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Home » Vol. 48 No. 8

Tag: Vol. 48 No. 8

Issue of Nov. 22 – 28, 2018

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Posted inArts & Culture

Drury Lane’s Beauty and the Beast revival is showing its age

by Jack Helbig December 3, 2018August 18, 2021

An attempt both to transcend repetition and please audiences results in a show that won’t fully satisfy anyone.

Posted inArts & Culture

Lit recs for the reader exhausted by the weight of history

by Aimee Levitt December 3, 2018August 18, 2021

The current book obsessions of Reader culture editor Aimee Levitt and essayist and Women & Children First co-owner Sarah Hollenbeck.

Posted inMusic

New Trash make videos with flash, panache, and not much cash

by Jack Riedy December 3, 2018August 18, 2021

Young Chicago production duo New Trash have made an asset of a low budget on shoots with Valee, Avantist, Mother Nature, and many more.

Posted inFilm

The Favourite suggests the path to power in the early 18th century British royal household went right through the bedchamber

by Andrea Gronvall November 30, 2018August 18, 2021

Is the monarch a queen or a pawn?

Posted inFilm

Lee Chang-dong’s Burning demonstrates the perils of trying to adapt Haruki Murakami to the screen

by Ben Sachs November 30, 2018August 18, 2021

The new Korean film feels like a stalemate between two master storytellers.

Posted inArts & Culture

HeLa turns the story of Henrietta Lacks into a key to the universe

by Dmitry Samarov November 29, 2018August 18, 2021

Playwright J. Nicole Brooks weaves together race, medicine, and basic humanity into a heartfelt drama.

Posted inArts & Culture

Arcadia pulls its audience into various emotional and historical puzzles

by Kerry Reid November 29, 2018August 18, 2021

The story serves as a love letter to hunger.

Posted inArts & Culture

Here are 19 shows to get you into the holiday spirit

by Julia Clausen November 29, 2018August 18, 2021

Christmas trains, elves, bingo, showgirls, and many, many carols, plus the Quranic perspective and Hanukkah goblins.

Posted inArts & Culture

SnowGirls puts the X back in Xmas

by Albert Williams November 29, 2018August 18, 2021

Hell in a Handbag delivers another naughty holiday parody.

Posted inBlogs

A highly unprofessional trepanation on the gig poster of the week

by Luca Cimarusti November 28, 2018August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was designed by local artist Bill Connors.

Posted inMusic

Better Yet podcast host Tim Crisp on a highly anticipated debut album that surpassed all expectations

by Leor Galil November 28, 2018August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of Retirement Party front woman Avery Springer, Better Yet podcast host Tim Crisp, and Reader writer Leor Galil

Posted inArts & Culture

Book of Mormon is still crass and juvenile—and completely delightful

by Kerry Reid November 28, 2018August 18, 2021

The musical’s commentary on faith is also somehow appropriate for the holiday season.

Posted inArts & Culture

Q Brothers Christmas Carol serves up an old chestnut with a side of sass

by Irene Hsiao November 28, 2018August 18, 2021

The hip-hop holiday extravaganza returns.

Posted inMusic

Mutant Beat Dance throw a little party for their monster debut album

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil November 27, 2018August 18, 2021

Mutant Beat Dance throw a little party for their monster debut album, former Ponys front man Jered Gummere drops his first full-length as Richard Vain, and more.

Posted inBlogs

‘Fashion helps me connect with people’

by Isa Giallorenzo November 27, 2018August 18, 2021

Head-to-toe emojis help security officer Vickie Gould cope with a tough day.

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