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Home » Vol. 47 No. 16

Tag: Vol. 47 No. 16

Issue of Jan. 25 – 31, 2018

Posted inBlogs

At the Eclipsing Festival, Amina Ross wants you to find the light in darkness

by Oliver Sava January 30, 2018August 18, 2021

The four-day-long festival explores the links between racial injustice and language.

Posted inBlogs

Watch a Beacon Tavern chef make eggplant cake for a sweet-savory dessert

by Julia Thiel January 29, 2018August 18, 2021

Challenged to create a dessert with eggplant, chef Kevin McCormick of Beacon Tavern goes both sweet and savory.

Posted inBlogs

The local divorce attorney who fights for fair treatment for housewives

by Leor Galil January 26, 2018August 18, 2021

This 1988 Reader feature recounts how divorce attorney Michael H. Minton established a new legal precedent benefitting those without deep pockets.

Posted inBlogs

Phil Minton and Audrey Chen plumb the pre- and post-language possibilities of the human voice

by Bill Meyer January 26, 2018August 18, 2021

Phil Minton—one of world’s greatest vocal improvisers—performs with duo partner Audrey Chen for the first time in Chicago.

Posted inReader

Print Issue of January 25, 2018

by Chicago Reader January 25, 2018August 18, 2021

Volume 47, Number 16

Posted inBlogs

Metropolitan Brewing’s long-awaited Avondale taproom pairs beer with river views

by Julia Thiel January 25, 2018August 18, 2021

The taproom is a little tricky to get to at the moment, but coffee-infused lager awaits those who make the journey.

Posted inBlogs

Chicago Data Collaborative launches criminal justice data portal

by Maya Dukmasova January 25, 2018August 18, 2021

The cooperative connects the dots between data sets about the same person or case buried among various city and county agencies.

Posted inBlogs

This guy loved Mark E. Smith more than you ever did because he got a Mark E. Smith tattoo

by Aimee Levitt January 25, 2018August 18, 2021

And he lived in Berwyn.

Posted inReader partners

Autumn and Brian Merritt of Sir & Madame

by Chicago Reader January 25, 2018August 18, 2021

Autumn and Brian Merritt of Sir & Madame – sponsored advertisement

Posted inBlogs

With her new single, Lin-Z proves she’s one of the best emerging rappers in Chicago

by Leor Galil January 25, 2018August 18, 2021

On the new “Grown,” queer rapper Lin-Z makes her peace with the physical and mental fatigue that comes with holding together an adult life.

Posted inBlogs

Department of Justice threatens to subpoena sanctuary cities including Chicago, and other news

by Kate Shepherd January 24, 2018August 18, 2021

Also, the Chicago Teachers Union is not happy that CPS might relax its ethics code.

Posted inBlogs

Mark E. Smith, the acerbic voice of influential Manchester postpunks the Fall, dead at 60

by Peter Margasak January 24, 2018August 18, 2021

Mark E. Smith’s inimitable sneer was a lacerating antidote to mediocrity for more than four decades.

Posted inMusic

Mark Grusane has forgotten more about dance music than you’ll ever know

by Leor Galil January 24, 2018August 18, 2021

DJ and collector Mark Grusane, cofounder of defunct south-side shop Mr. Peabody Records, talks about the insanely rare and sought-after tracks he’s sharing on his new compilation.

Posted inBlogs

Boy shows the consequences of a gender experiment gone wrong

by Tony Adler January 24, 2018August 18, 2021

Anna Ziegler’s 2016 play fictionalizes the story of David Reimer, the boy who was raised as a girl after a botched circumcision.

Posted inMusic

Via Rosa of Drama on an Egyptian hit that transcends language barriers

by Leor Galil January 24, 2018August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of AMFM gallery founder Ciera Mckissick, Drama singer Via Rosa, and Reader writer Leor Galil

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