What to do when a deer wanders into your yard, and TV news cameras follow.
Tag: Vol. 45 No. 35
Issue of Jun. 9 – 15, 2016
Posted inArts & Culture
Chicago comedy has a real gender problem
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
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 inArts & Culture
Lindy West, Internet folk hero
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
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
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
But ultimately Rebecca Gilman’s play confronts the banality of goodness.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Guy with small penis seeks small penis humiliation
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
Profiles Theatre actors and crew members break their 20-year silence.
Posted inArts & Culture
At Profiles Theatre the drama—and abuse—is real
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
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
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
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
Chicago’s blues clubs are in high gear for the festival weekend—and some neighborhood spots are getting in on the action.