What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
Tag: Vol. 49 No. 28
Issue of Apr. 16 – 22, 2020
Posted inCity Life
The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: day 27
What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
Posted inFilm
The At-Home Genre Fest
Enjoy a mini streaming film festival, all from the comfort of your couch.
Posted inCity Life
The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: day 26
What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Could a lab have been the accidental source of the COVID-19 outbreak?
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists wades into the dispute.
Posted inArts & Culture
The jokes must go on
One of the city’s most iconic open-mike nights finds a virtual home.
Posted inFood & Drink
Grill your way through the pandemic
Leela Punyaratabandhu’s new cookbook Flavors of the Southeast Asian Grill is a remedy for isolation.
Posted inMusic
Sor Juana gets the banda back together on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by artist Eric J. García of the Instituto Gráfico de Chicago printmaking collective.
Posted inMusic
Damon Locks’s Black Monument Ensemble drop a live video to buoy a locked-down city
Damon Locks’s Black Monument Ensemble drop a live video to buoy a locked-down city, self-described “bohemian electronics” act Sip releases its first studio album, and more.
Posted inArts & Culture
Theater of isolation
Online theater pieces, both new and old, remind us to connect.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
This isn’t some underground kink thing
Apple-polishing, trouble swallowing, and a soft return to “normal.”
Posted inArts & Culture
Scott Silberstein talks about catching live-performance magic onscreen
Relationships and ‘yes, and’ guide HMS Media’s approach to filming live shows.
Posted inCity Life
Speaking of unmentionables
Three friends have created a patented postpartum undergarment that can hold an ice pack.
Posted inNews & Politics
Homeless during a pandemic
Chicagoans without shelter face the tough choice between the streets and shared air.