Mike Birbiglia follows his debut feature Sleepwalk With Me with an incisive showbiz comedy.
Tag: Vol. 45 No. 42
Issue of Jul. 28 – Aug. 3, 2016
Posted inArts & Culture
The petcoke problems of the southeast side hit the MoCP
A new exhibit, “Petcoke: Tracing Dirty Energy,” features various artists’ responses to the environmental problem.
Posted inBlogs
Hari Kondabolu makes America laugh about America again
The stand-up’s combination of political comedy and casual silliness is just what we need.
Posted inBlogs
Cook County commissioner calls for study to ‘examine the status of the African-American male’
Richard Boykin hopes better data may bring much-needed relief to a demographic facing dire problems.
Posted inArts & Culture
Ad Hoc [Home], As You Like It, and nine more new stage shows and revivals
About Face Theatre Youth Ensemble and Arc Theatre make more with less.
Posted inBlogs
Obama reportedly chooses Jackson Park as the site for his presidential library, and other Chicago news
Also, Dick Durbin reportedly won’t make a decision on running against Bruce Rauner until the November election is over.
Posted inArts & Culture
The school that became a theater that became a school
Albany Park Theater Project’s latest production takes over a shuttered building in order to re-create the Chicago high school experience.
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A play about Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison dulls two great Americans
Thomas Klingenstein’s Douglass is more diorama than drama.
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The Bughouse Square Debates: Come for the used books, stay for the fringe opinions
The annual Newberry Book Fair tie-in celebrates its 30th anniversary with the best of anti-lamestream stances.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
An intersex woman’s dilemma
Is it unethical not to disclose the condition? Plus: a porn/real-life mismatch, fun with butt plugs, and more
Posted inFood & Drink
The plates look sweet at Honey’s in the Fulton Market district
But chef Charles Welch’s Mediterranean-inspired food lacks depth.
Posted inBlogs
Remembering William Gaines, the journalist obsessed with Watergate’s Deep Throat
William Gaines falsely ID’d Woodward and Bernstein’s source—then spent the next several decades examining where he went wrong.
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Bill Clinton’s DNC speech showed he’s still got political game
As imperfect as he is, he’s still a master at tugging the heartstrings.
Posted inMusic
Can Vic Mensa radicalize Lollapalooza?
Chicago rapper Vic Mensa publicly supports Black Lives Matter and LGBT rights, while Lollapalooza tries to please everyone—so it’ll be interesting to see how his festival set goes down.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Mayor Rahm cuts school budget while the city’s TIFs are flush with money
Why cut $140 million from CPS when there’s $461 million in TIF money available?