“We’re trying to see what games actually do, beyond the question ‘Do violent video games make people more violent?’” designer Ashlyn Sparrow says.
Tag: Vol. 47 No. 12
Issue of Dec. 21, 2017 – Jan. 3, 2018
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Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired bar Prairie School is a visual feast in the West Loop
The spot from Jim Meehan and Heisler Hospitality offers solid cocktails in a stunning space.
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Beyond Michelin: two new local restaurant guides written by locals
Fooditor 99 and Unique Eats & Eateries of Chicago both offer a curated look at the Chicago restaurant scene.
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Errol Morris’s Wormwood should have been a film, not a miniseries
The acclaimed documentary filmmaker’s new Netflix show is an interesting, if overlong, history lesson
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It’s a Wonderful Life at Stage 773 and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
The Lincoln Lodge’s Christmas Feztacular and more events the weekend of 12/22-12/24
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The Eradicator is a squash man—and a punk band
As the Eradicator, Chicago hardcore veteran Andy Slania parlays a decades-old Kids in the Hall sketch into a living, breathing punk band.
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E-mails about the veterans’ home Legionnaires’ crisis reveal what the state knew, and other Chicago news
Also, Grace restaurant has closed its door for good.
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Thirteen holiday shows that will delight (or disgust or bore or just entertain) you
Hell in a Handbag’s 20th annual production of Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer is among the yuletide highlights.
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Blagojevich sympathizers have lost sight of the former governor’s significant corruption
#FreeBlago? Nope.
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Chicago is a city of objectionable nicknames
From the repellent “Mag Mile” to the cilantro of nicknames, “Chi-town”
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Bill MacKay and Ryley Walker push back against winter’s bleakness with their second annual holiday party
Chicago guitarists Bill MacKay and Ryley Walker invite musical friends of all stripes to the Hideout on Friday for a night of holiday cheer.
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Reader readers sound off about Chicago’s worst things
Our readers respond to the Worst of Chicago issue with their own least-favorite local people, places, and things.
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Hannibal Buress is bringing it all back home
With his return to Chicago, Hannibal Buress is reconnecting to his roots on the west side.
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What Chicago media gets wrong about Chance, Keef, and the local hip-hop scene
Critics who fall back on shallow tropes and ignorant cliches deny us an enriching understanding of the musical cultures in our own backyard.