Lyntuan Jones, artist and co-owner of apparel brand Create The New World, sports the clothes he extracts from of his work.
Tag: Vol. 46 No. 4
Issue of Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 2016
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Plan a pilgrimage to Al-Sufara Grills for live charcoal action
This Palos Heights butchery does meze as good as its kebabs.
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Raising the dead on the gig poster of the week
This week’s gig poster was created by heavy metal gross-out artist Eric “Rot” Engelmann.
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Veteran Chicago hip-hop producer DJ Rude One on leaving music making—and coming back to make his new album
DJ Rude One, formerly of Single Minded Pros, returns after a decade away from music making with Closed Sessions’ release of the full-length Onederful.
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Where the founder of Chicago’s Strange Foods Festival loves to eat
Keng Sisavath, founder of the @strangefoodschicago Instagram account, explains why you won’t find many of his favorite dishes on restaurant menus.
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A minor character plays a major role in the Barry Jenkins drama Moonlight
A minor character plays a major role in the Barry Jenkins drama Moonlight.
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Various Artists Independent Film Festival kicks off its inaugural year in Chicago
Submissions for the 2016-2017 festival season open on November 1.
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Things to do in Chicago on Halloween 2016 weekend
Day of the Dead Chicago, Little Bash of Horrors, and more happenings from October 28-30
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Cook County Jail fights left ten people hospitalized, and other Chicago news
Also, a new tool that matches CPD officers’ names and badge numbers with their photos.
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The story of Cook County’s pursuit of back taxes from small music venues descends into the surreal
Cook County amends its amusement-tax code to clarify that its officials aren’t in the business of defining “fine art”—but several small venues are still stuck in administrative hearings arguing about exactly that.
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Second City does Wagner for its second hilarious collaboration with Lyric Opera
Longer! Louder! Wagner! is like Hershey Felder crossed with The Producers
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#SayTheirNames: a dance performance draws connections between Sandra Bland and two black women activists
Vershawn Ward of Red Clay Dance performs #SayHerName at Links Hall as part of a solo program titled “The Body Wails, the Body Restores.”
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Police prepare for potential World Series chaos in Wrigleyville, and other Chicago news
Also, notorious Cubs fan Steve Bartman is still getting threats 13 years later.
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Can an algorithm erase bias in Cook County bond courts?
Experts debate whether computerized risk-assessment will mitigate or exacerbate alleged racial and class biases among Cook County judges.