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
Posted inArts & Culture
From the Bubbly Creek festival to sculptures made from straws
A roundup of art events happening this weekend
Posted inArts & Culture
Black fatherhood
Black men are rarely afforded the luxury of being seen as nurturers and caregivers.
Posted inFilm
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.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
School board politics
Don’t give up on an elected school board, Mayor Lightfoot.
Posted inFood & Drink
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.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Where to go when you need a pro
Advice for a gal in need of a safe, skilled male sex worker, and more
Posted inFood & Drink
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.
Posted inArts & Culture
Leftovers takes on Bill Cosby and his legacy
Unfortunately, this Something Marvelous production takes on more than it can handle.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
What was he thinking?
Here’s the explanation from the judge who tossed the lawsuit against the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park.
Posted inMusic
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.
Posted inMusic
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
Posted inArts & Culture
Indecent Advances tells the secret history of a time when propositioning another man was grounds for murder
And the press stoked antigay paranoia as a way to sell more papers.