Saturday is the perfect time to scour the shelves of Chicago’s bevy of local book nooks.
Tag: Vol. 47 No. 29
Issue of Apr. 26 – May. 2, 2018
Posted inArts & Culture
Ghosts of War narrates more than it represents
This adaptation of an Iraq war memoir by a “GI Joe Schmoe” is strangely lifeless.
Posted inBlogs
Investing in peace: I Grow Chicago celebrates four years of helping residents heal in Englewood
The Peace House, at 64th and Honore, is “something good to see in our community instead of violence,” one resident said.
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American Pleasure Club at the Beat Kitchen and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Post Animal at Lincoln Hall and more goings-on 4/27-4/29.
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A Scene at the Sea is an early masterpiece from Takeshi Kitano
The Chicago Film Society presents a rare 35-millimeter screening of the Japanese director’s 1991 drama, a simple, tender story of love, friendship, and surfing.
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The Sugar and Spice Summit is one college student’s attempt to empower her generation of women
Lauren Goldstein created the Sugar and Spice Summit to connect women in the food industry with female college students and other young professionals; the second annual conference is this Saturday.
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Jenny Hval collaborator Håvard Volden digs deeper into abstract sound in his own projects
Guitarist Håvard Volden explores his obsession with microscopic sonic detail in a series of exploratory recordings, including a new duo with Jenny Hval.
Posted inNews & Politics
Are Zika and toxoplasmosis related?
Should we fear microcephaly causing diseases equally?
Posted inArts & Culture
In A Blue Island in the Red Sea, the best intentions go badly awry
An honest conversation gets buried in too many layers of contrivance.
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How to meet and greet little green men
In 1989, a group of scientists united to establish protocol should aliens come a’knocking.
Posted inReader partners
Sophie Phillips of Sprocket & Stone
Sophie Phillips — sponsored advertisement
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Public outcry kills proposed FOIA law tweak that would’ve hidden police misconduct records
“If Laquan McDonald hadn’t been killed and they’d elected to charge him with a crime, we would still be waiting to see that video.”
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Black Pegasus just dropped two unreleased early Common cuts—and you can only hear them on vinyl
Black Pegasus owner Marc Davis talks about how his microlabel managed to release two tracks from the sessions for Common’s 1992 debut, Can I Borrow a Dollar?
Posted inArts & Culture
Check into this five-star Grand Hotel
Like the original production, Kokandy Productions’ revival weaves serviceable material into a compelling story.