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Home » Vol. 49 No. 31

Tag: Vol. 49 No. 31

Issue of May. 7 – 13, 2020

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Posted inCity Life

The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: days 50 and 51

by Reader staff May 9, 2020August 18, 2021

What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.

Posted inPress releases

40+ Chicago Media Outlets Launch Joint Fundraiser

by Chicago Reader May 8, 2020May 16, 2022

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

by Maya Dukmasova May 8, 2020August 18, 2021

The city’s response is improving, but still “not adequate.”

Posted inCity Life

The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: day 48

by Reader staff May 7, 2020August 18, 2021

What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Investing in local news is more important than ever

by Daniel Ash, Lolly Bowean, Kathy Im, Channing Lenert and Andres Torres May 7, 2020August 18, 2021

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

by Deanna Isaacs May 6, 2020August 18, 2021

Erica Daniels will replace Chay Yew in the top job at Victory Gardens Theater.

Posted inFilm

Betty will make you want to shred

by Cody Corrall May 6, 2020August 18, 2021

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

by Reader staff May 6, 2020August 18, 2021

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

by Taryn Allen May 6, 2020August 18, 2021

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

by Salem Collo-Julin May 6, 2020August 18, 2021

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

by Noah Berlatsky May 5, 2020August 18, 2021

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

by Irene Hsiao May 5, 2020August 18, 2021

Dancing Under Quarantine honors resilience and creativity.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

My husband fantasizes about sucking off other men

by Dan Savage May 5, 2020August 18, 2021

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

by Catey Sullivan May 5, 2020August 18, 2021

The company’s interest in the marginalized led them to Mask-er-Aid.

Posted inArts & Culture

Counting for culture

by Kerry Cardoza May 5, 2020August 18, 2021

How the census impacts arts funding

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