The Reader received two Association of Alternative Newsmedia nominations for best feature story and one for the Block Beat.
Tag: Vol. 48 No. 36
Issue of Jun. 13 – 19, 2019
From the Bubbly Creek festival to sculptures made from straws
A roundup of art events happening this weekend
Black fatherhood
Black men are rarely afforded the luxury of being seen as nurturers and caregivers.
16 Shots focuses too much on the Laquan McDonald shooting at the expense of McDonald himself
The west side teen was a human being, not just another statistic, and he deserves a better tribute than this.
School board politics
Don’t give up on an elected school board, Mayor Lightfoot.
Big Boss and Chicken Pollo Shack: new contenders on the hot-fried-bird front
Bridgeport and Humboldt Park have spicy spring chickens to boast of.
Where to go when you need a pro
Advice for a gal in need of a safe, skilled male sex worker, and more
Thattu, the city’s only Keralite restaurant, began with a biscuit
There’s a specialist in the cuisine of Kerala tucked inside the new West Loop food hall Politan Row.
Leftovers takes on Bill Cosby and his legacy
Unfortunately, this Something Marvelous production takes on more than it can handle.
What was he thinking?
Here’s the explanation from the judge who tossed the lawsuit against the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park.
Lucy Stoole: a good look for Chicago
Chicago drag mom Lucy Stoole uses a favorite vintage store to make a point about showing up for your community.
Comics artist Corinne Halbert on her favorite maggot-filled monster
Current musical obsessions of Teen Movie Hell author Mike McPadden, comics artist Corinne Halbert, and Reader listings coordinator Salem Collo-Julin
We Are Pussy Riot (or) Everything Is P.R. questions the role of spectators in protest art
There is method to the mess in this Red Tape Theatre production.