WhiskyFest and more goings-on March 23-25.
Tag: Vol. 47 No. 24
Issue of Mar. 22 – 28, 2018
Posted inBlogs
Five gay films from an era when queer themes were invisible in Hollywood
Films by Hitchcock, Cukor, and Minnelli turn up on this list of classics from before the Stonewall era.
Posted inBlogs
In April See Chicago Dance wants the whole city to . . . well, you know
There will be events all month, all over to get you on your feet
Posted inArts & Culture
Still no proof #MeToo has changed Hollywood, says writer who challenged Letterman
Nell Scovell brings her fight to change the entertainment industry to Chicago next week.
Posted inFood & Drink
Irving Park’s Eris is a space of supermortal dimensions
But the food at the northwest-side brewery and cidery is Brewpub 101.
Posted inMusic
How a south-side church taught rapper and activist Ric Wilson to fight back
Rapper and activist Ric Wilson grew up attending Fellowship Missionary Baptist, a south-side congregation that helped nurture the civil rights movement.
Posted inBlogs
How Don “Magic” Juan, king of the pimps, found God and Hollywood quasi-celebrity
A Chicago character so large, one Reader profile could not contain him. Of course he lives in L.A. now.
Posted inFilm
An epic quest to skateboard from Chicago to New York hits the screen in Shred America
Arthur Swidzinski and Mike Kosciesza planned to document their adventure, but never thought it would take ten years.
Posted inBlogs
The new Monday night show at Beauty Bar isn’t Salonathon, it’s Something Else
But the organizers promise they’ll #keepmondaysweird.
Posted inBlogs
Chicago is one of the most difficult places in the country to operate a food truck, a new study shows
Chicago ranks 13th in the U.S. for friendliness to food trucks and is the second-most expensive city in the nation for food truck fees, according to “Food Truck Nation,” a comprehensive study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
Posted inBlogs
Duck a la Vegemite? Watch chef Brent Balika invent a new classic
Challenged to create a dish with Vegemite, chef Brent Balika adds the savory Australian spread to a classic duck preparation.
Posted inBlogs
Jaime Fennelly’s Mind Over Mirrors premieres its immersive new multimedia opus Bellowing Sun at the MCA
Mind Over Mirrors will not only give three performances at the museum but also release a stunning recording of the music from the project on April 6.
Posted inBlogs
Lollapalooza announces its 2018 lineup
The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Jack White, and the Arctic Monkeys headline the massive Grant Park festival in August.
Posted inNews & Politics
Legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois, Chicago and suburban voters say
Cook County voters overwhelmingly came down in favor of making weed completely legal Tuesday.