, a monogamish man whose open marriage now seems threatening, and more
Tag: Vol. 43 No. 52
Issue of Sep. 18 – 24, 2014
Posted inMusic
Gossip Wolf: A fund-raiser for the legacy of WHPK soul DJ Bob Abrahamian
A fund-raiser for the legacy of HWPK soul DJ Bob Abrahamian, a feature-length film from Primo Mendoza, and more
Posted inBlogs
Tina Fey gets in a few seconds of quality acting in This Is Where I Leave You
Don’t worry, Fey’s got your bicep.
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There was some funny stuff at Expo Chicago 2014
Lots of laughs at Chicago’s visual arts expo
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Did you read about climate change, the Finkl steel plant, and Liam Neeson?
Also Leon Botstein, secret messages, directorial plagiarism, the Moken, and the Hot Doug’s movie?
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Reader’s Agenda Tue 9/23: Bowie Day, Joe Swanberg, and Whirr
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Tuesday, September 23
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In football, colleges fatten calfs and the NFL sacrifices them
The strange life of an NFL player begins long before the pros
Posted inArts & Culture
‘David Bowie Is’: Rock odyssey or art-museum oddity?
“David Bowie Is” everything fantatics dreamed it would be. (Novices like it too.)
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Tonight: The Owl kicks off its three-year anniversary minifest
Disappears, Melkbelly, Permanent Records, and more help celebrate the Logan Square hot-spot’s anniversary.
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There ought to be more film screenings in ballrooms
The cancelation of a screening in the Drake Hotel ballroom inspires memories of similar film events.
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The Marx Brothers TV Collection follows the legendary comedy team into the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s
A new three-DVD set from Shout! Factory collects the Marx Brothers’ TV appearances.
Posted inBlogs
Did you read about Meredith Graves, the USDA, and why people spoil TV shows?
Also global warming, the “golden age” of design, Sheldon Patinkin, Ray Rice, Shonda Rimes, the TV reporter turned legal weed crusader, and Emma Sulkowicz?
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‘White Gardenias,’ heartbreak from Justin Townes Earle
Sobriety and marriage haven’t prevented him from singing about loneliness.
Posted inBlogs
Best shows to see: Felix Kubin, Mark Turner Quartet, Whirr
The best shows to see on Mon 9/22 through Wed 9/24