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Home » Vol. 48 No. 11

Tag: Vol. 48 No. 11

Issue of Dec. 13 – 19, 2018

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Posted inArts & Culture

Beauty under duress

by Anneli S. Henriksson December 19, 2018August 18, 2021

Movement studies of a woman with multiple sclerosis.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Celebrating Acero’s successful teachers’ strike—and the belated victory for Karen Lewis

by Ben Joravsky December 18, 2018August 18, 2021

Chicago’s City Council hates taking from the schools and giving to the rich but sometimes they do it anyway.

Posted inBlogs

Looks like Karen Lewis may have defeated Rahm after all

by Ben Joravsky December 17, 2018August 18, 2021

As I watched jubilant teachers, wearing union red, from the Acero charter school network celebrate the new contract they’d won after a four-day strike, I had a flashback to the way things used to be. The Chicago Teachers Unions were in the midst of their 2012 strike, which had shuttered all the public schools in […]

Posted inArts & Culture

Lit recs to dismantle violence, both the personal and systemic

by Maya Dukmasova December 17, 2018August 18, 2021

The current book obsessions of Reader staff writer Maya Dukmasova and activist Mariame Kaba.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Second City’s Algorithm Nation or, The Static Quo feels stuck in the system

by Brianna Wellen December 17, 2018August 18, 2021

The 107th mainstage revue features talented performers, but it’s strictly by the numbers.

Posted inFood & Drink

Filipino meets Cuban at Bayan Ko

by Mike Sula December 17, 2018August 18, 2021

A snug Ravenswood mom-and-pop with postcolonial synergy.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

A note from the editor

by Anne Elizabeth Moore December 14, 2018August 18, 2021

Boy howdy did it get exciting ’round these parts last week! Our Public Newsroom with City Bureau kicked off last Thursday with a toast in our new Bronzeville office—which then led to some of the smartest discussions I’ve had in this city about how we can hold public office-seekers publicly accountable. I don’t mean “we” […]

Posted inFilm

In Shoplifters, the sharpest insights are blurred by sentimentality

by Ben Sachs December 14, 2018August 18, 2021

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s film about an impoverished makeshift family won the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

Posted inMusic

Racetraitor guitarist Dan Traitor on connecting hardcore and union organizing

by Jamie Ludwig December 14, 2018August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of Racetraitor guitarist Dan Traitor, Decline front man Fern X Decline, and Reader associate editor Jamie Ludwig

Posted inArts & Culture

Isaac Gomez wanted to know more about the women who were abducted on their way to work in Juarez. So he wrote La Ruta.

by Jack Helbig December 14, 2018August 18, 2021

The El Paso-born playwright’s newest work premieres this week at Steppenwolf.

Posted inMusic

Honoring the vanishing musical culture of Wicker Park

by Leor Galil December 13, 2018August 18, 2021

In some ways, Dorian’s is just one more boutiquey bar and restaurant. But its record store and music bookings connect it to Wicker Park’s 1990s arts community.

Posted inNews & Politics

Overlooked mayoral hopefuls share bold visions for Chicago

by Maya Dukmasova December 13, 2018August 18, 2021

They may have little name recognition and no campaign funds, but the regular people running for mayor are committed to making the city thrive.

Posted inReader

Print issue of December 13, 2018

by Chicago Reader December 13, 2018August 18, 2021

Volume 48, Number 11

Posted inFilm

This year’s Animation Show of Shows amuses more than astonishes

by Ben Sachs December 13, 2018August 18, 2021

The 15 international selections use a variety of forms, from pencil to clay animation.

Posted inArts & Culture

Hellcab’s appeal remains just as mystifying now as it was in 1992

by Justin Hayford December 13, 2018August 18, 2021

Despite the update to a female cabdriver, the script’s fundamental flaws remain unaddressed.

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