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Tag: Vol. 46 No. 30
Issue of May. 4 – 10, 2017
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Indie comic Visitations is haunted by the history and lore of Chicago cemeteries
Indie comic artist Scott Larson’s creation is “a history of Chicago as seen through the residents of the city’s oldest cemetery.”
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Four former cops turned aldermen push for police access to assault rifles, and other Chicago news
Also, Heineken acquires the rest of Lagunitas Brewing Co.
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The still-shocking Seven Beauties dares to look for humor in the atrocities of World War II
Lina Wertmüller’s 1975 black comedy plays this weekend in Chicago.
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The ironies and contradictions of the New York Times event on Chicago gun violence
Journalists, philanthropists, top cops, and academics spend a luxurious evening discussing what to do about young men shooting each other.
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Forrest Claypool used Park District employees to score his pickup basketball game with David Axelrod
The future CPS CEO and political strategist enjoyed a private pickup game on the city’s dime.
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Explaining Donald Trump to children
A look at three kiddie biographies of the 45th president
Posted inArts & Culture
Character Assassination has cultural figures in its insult-comedy sights
The monthly show features stand-ups roasting pop culture icons in character.
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Kami and Kweku Collins join a young hip-hop revolution with their new releases
Kami’s Just Like the Movies and Kweku’s Grey EP partake in a movement that’s stretching the vocal language of hip-hop.
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Barack and Michelle Obama reveal the design of the Obama Presidential Center, and other Chicago news
Also, FC Barcelona is opening a soccer training academy in Chicago next year.
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Karl Wirsum is still the mayor of Hairy Whoville
The seminal Chicago Imagist artist talks about his encounters with Howlin’ Wolf, Maxwell Street memories, and what inspires him to keep drawing and painting.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Open relationships, squirting, big boobs, butt sex, and more
Uncle Dan takes questions from a live audience in Portland
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Playwright David Adjmi tears the cushions off Three’s Company
3C—get it?—is a dark parody of the old sitcom.
Posted inFood & Drink
Texican’s Tex-Mex classics put Taco Bell to shame
Former Dodo chef Kim Dalton redeems the much-maligned border cuisine.
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Obama downplays traffic concerns and pledges $2 million donation at Presidential Center presser
The former president appeared at a press conference to discuss plans for his forthcoming presidential library.