Look beyond the grill at this newish Middle Eastern spot.
Tag: Vol. 48 No. 2
Issue of Oct. 11 – 17, 2018
Posted inBlogs
Indigo Nation Denim Festival and more of the best things to do this weekend
KEN Mode and other goings on 10/12-10/14
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A note from the editor
There’s never been a more important moment for alternative newsweeklies in America. Nor have they ever been so difficult to pull together. There’s no funding, little support. The very notion of unfake news has been degraded in recent years—it’s downright reviled by the White House. Daily newspapers are shrinking as they struggle to keep themselves […]
Posted inBlogs
The Sun-Times speaks with a new voice, as the Reader moves out
New owners at the Reader; a new editorial “we” at the Sun-Times.
Posted inArts & Culture
Rock ’n’ Roll sifts through the failed embers of history and kindles a glorious blaze
Between the lines of intellectual jargon, Tom Stoppard’s play is about the loss of innocence.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time bloats up on its journey to the stage
But patient audiences will find something to like in Steppenwolf for Young Adults’s new production.
Posted inArts & Culture
The passion is in the music in Patience and Sarah
Third Eye Ensemble tells the incredibly true adventure of two early American girls in love.
Posted inFood & Drink
Chef Tim Graham blows up midwestern food at Twain
The Lettuce vet’s Logan Square restaurant puts whimsical twists on standards like wedge salad and beer-cheese soup.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Faustian bargains in Witch take on extra resonance in the current political climate
The devil has a much easier time raking up the souls of castle-dwelling men.
Posted inArts & Culture
The dystopian Endeavor Mind could do with a little less certainty
The script’s strict logic is its greatest weakness.
Posted inArts & Culture
A rogue marsupial in the backyard is the least of one family’s problems in Koalas
The play suffers from trying to be about too much.
Posted inArts & Culture
Steep Theatre strips Amelia Roper’s Zürich of all its humor
All that’s left of the angry satire is punishment.
Posted inMusic
Punk’s not dead—and it’s not white either
The Black, Brown, and Indigenous Crew Punk Fest connects underground music with radical politics to make a community with room for everyone.
Posted inArts & Culture
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is scrumdiddlyumptious and satisfyingly gross
There’s also something weirdly liberating about the sight of Oompa Loompas toting knives.