Yoko and the Oh No’s lead singer sees the world from up high in his huge kicks.
Tag: Vol. 45 No. 32
Issue of May. 19 – 25, 2016
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Books we can’t wait to read: The back half of 2016 edition
There’s plenty to look forward to in the rest of 2016.
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The octopus and fish go down fighting at Shiroi Sushi
The food dies right on the table at the Korean-owned sushi spot in Glenview.
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Trump may be a grandiose narcissist, but he’s no match for the Lyndon Johnson of All the Way
The HBO movie about a narcissist-in-chief reveals a lot about our potential new narcissist-in-chief.
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A Chicago couple sexes up card games with Weapons of Mass Seduction
Daniel Dranove and Kaitlin Johnson want to create an orgy of conversation with their new sex-themed card game, Weapons of Mass Seduction.
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Rahm will probably use TIFs on the Old Main Post Office and Rezko Village
He hasn’t said he will, but don’t let that fool you.
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Nick Lowe makes pop that ages as well as he has, and this neglected 1980 track proves it
A bit of pop perfection from Nick Lowe’s all-star pub-rock band Rockpile
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How the police are using data to predict shooters and victims, and other Chicago news
Also, Drew Peterson’s back on trial for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill a Will County prosecutor.
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ICYMI: Best cosplay from this weekend’s Anime Central
A look at cosplay from this weekend’s ACEN convention, the midwest’s largest expo of anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture.
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‘On Tinder, the messages I get are a level grosser than the ones white women get’
Gossip Girls podcast cohost Subi Shah talks racism in online dating, the irresistible Blair Waldorf, and what little she and Donald Trump have in common.
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When World War II was fought off the coast of Chicago
A new documentary tells the story of flight training in Lake Michigan.
Posted inMusic
La Porte garage band the Bare Facts rode the wave of late-60s horn rock to Chicago
Even as teenagers, Bare Facts wrote their own songs, toured all over the midwest, and played a whistle stop for Robert Kennedy.
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Craft Beer Week, Rakim, Bike Night, and more things to do in Chicago this week
The Girl Talk premieres at the Hideout, Flint Eastwood, and more happenings from May 23-26
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Rahm Emanuel’s plan for a healthy, segregated Chicago
A report by the mayor’s public health department offers 200 “actionable strategies” to diminish health inequities. Reducing segregation isn’t one of them.