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Music, Gig Poster of the Week Aug 26, 2020
Hitch up the jackalope on the gig poster of the week

This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago illustrator and designer Ryan Duggan.
- By Salem Collo-Julin
- Tags: Gig Poster of the Week, gig poster, gig poster of the week, Americana, honky tonk, bluegrass, country music, Hideout, Ryan Duggan, Lawrence Peters, livestream, COVID-19, festivals, Jon Langford, Caleb Klauder, Reeb Willms, Hideout Online, Facebook, jackalope, illustrations

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Oct 30, 2019
Fall awakening?

Complaints from the production team of His Shadow have opened a painful discussion for Berwyn’s 16th Street Theater and head Ann Filmer.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: On Culture, 16th Street Theater, Berwyn, Loy A. Webb, His Shadow: A Parable, Ann Filmer, Berwyn Cultural Center, Wardell Julius Clark, Regina Victor, Marissa McKown, Sydney Charles, North Berwyn Park District, Koalas, Josh Sobel, Esteban Cruz, Joseph Vallez, Berwyn Police Department, institutional racism, Facebook, Not in Our House, Actors' Equity, 16th Street Theater, Berwyn Cultural Center

News & Politics, Feature Mar 21, 2019
Warning bells

With a Democrat in the governor's office, Metra expects to finally get an influx of cash—but will it be enough to make up for the years-long backlog?
- By Mari Cohen and City Bureau
- Tags: Feature, News, Transportation, Metra, CTA, Chicago, cars, mass transit, el, Facebook

Columns & Opinion, Savage Love Oct 24, 2018
Constructive Advice Thoughtfully Sought by a gay young adult

A primer on pet-play fetishes. Plus: what do when your weed dealer pulls a Louis C.K., and more
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, Dan Savage, Savage Love, pet play, kitten play, fetishes, puppy play, fetish kitty, Amp Somers, Watts the Safeword, kitten-play.com, gay kinksters, kink scene, BDSM, dungeon, gear, role-playing, FetLife, Facebook

Columns & Opinion, Savage Love Oct 10, 2018
‘Help, I'm a real-life 47-year-old virgin!’

Dan offers advice for losing it in middle age, handling potentially destructive secrets, and more.
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, marriage, monogamy, cross-dressing, explicit photos, Facebook, Instagram, virginity, personals ads, cheating, friends with benefits, FWB, open relationship, polyamory, open marriage

News & Politics, Chicagoans May 16, 2018
Changing abusive behavior gives domestic violence counselor hope

Luana Lienhart says 30 percent of her clients don't realize they're in abusive relationships.
- By Anne Ford
- Tags: Chicagoans, Chicagoans, News, Other Stuff, domestic violence, luana lienhart, chicagoans, anne ford, domestic abuse, facebook, password

Blogs, Bleader Apr 16, 2018
The four-star film You Were Never Really Here and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

The new Second City E.T.C. revue and more goings-on 4/16-4/19.
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Arts, Do This, second city, saturday night live, gaslight district, facebook, southern gothic, oliver sava, Leslie Liautaud, windy city playhouse, eric san, art institute, Music to Draw to: Satellite, red lobster comedy, l&l tavern, you were never really here, meg remy, u.s. girls, taxi driver, Lynne Ramsay, brad anderson, beirut, tony gilroy, michael clayton

Arts & Culture, Art Feature Mar 23, 2018
Still no proof #MeToo has changed Hollywood, says writer who challenged Letterman

Nell Scovell brings her fight to change the entertainment industry to Chicago next week.
- By Allison Duncan
- Tags: Art Feature, Nell Scovell, Just the Funny Parts, TV, writers’ room, Mellody Hobson, #MeToo, Time’s Up, inclusion rider, David Letterman, Late Night, comedy writer, joke writer, The Simpsons, The Muppets, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Lean In, Barack Obama, Hollywood, Ariel Investments, Larry Wilmore, late night TV, Facebook, women in comedy

