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Home » Vol. 45 No. 35

Tag: Vol. 45 No. 35

Issue of Jun. 9 – 15, 2016

Posted inBlogs

Bambi in Chicago

by Michael Miner June 24, 2016August 18, 2021

What to do when a deer wanders into your yard, and TV news cameras follow.

Posted inArts & Culture

Chicago comedy has a real gender problem

by Julia Weiss June 10, 2016August 18, 2021

In an art form built on language, words perpetuate sexism and gender discrimination, fostering an environment that protects and harbors predators, abusers, and harassers.

Posted inBlogs

Democrats will keep arguing about toilets so you’re distracted from the party’s crappy economics platform

by Ryan Smith June 9, 2016August 18, 2021

While liberals have focused on who can poop in which toilet, the economic shit continues to trickle down on the poor and working class.

Posted inReader

Print Issue of June 9, 2016

by Chicago Reader June 9, 2016August 18, 2021

Volume 45, Number 35

Posted inArts & Culture

Lindy West, Internet folk hero

by Aimee Levitt June 9, 2016August 18, 2021

Her recently released book, Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman, is part memoir, part inspiration for young women everywhere.

Posted inFilm

Jacques Audiard’s movies are the kind Hollywood should make

by Tal Rosenberg June 9, 2016August 18, 2021

The director’s Palme d’Or-winning Dheepan is yet another film that challenges the conventions of both art-house and mainstream cinema.

Posted inBlogs

Willie Wilson came in a distant third in the California Democratic presidential primary, and other Chicago news

by Kate Shepherd June 9, 2016August 18, 2021

Also, Illinois owes $3 million in unpaid bills to the FBI.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Goodman savors human decency in Soups, Stews, and Casseroles: 1976

by Tony Adler June 9, 2016August 18, 2021

But ultimately Rebecca Gilman’s play confronts the banality of goodness.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Guy with small penis seeks small penis humiliation

by Dan Savage June 9, 2016August 18, 2021

How does he broach the subject with his fiancee? Plus: two musts for men to avoid

Posted inBlogs

On the cover: An investigation into abuse at Chicago’s acclaimed Profiles Theatre

by Reader staff June 8, 2016August 18, 2021

Profiles Theatre actors and crew members break their 20-year silence.

Posted inArts & Culture

At Profiles Theatre the drama—and abuse—is real

by Aimee Levitt and Christopher Piatt June 8, 2016August 18, 2021

For more than 20 years, actors and crew members stayed silent about mistreatment they suffered at the acclaimed storefront theater. Now they’re speaking up, hoping to protect workers in non-Equity theaters across the country.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago rapper Monster Mike claims his own spotlight on Welcome to HDUB

by Leor Galil June 8, 2016August 18, 2021

For years Monster Mike has been contributing to Chicago hip-hop as part of two promising young crews, but he comes into his own on his new mixtape.

Posted inBlogs

IPRA’s new video archive does little to cut through the fog of Chicago police shootings

by Steve Bogira June 8, 2016August 18, 2021

The surplus of footage made available by IPRA reveals more about the limitations of video than it does about the nature of police shootings.

Posted inArts & Culture

Steppenwolf’s Constellations and Voice Lessons, and 13 more new stage shows

by Chicago Reader June 8, 2016August 18, 2021

An endless meet-cute and an off-key farce are among this week’s notables.

Posted inMusic

The blues don’t quit when Grant Park goes dark

by David Whiteis June 8, 2016August 18, 2021

Chicago’s blues clubs are in high gear for the festival weekend—and some neighborhood spots are getting in on the action.

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