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- Blogs, Bleader Apr 5, 2018
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On April 5, 1968, the west side was on fire
Twenty years later, the Reader looked back and wondered why no one else had done the same.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 27, 2018
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The secret lives of food critics, circa 1980
It was a dangerous profession, as the Reader's Toni Schlesinger discovered.
- Arts & Culture, Book Review Nov 29, 2017
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Dave Kehr returns with another indispensable collection of film criticism
University of Chicago Press issues Movies That Mattered, a follow-up to the longtime Reader staffer’s 2011 book When Movies Mattered.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 22, 2017
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Susana Mendoza might have just won her next election
The state comptroller is no one's "mini-me."
- Blogs, Bleader Jan 6, 2017
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Facebook Live attackers charged with a hate crime, and other Chicago news
Also, Chance the Rapper joins the DuSable Museum’s board of trustees.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Dec 21, 2016
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2016 in theater was wildly convulsive on- and offstage
Controversies over abuse, alleged druggings, and “whitewashing” roiled even as Shakespeare 400 Chicago soared.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 15, 2016
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The Beats & Bars after-school program makes great protest music that doesn’t need a news hook
Chicago magazine's story on current Chicago protest music overlooks some of the best, including the EP Who They Wish I Was by the Beats & Bars after-school program.
- Blogs, Bleader May 6, 2016
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Gannett makes takeover bid about Michael Ferro
Attacking the new boss is the company's latest takeover strategy.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 25, 2016
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Will the Chicago Tribune be the next Gannett paper?
If so, what a terrible thing for the Tribune.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Apr 14, 2016
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Tracy Letts and the case of the missing play
The best parts of Steppenwolf's Mary Page Marlowe may be the ones that aren't there.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 14, 2016
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Chicago magazine staff 'beyond stunned' at the firing of editor Elizabeth Fenner and the appointment of Susanna Homan
The change at the top of Chicago magazine's masthead is harmful for many reasons.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 11, 2016
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Tribune Publishing replaces serious journalist with celebrity gawker as editor of Chicago magazine
Elizabeth Fenner is out as Chicago magazine editor; Splash creator and publisher Susanna Homan is in.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 18, 2016
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Michael Ferro barely makes the cut in Chicago's Power 50
Own a team or own a newspaper? It's no contest.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 21, 2015
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Hey, Cubs—let's win one for Ernie
Would Ernie Banks throw in the towel just because his Cubs were down three-zip to the Mets?
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 28, 2015
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Chief Keef's hologram can't catch a break, and it's a win for Keef
Keef's hologram can't seem to get a show anywhere near the Chicagoland area, but that might not be so bad for the rapper.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 28, 2015
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A blogger explains why he gives his work away for free to HuffPo
dWriting for HuffPo, doing good, and making nothing
- Columns & Opinion, On Culture May 5, 2015
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Has the Museum of Broadcast Communications finally found its frequency?
Visitors are scarce and the vast archives aren't digitized, but founder Bruce DuMont hopes a new exhibit will help get people tuned in.
- Blogs, Bleader May 4, 2015
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How Chicago's hot dog scene has changed—and hasn't—from the era of Jane Byrne to Hot Doug
Talking Chicago hot dog history over a couple of Hoppin' Hots with Rich Bowen, author of Hot Dog Chicago
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 14, 2015
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Chicago magazine takes a solid look at a respectable restaurant year
The annual list of best new restaurants is out—but what's missing?
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 17, 2014
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Illinois is no state for old cronies, says Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner on cronyism in business and politics
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 29, 2014
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Happy tenth to Boka Group, Alinea back in top ten, and other food news
Boka's ten, Alinea's number nine, and Action Bronson is back and hungry.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 15, 2014
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Chicago magazine's best, and the rest
An alternative look at the past year on Chicago's food scene
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 8, 2013
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Ryan McCaskey isn't just a Michelin-starred burger guy, damn it
How the Acadia chef-owner is aiming for acclaim with his high-end tasting menu.
- Columns & Opinion, On Culture Jul 8, 2013
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The Jungle Book sets off another rumble
Silk Road theater's Jamil Khoury took aim at Mary Zimmerman, only to be disarmed.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 28, 2013
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Faith, sin, and journalism's high priests
On faith, sin, and journalism's priesthood.
