What’s in the December 15th, 2011 issue of the Reader
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In this week’s Reader: The misunderstood sex offender
What’s in the December 8, 2011, issue of the Reader.
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Show us your . . . animal pelt collection
Each week we ask you to show us something. This week it’s Sean Patrick Riley’s animal pelt collection. Got something to show us? showus@chicagoreader.com “I don’t have a favorite dead animal,” Sean Patrick Riley says. “I just have a collection. I haven’t named them; it’s not that creepy.” Riley began collecting animal pelts a couple […]
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Show us your … violin collection
Each week we ask you to show us something. This week it’s Peter Seman’s VIOLIN COLLECTION. Got something to show us? showus@chicagoreader.com Since its perfection 300 years ago by members of the Stradivari family, the violin hasn’t evolved much in terms of design. Peter Seman, who describes himself as “president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer” of […]
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Rodney Powell, a restaurant regular who knows what he wants
For the last 25 years or so, I’ve always eaten breakfast out. Since Salonica is on my walking path from where I live now to where I work at the University of Chicago, I have eaten breakfast there pretty much every day for the past 15 years. Habit is a large part of my existence. […]
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Show us your … metal detector finds
Each week we ask you to show us something. This week it’s Ron Shore’s METAL DETECTOR FINDS. Got something to show us? showus@chicagoreader.com Ron Shore has been searching for stuff with metal detectors since the late 70s, when his wife bought him his first one as a birthday gift. “I didn’t even know what they […]
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How to … bike to work
There are only a couple days left of Chicago’s Bike to Work Week, but plenty of people commute this way year-round. Here’s how to get started: 1. Get a bike that fits you. Not too nice, not too crappy. If it’s expensive and you can’t keep it inside while you’re at work, it very well […]
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How to … support your friend’s shitty band
It’s Saturday night, and there’s no place you’d rather be than with your best pal. But what if his idea of fun is having you trek to some hole-in-the-wall dive to check out his 311 cover band, Jackolantern’s Weather? Don’t fret. Follow these steps to becoming a “loyal” fan.
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How to … refresh yourself
(With apologies to Madonna.) Granita, an exquisitely refreshing frozen treat, requires neither an ice cream machine nor, frankly, very much work—put it in the freezer and, when you feel like it, stir. The booze in this cucumber variation is optional but advisable: it prevents the granita from freezing too firmly, and it lends the mixture […]
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Show us your … dressing room
Each week we ask you to show us something. This week it’s Kathryn Cole’s DRESSING ROOM. Got something to show us? showus@chicagoreader.com A native Australian, Cole has lived in the U.S. for four years. She’s spent those years as one of the divas at the Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club, where she performs as […]
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Bryan Bowden, a substitute teacher who uses comedy as a learning tool
Five years ago, I got my master’s in elementary education. I was doing comedy at the time, but I thought, “Let’s do something more stable, like teaching. They’ll always need teachers, right?” I taught full-time for a year and a half. I was in a room with 38 eighth graders on the west side. In […]
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April Abbott, ex-matchmaker, on love, hate, and Republicans
I haven’t been doing matchmaking for a couple years now. I started in 1986. Initially, I was excited and hopeful, and then after a while I got burned out. I just got tired of being nice. Women would come in and say, “Oh, I’m so attractive, I spend so much time on myself, I’m so […]
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Show Us Your…moped collection
Each week we ask you to show us something. This week it’s Sebastian Babel’s MOPED COLLECTION. Got something to show us? showus@chicagoreader.com Babel admits that his rented garage space in Logan Square is by no means organized in the most orderly fashion. Random tools, wheels, parts, and frames are scattered about, along with a few […]
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Show Us Your…Purse
Each week we ask you to show us something. This week it’s your PURSE—a rather unique handbag belonging to artist Meg Duguid. Got something to show us? showus@chicagoreader.com “Because Chicago is so known for its alternative spaces, I decided to open one up in my own space—which is my purse,” Duguid says of her decision […]