A pair in matching black are spotted in Bucktown.
Tag: Vol. 46 No. 21
Issue of Mar. 2 – 8, 2017
Posted inBlogs
All hail the #NotMyPresident, a Trump-tinted cocktail made with powdered cheese
Challenged to create a cocktail with Cabot Cheddar Shake, Cafe Marie-Jeanne bartender Paul “PK” Kim is inspired by apple pie with cheddar cheese.
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Moonlight, Major Lazer, and midwestern Devo heads: music stories making the rounds on the Web
The Reader‘s weekly look at music stories we didn’t publish ourselves
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Mariame Kaba, modern abolitionist, on feminism that fights state violence
Kaba spoke at DePaul Thursday night on feminism and movement building under Trump.
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Week in review: The Oscars disaster that was, and wasn’t
The political rhetoric was real; some of the symbolism was perhaps less so.
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Chance the Rapper becomes Chance the Scrapper after disappointing meeting with Governor Rauner
Chance the Rapper was frustrated by “vague answers” from the Illinois governor about Chicago Public Schools funding.
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Multireedist Ned Rothenberg kicks off a new season of the Option series; pianist Misha Mengelberg dead at 81
The reedist plays two concerts in Chicago, and the Dutch pianist leaves behind a remarkable legacy
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Former ‘reporter’ Juan Thompson arrested and accused of threatening JCCs
Juan Thompson, accused of threats and fabrications, is arrested in Saint Louis.
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Chiditarod XII, the Air Sex World Championships, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Chicago’s 180th Birthday, Dapper Ball, and more happenings from March 3-5
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Should the media boycott White House media briefings? Probably not.
Reporters who are still allowed in to White House briefings probably should go.
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Kim Foxx working to release nonviolent offenders who can’t afford bond, and other Chicago news
Also, Chance the Rapper and Governor Rauner rescheduled their meeting for Friday.
Posted inReader
Print Issue of March 2, 2017
Cover story: The house that Jim Crow built (Fifty years after Martin Luther King Jr. and west- side home buyers fought against predatory contract sales, the infamous practice is back.)
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Damned if he doesn’t, damned if she doesn’t
Advice to a guy with self-admitted women issues. Plus: spanking convos, peeing for pay, and more
Posted inFilm
After 20 years the European Union Film Festival is still going strong
More than 60 new features make their Chicago premieres at the festival’s 20th edition.
Posted inBlogs
The Boy Illinois, Navarro, and Taylor Bennett subvert the ‘drill vs. woke’ narrative that bedevils Chicago rappers
Recent music by the Boy Illinois, Navarro, and Taylor Bennett proves that “big name” narratives of Chicago hip-hop can’t do justice to its many personalities.