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Reader senior writer Ben Joravsky riffs on the day’s stories with his celebrated humor, insight, and honesty, and interviews politicians, activists, journalists and other political know-it-alls. Presented by…
Many ways to celebrate and honor Juneteenth this week, as well as other outdoor and indoor gatherings and events—check it out! FRI 6/17 Roman Villarreal, a…
Catastrophic spectacle has been a mainstay since the silent film era, but it wasn’t until the 70s that Hollywood really finessed the art of packaging cinematic…
Credit: Coco Picard Editor’s note: Coco Picard spoke to Chicago artist and School of the Art Institute of Chicago assistant professor Anna Martine Whitehead in early…
Given the myriad horrors American society faces, desensitization can be a survival mechanism as well as part of the problem. Numbness can easily turn to apathy…
On the cover: Illustration by Betsy Ochoa. For more of Ochoa’s work, go to betsyochoa.com. The vibrant rainbow stripes on the Pride flag have come to be…
Celebrate how far we’ve come and brace yourself for the work to be done by enjoying libations and liberation at some of these Chicago gems: Berlin…
Lots of behind-the-scenes news in Chicago theater, and some well-deserved plaudits to note as well this week! At the Tony Awards this past Sunday, longtime Chicago…
Everyone knows that sex and violence sell. Less acknowledged is the fact that condemnation of sex and violence sells. Puritans enjoy the frisson of voyeurism; voyeurs…
Jurassic World: Dominion, the sixth installment in the Jurassic Park franchise, sets up a dual storyline by bringing back the stars of the original film—Dr. Ellie…