Get woke to narcolepsy via comedians Sarah Albritton and Catherine “Povs” Povinelli.
Tag: Vol. 47 No. 19
Issue of Feb. 15 – 21, 2018
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Rob McMillan and Kaleb Sullivan of Dearborn Denim & Apparel
Rob McMillan and Kaleb Sullivan – sponsored advertisement
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For Chelsea Rectanus, 30, owning a used bookstore is ‘as great as the romance would lead you to believe’
“It’s not all roses and garlands and angels singing from the rooftops or anything like that, but it’s good as it’s cracked up to be.”
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A Gilda Radner play and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
The Wound and other goings-on February 19-22
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Pow Wow is a wry documentary about Americans’ distance from their own history
The latest from Zoo director Robinson Devor screens all week at Facets.
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Atomic’s Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Håvard Wiik explore folk hymns and elastic improvisation on their own albums
Stellar Scandinavian quintet Atomic plays two Chicago shows this weekend, and its bassist and pianist have even more music to offer on their own.
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Music Frozen Dancing is the only festival where you can see Oh Sees in the snow
The Empty Bottle’s fifth annual free winter festival will pit fans’ love of live music against their tolerance for cold.
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CSO’s Chinese New Year concert and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
A Galentine’s Day brunch and more goings-on February 16-18
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‘Convert them, co-opt them, or kill them‘: The ugly fight to pass the LGBTQ-inclusive Chicago Human Rights Ordinance
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the dramatic battle in the Chicago City Council.
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company adds two new ensemble members—but what does that mean?
Celeste M. Cooper and Cliff Chamberlain join the chosen 50.
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This Week on Filmstruck: Jacques Demy
Filmstruck presents the musical films of French master Jacques Demy.
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Muslim blogger Hoda Katebi says WGN ‘didn’t trust her’ to do a follow-up interview
Iranian-American Muslim fashion blogger Hoda Katebi says WGN News offered her a second interview to make amends for an Islamophobic gaffe, then withdrew the opportunity.
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Assault weapons used to be illegal. What happened?
Why did the U.S. government remove its ban on assault rifles?
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J.B. Pritzker decries this week’s Reader cover as ‘not the right approach’
Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker called out the cover of this week’s Reader as “not the right approach,” while Roderick Sawyer decried it as “race-baiting.”