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Home » Vol. 49 No. 23

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Vol. 49, No. 23

Issue of Mar. 12 – 18, 2020

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Posted inArts & Culture

Audio pleasures for self-quarantine

by Brianna Wellen and Leor Galil March 13, 2020August 18, 2021

Keep yourself company with these local podcasts and albums.

Posted inNews & Politics

A Chicagoan’s guide to the voting process

by Louisa Richardson-Deppe and Ellie Mejía March 12, 2020August 18, 2021

What to expect when you’re expecting to vote

Posted inFilm

First Cow shows the evolution of Kelly Reichardt

by Kat Sachs March 12, 2020August 18, 2021

The writer-director transcends while still treading familiar ground.

Posted inReader partners

Mother Poems

by Beatriz Badikian March 12, 2020August 18, 2021
Posted inNews & Politics

What pandemic?

by Deanna Isaacs March 11, 2020August 18, 2021

Chicago cultural institutions keep their cool.

Posted inArts & Culture

LOL all year long!

by Chicago Reader March 11, 2020August 18, 2021

From local weekly favorites to out-of-town headliners, some of the best upcoming comedy bets.

Posted inArts & Culture

Making comedians look funny

by Rima Parikh March 11, 2020August 18, 2021

These photographers put Chicago’s thriving comedy scene into focus.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

‘Sometimes I poop accidentally’

by Dan Savage March 11, 2020August 18, 2021

When an orgasm has unintended consequences

Posted inNews & Politics

Seen but not counted

by Kiran Misra March 11, 2020August 18, 2021

Amid fears about immigration policies, electoral canvassing pressures, and a turn to digital, how “hard-to-count” South Asians are filling out the census.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Kim Foxx was right

by Ben Joravsky March 11, 2020August 18, 2021

Smollettgate is bullsh*t!

Posted inMusic

Desmadre de Dios on the gig poster of the week

by Salem Collo-Julin March 11, 2020August 18, 2021

This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist Nik Dali.

Posted inMusic

D-Composed redefines classical music

by Janaya Greene March 10, 2020August 18, 2021

Chicago string quartet D-Composed takes chamber music outside the institutions that have long excluded Black musicians and audiences.

Posted inArts & Culture

Long live the Lincoln Lodge

by Meggie Gates March 10, 2020August 18, 2021

The long-running DIY institution settles into a permanent home.

Posted inMusic

Rollicking pianist Big Maceo Merriweather was a major architect of Chicago blues

by Steve Krakow March 10, 2020August 18, 2021

Big Maceo’s heyday as a recording artist lasted just five years, but his output includes some of the most widely covered songs in the history of the genre.

Posted inCity Life

Park district arts and crafts classes are the best deal in town

by Salem Collo-Julin March 10, 2020August 18, 2021

Unleash your inner artist/poet/actor/ceramist with low-cost courses at your local park.

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