What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
Tag: Vol. 49 No. 31
Issue of May. 7 – 13, 2020
Posted inReader
40+ Chicago Media Outlets Launch Joint Fundraiser
43 independent Chicago media outlets have joined forces to raise funds in a monthlong campaign in May. The for-profit and nonprofit organizations represent a wide cross-section of authentic community media in the city and nearby suburbs. Give at savechicagomedia.org.
Posted inNews & Politics
Hundreds test positive for COVID-19 at Chicago’s homeless shelters
The city’s response is improving, but still “not adequate.”
Posted inCity Life
The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: day 48
What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Investing in local news is more important than ever
Particularly in communities of color disproportionately affected by coronavirus, access to information is critical.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
In a troubled time, Victory Gardens consolidates leadership and promotes from within
Erica Daniels will replace Chay Yew in the top job at Victory Gardens Theater.
Posted inFilm
Betty will make you want to shred
The new HBO series dives even deeper into the world of the Skate Kitchen collective.
Posted inCity Life
The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: day 47
What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
Posted inFilm
After nearly seven decades, A Secret Love is secret no more
The Chicago-based documentary expertly weaves together LGBTQ history, baseball, and the ups and downs of loving someone for a lifetime.
Posted inMusic
Celebrate Go Skateboarding Day on the (fantasy) gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist Erik Sanchez.
Posted inMusic
Fire-Toolz captures the many colors of the rainbow bridge
Chicago experimentalist Angel Marcloid tries to contain the fractured emotional spectrum of loss with an album for her dead cat.
Posted inArts & Culture
Chicago Dance History Project archives the current moment
Dancing Under Quarantine honors resilience and creativity.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
My husband fantasizes about sucking off other men
Giving in to a kink won’t get it out of someone’s system.
Posted inArts & Culture
Uprising Theater shifts focus from Palestine to PPE
The company’s interest in the marginalized led them to Mask-er-Aid.
