Fifteen months after the departure of director Anthony Hirschel, the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum has announced that Alison Gass will be his successor.
Tag: Vol. 46 No. 14
Issue of Jan. 12 – 18, 2017
Posted inBlogs
A farewell to Obama—our country’s most inclusive president
The audacious vision of a Chicago president changed politics as we knew it.
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Obama’s farewell speech vs. the salacious Trump memo: a tale of two Americas
While President Obama was making a high-minded appeal to our better angels, BuzzFeed was offering some sordid and sleazy allegations about Donald Trump.
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The bloodiest birthday party in the world is on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist Sarah Squirm for this month’s edition of Helltrap Nightmare.
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Obama’s making a ‘last-minute push’ to reform Chicago police before Trump’s inauguration, and other news
Also, Showtime has picked up a new scripted show about the lives of young black men on the south side.
Posted inMusic
Weekend Nachos leave behind a legacy of brutality
Chicago powerviolence jokers Weekend Nachos have ripped it up around the world for 13 years, and this weekend they say farewell with two hometown shows.
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A day of pro-choice activism culminates in a #ShoutYourAbortion fund-raiser at Gman Tavern
A day of pro-choice activism culminates in a #ShoutYourAbortion fund-raiser at Gman Tavern, the Vinyl Emergency podcast celebrates its first birthday, and more.
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Phoebe Robinson is a quadruple threat
The multihyphenate comedian headlines Tomorrow Never Knows.
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Bachelor strategist (and former Chicagoan) Nick Viall is being outplayed by this season’s villain, Corinne Olympios
The veteran Bachelor star has met his competitive match in the 24-year-old from Miami.
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Mica Levi of Micachu & the Shapes collides with cellist Oliver Coates
Mica Levi combines her post-hip-hop production with Oliver Coates’s classical cello on the recent Remain Calm.
Posted inMusic
Shane Merrill of Empire Productions on 2016’s best throwback metal
Current musical obsessions of Shane Merrill of Empire Productions, John Ugolini of Kickstand Productions, and the Reader’s Kevin Warwick
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Illinois Republicans and Democrats actually worked together on state budget proposal, and other Chicago news
Also, Trump’s Twitter rant about Meryl Streep has some local elected officials newly concerned about his temperament.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Obama’s early writing on Chicago was eerily prophetic about America’s future
He foresaw a “sharp wind” blowing away the change the city’s first black mayor had worked for.
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Impact Statement gives rape victims a chance to speak out
“There’s so much power in hearing yourself say what happened,” says organizer Sasha Hatfield.
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Things to do in Chicago: Bang Bang Pie dinner, a reflection on Obama, and more
Gender in the Old-Time Saloon, Write Club, and more happenings from January 9-12