And words of wisdom for the worried gay uncle who eventually needs to butt out.
Tag: Vol. 48 No. 21
Issue of Feb. 28 – Mar. 6, 2019
Posted inMusic
Marcus Mixx has lost his home, but he still has house
Marcus Mixx’s early records fetch hundreds of dollars apiece from a cult of collectors, but he just wants a space of his own to make his new tracks.
Posted inArts & Culture
Regressive and toothless, The Vagina Melodies: Here We Go Again is Feminism 101 for the 80s
Its pep and cheer is matched by its obliviousness.
Posted inArts & Culture
The Man Who Was Thursday’s visual splendors compensate for its extreme verbosity
When you get tired of listening to spies, there’s a beautiful set and lighting.
Posted inArts & Culture
Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde is incandescent theater
Jamie Bragg and Heather Smith embody the love that dares to speak its name.
Posted inArts & Culture
Yes this play’s called Mike Pence Sex Dream, and it’s great
Dan Giles’s satire is Orwell by way of David Lynch, and it’s electrifying.
Posted inArts & Culture
Tango demonstrates that ideas alone can’t change society
Even if you’re on the five-year plan.
Posted inNews & Politics
Preservation Chicago’s seven most endangered historic buildings, plus two
Jackson Park and Thompson Center are holdovers from 2018.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A hole is a hole
The election will likely decide the fate of Elon Musk’s plan for the O’Hare Express, which transit experts view with skepticism.
Posted inArts & Culture
In the Spirit performance celebrates black women’s stories and accomplishments
Chicago-based duo combined poetry and singing with audience testimonials.
Posted inFilm
Demolition Man’s a black movie and here’s why
Simon Phoenix is brought back as an assassin and gets conscripted into becoming a catalyst for chaos. That’s the blackest story they could have written.
Posted inArts & Culture
Akram Khan and the English National Ballet bring Giselle into the 21st century
“In order to destroy something you have to create something.”
Posted inMusic
A non-regulation BattleBot on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by local artist Bill Connors, also of the band Dim.
Posted inArts & Culture
An Inspector Calls has all the nuance of a thermonuclear blast
Don’t worry, you won’t have any trouble following this one.