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Home » Vol. 44 No. 13

Tag: Vol. 44 No. 13

Vol. 44, No. 11

Issue of Dec. 18 – 24, 2014

Posted inBlogs

Garage-rock supergroup the Snow Angels play their 12th annual beer-soaked holiday party this weekend

by Luca Cimarusti December 18, 2014August 18, 2021

Because it’s a Chicago punk-rock tradition.

Posted inBlogs

Freddy’s Pizzeria in Cicero

by Gwynedd Stuart December 18, 2014August 18, 2021

Growing up in a large Italian family it felt like food was the center of everything, not to mention a cure all. Feeling a cold coming on? Have some gravy and meatballs. Someone in the family got engaged? Start filling the cannoli. Have a bad scar that just won’t seem to fade? Some salami will […]

Posted inBlogs

House DJ Wayne Williams will soundtrack your lunch break tomorrow at the Cultural Center

by Leor Galil December 18, 2014August 18, 2021

The Chosen Few Picnic founder plays DCASE’s Wired Fridays tomorrow at noon.

Posted inBlogs

Listen to the Willie Hutch song both Chief Keef and Chance the Rapper sampled

by Leor Galil December 18, 2014August 18, 2021

It’s “Brother’s Gonna Work It Out,” and, yes, Dr. Dre sampled it back in the day too.

Posted inBlogs

Did you read about income inequality, Chicago’s shitty weather, and Jay Cutler?

by Reader staff December 18, 2014August 18, 2021

Also social spending, Dick Durbin, Bo Pelini, orgasms, and Longform.org’s best of 2014?

Posted inBlogs

Are privacy’s days numbered? Pew asks experts to weigh in

by Michael Miner December 18, 2014August 18, 2021

For Pew, experts predict the future of privacy

Posted inBlogs

In the mayoral money race, the rich—that is, Rahm—gets richer

by Mick Dumke and Steve Bogira December 18, 2014August 18, 2021

Jesus “Chuy” Garcia and Robert Fioretti trail far behind Mayor Emanuel in fundraising. Does it matter?

Posted inArts & Culture

More than 50 of the best New Year’s Eve 2014 events

by Chicago Reader December 18, 2014August 18, 2021

Ring in 2015 with everything from a balloon drop to a Mexican feast to a beach party.

MTVghosts play Martyrs' on Fri 12/19 (not Subterranean, no matter what the picture says).
Posted inMusic

MTVghosts drop a free album of glammy, goofy ‘dreampunk’

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil December 18, 2014August 18, 2021

MTVghosts drop a free album of glammy, goofy ‘dreampunk,’ Parlour Tapes throws a party to benefit Snow City Arts, and more.

"I have a glass dildo that I love, but I worry it might break if I go at it too rough. Is this possible?"
Posted inColumns & Opinion

A Q&A on topics from peeing on the boyfriend to suicide by dungeon

by Dan Savage December 18, 2014August 18, 2021

Dan Savage fields audience questions from a live appearance in Seattle.

Essie Davis (left) and Noah Wiseman in The Babadook
Posted inFilm

The real monster in The Babadook is all in your mind

by Drew Hunt December 17, 2014August 18, 2021

A storybook creature creeps from the pages into real life—or does it?

Posted inBlogs

The mayoral election follies begin with a few challenges

by Ben Joravsky December 17, 2014August 18, 2021

It’s great political theater at the board of elections as Mayor Rahm goes after an obscure mayoral candidate named Willie Wilson while Wilson goes after just about everybody else.

Posted inBlogs

Rob Mazurek performs two markedly different sets tomorrow night at Chopin Theatre

by Sasha Geffen December 17, 2014August 18, 2021

The cornetist’s new album, Alternate Moon Cycles, is the first LP released on the new local label International Anthems.

Posted inFilm

The funny similarities between Charlie Chaplin and Bob Hope

by J.R. Jones December 17, 2014August 18, 2021

A pair of new biographies, considered together, show that the legendary funny men weren’t so unalike after all.

Posted inBlogs

Nick Jr.’s Cancel Christmas is here for everyone who hates Christmas music

by Leor Galil December 17, 2014August 18, 2021

The local rapper’s spirited, rebellious Christmas kinda-takedowns might be what you need if you want to escape the barrage of gross yuletide music.

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