Zama, a new feature from Argentine director Lucrecia Martel, inspires a look back a five other female directors from Latin America.
Tag: Vol. 47 No. 27
Issue of Apr. 12 – 18, 2018
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When the blues electrified Chicago
The streets and sounds of the city in ’60s come alive in new exhibit at the Chicago History Museum.
Posted inNews & Politics
Where did two-letter postal abbreviations come from?
The Straight Dope mails in this week’s column.
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The four-star film You Were Never Really Here and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
The new Second City E.T.C. revue and more goings-on 4/16-4/19.
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Dried scallops the key ingredient in chef C.J. Jacobson’s ‘Mediterranean XO sauce’ [VIDEO]
The chef of Ema restaurant sticks to Chinese tradition but adds a Mediterranean flair in this week’s challenge.
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Donald Trump impersonator: Just don’t punch me, please
Dennis Alan has done ads in South Korea, Hong Kong, and Cairo, but has to avoid rallies and private parties for security reasons.
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Donations pour in for Ida B. Wells monument in Chicago, but $180K still needed
The investigative journalist and civil rights activist could be one of the first women memorialized with a public monument in Chicago
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Here’s how we made the frozen Reader cover this week
Jell-O, a plunger, and other random stuff from our basement were all used to make the cover art.
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Definitive proof (?) that the 13th of each month will most likely fall on a Friday
According to a proof by a Reader writer, Friday the 13th arrives more often than you’d think.
Posted inArts & Culture
A new production of An Ideal Husband humanizes Oscar Wilde
Director Holly Robinson’s savvy production of An Ideal Husband relaxes the farce into drawing-room comedy.
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Stormy Daniels takes a page from Foxy Brown to expose Trump
If she can help bring down Donald Trump, more power to her.
Posted inArts & Culture
A small theater in Chicago performs a play about a small theater in Chicago
Red Bowl at the Jeffs is a delightful metadrama.
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Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
The four-star film Lean on Pete and more goings-on 4/13-4/15.
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David Grubbs reads from a new book that gets inside push and pull of an experimental concert
Former Gastr del Sol guitarist David Grubbs reads from Now That the Audience Is Assembled (and plays short sets) on Friday and Saturday.
Posted inMusic
Tink remembers the trial by fire that launched her career
The crowds at Adrianna’s wouldn’t rock for just anybody, but as a Calumet City teenager Tink won them over with a mix of drill rap and R&B.