Tag: Vol. 47 No. 41
Issue of Jul. 19 – 25, 2018
Posted inMusic
Pitchfork experience: Book Fort [PHOTOS]
GlitterGuts‘ photographers and cofounders Sarah Joyce and Eric Strom set up an impromptu studio in Pitchfork’s Book Fort to capture portraits of the authors, readers, and festivalgoers passing through. Book Fort at Pitchfork 2018
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Behind the scenes at Pitchfork: Kweku Collins [PHOTOS]
Photographer Tim Nagle covered Kweku Collins both backstage and during his Pitchfork performance on Sunday afternoon. Kweku at Pitchfork 2018
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Street style at Pitchfork: Ms. Lauryn Hill sets the tone for some serious eclecticism [PHOTOS]
Can we just talk about Ms. Lauryn Hill‘s glorious outfit for the closing night of Pitchfork 2018? Such a bold mix of proportions, volumes, textures, gender identifiers, and casual/formal pieces. Mixing is where it’s at. And festivalgoers also did that beautifully, with a very diverse crowd sporting outfits that go way beyond the basic boho […]
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Ms. Lauryn Hill reminded Pitchfork how vital she was and is to hip-hop
Hill’s Sunday-night headlining set celebrated the 20th anniversary of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, one of the greatest albums in the history of the genre.
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Blood Orange fought oppression with empathy and collaboration at Pitchfork
Blood Orange’s Devonté Hynes hopes to bring about a more just world, though he doesn’t seem much concerned with one particular injustice—the fact that he isn’t a global star.
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Saba confronted grief and found joy in his Pitchfork set
In his first local show of the year, Chicago rapper Saba balanced his desire to honor a murdered friend with the necessity to entertain a huge festival crowd.
Posted inFilm
A fiery AIDS activist finally gets his due with exbitions of his art and videos
David Wojnarowicz, scourge of presidents Reagan and Bush, is honored at Block Museum and Iceberg Projects gallery.
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The Pitchfork Music Festival and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Carnaval 2018 more goings on 7/20-7/22.
Posted inArts & Culture
Odd’s Bodkins’ 1590s-style Romeo and Juliet hovers between improvisation and sloppiness
The rough edges are deliberate, but they could use a little bit of smoothing.
Posted inArts & Culture
Ysentia and The Adventures of Astroman ask whether redemption of the world is possible
Two plays by Dan Mozurkewich present us with a pair of misfit saviors.
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Who or what is that on the Reader’s Pitchfork cover this year? Here are your answers.
We have a winner! (Of our Pitchfork cover contest, that is.) And also a key to help you decipher Jason Wyatt Frederick’s riot of an illustration.
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LGBTQ young people reimagine their autobiographies as Scary Stories to Save Your Life
Vampires, stalkers, monsters, and other horrors included.
Posted inNews & Politics
Is a Puerto Rican native running for Chicago alderman the next Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, who is taking on Deb Mell, closely resembles the 28-year-old socialist from the Bronx who upset a powerful congressman in New York.