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Home » Vol. 48 No. 36

Tag: Vol. 48 No. 36

Issue of Jun. 13 – 19, 2019

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Posted inNews & Politics

Your favorite alt-weekly is up for two national awards

by Andrea Michelson June 14, 2019August 18, 2021

The Reader received two Association of Alternative Newsmedia nominations for best feature story and one for the Block Beat.

Posted inArts & Culture

From the Bubbly Creek festival to sculptures made from straws

by S. Nicole Lane June 13, 2019August 18, 2021

A roundup of art events happening this weekend

Posted inReader

Print issue of June 13, 2019

by Chicago Reader June 13, 2019August 18, 2021

Volume 48, Number 36

Posted inArts & Culture

Black fatherhood

by W.D. Floyd June 13, 2019August 18, 2021

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

by Andrea Gronvall June 13, 2019August 18, 2021

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

by Ben Joravsky June 13, 2019August 18, 2021

Don’t give up on an elected school board, Mayor Lightfoot.

Posted inNews & Politics

Pregnant? Worried? Call Jane

by Sarah Watts and Lucius Wisniewski June 13, 2019August 18, 2021

Credit: Sarah Watts and Lucius Wisniewski

Posted inFood & Drink

Big Boss and Chicken Pollo Shack: new contenders on the hot-fried-bird front

by Mike Sula June 13, 2019August 18, 2021

Bridgeport and Humboldt Park have spicy spring chickens to boast of.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Where to go when you need a pro

by Dan Savage June 13, 2019August 18, 2021

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

by Mike Sula June 13, 2019August 18, 2021

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

by KT Hawbaker June 12, 2019August 18, 2021

Unfortunately, this Something Marvelous production takes on more than it can handle.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

What was he thinking?

by Deanna Isaacs June 12, 2019August 18, 2021

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

by The TRiiBE June 12, 2019August 18, 2021

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

by Salem Collo-Julin June 12, 2019August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of Teen Movie Hell author Mike McPadden, comics artist Corinne Halbert, and Reader listings coordinator Salem Collo-Julin

Posted inArts & Culture

We Are Pussy Riot (or) Everything Is P.R. questions the role of spectators in protest art

by Kerry Reid June 12, 2019August 18, 2021

There is method to the mess in this Red Tape Theatre production.

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