Columns & Opinion, Savage Love Dec 28, 2017
Savage Love quickies to bid farewell to 2017

Tidying things up at the end of year, Dan issues two DTMFAs, explains why a man might not want to French-kiss the mouth that just blew him, and more
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, unicorn boyfriend, threesomes, foursomes, anal sex, santorum, snowballing, oral sex, blow jobs, sex toys, refractal period, lesbians, sex advice, Republicans, Dan Savage, Savage Love, poop leakage, screenshot porn, Facebook, BDSM, spank bank

Blogs, Bleader Sep 27, 2017
The new horror film Friend Request fails to address what’s truly scary about social media

This dumb genre item misses a wide-open opportunity to issue a social critique.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Film, Paranormal, The Internet, Friend Request, horror films, Unfriended, social media, John Lanchester, You Are the Product, Facebook

Blogs, Bleader Sep 13, 2017
Video
Authorities investigating viral video in the mysterious death of Kenneka Jenkins, and other Chicago news

Also, former governor Rod Blagojevich speaks about his time in prison.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Kenneka Jenkins, Rosemont, Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare Hotel, Facebook, Rod Blagojevich, Blase Cupich, gun control, guns, Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago Police Department, Second City, George Wendt, Gilda's Club, Chris Rock, Bob Odenkirk, David Koechner, Jeff Tweedy, Joel Murray, Andrew Alexander, Apple, store openings, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 30, 2017
Video
Illinois school funding bill waits on Rauner's desk after house and senate pass it, and other Chicago news

Also, Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan sues the city to enforce police reform.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Illinois house, Illinois senate, Bruce Rauner, Kimberly Lightford, Chicago Police Department, police reform, Lisa Madigan, Jeff Sessions, Anthony Rizzo, Lurie Children's Hospital, cancer, Chicago Cubs, Theotis Luckett, Richard Boykin, gun violence, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, Carmelo Anthony, Moosah Reaume, Virgin Hotel, Commons Club, Rebecca LaMalfa, Public Hotel Chicago, Video

Blogs, Bleader May 5, 2017
Video
Four former cops turned aldermen push for police access to assault rifles, and other Chicago news

Also, Heineken acquires the rest of Lagunitas Brewing Co.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, City Council, Ed Burke, Anthony Napolitano, Christopher Taliaferro, Willie Cochran, Chicago Police Department, guns, assault rifles, gun violence, Donald Trump, Peter Roskam, Affordable Care Act, Bruce Rauner, Obama Presidential Center, Jackson Park, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Heineken, craft beer, Jesse Jackson, Richard Boykin, Facebook, Facebook Live, Nuevo León, restaurants, Pilsen, Mexican restaurants, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 3, 2017
Police are still searching for suspects in sexual assault of 15-year-old girl streamed on Facebook, and other Chicago news

Also, a kombucha bar is opening in Logan Square later this month.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, sexual violence, Chicago Police Department, social media, Facebook, gun violence, Lonnie Brooks, blues music, Chicago blues, Indiana, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, kombucha

Blogs, Bleader Mar 22, 2017
Video
Report: More possible lobbying violations found in Mayor Emanuel's personal e-mails, and other Chicago news

Also, police are searching for a group of men who allegedly gang-raped a teen girl on Facebook Live.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, Airbnb, American Airlines, Chicago Board of Ethics, lobbying, ethics, City Hall, Adam Collins, O'Hare International Airport, Chicago Police Department, sexual violence, Facebook, social media, Eddie Johnson, Tom Tunney, Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville, Illinois, Illinois Nurses Association, Bruce Rauner, Jesse Jackson Jr., Sandi Jackson, Daley Center, Chance the Rapper, Lollapalooza, Grant Park, rap music, music festivals, Video

Blogs, Bleader Mar 13, 2017
How Trump can unite America

Americans can agree on this much: we messed up.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, Politics, Donald Trump, Facebook, New York Times, political bubbles, ProPublica

Blogs, Bleader Feb 22, 2017
Buzzfeed media editor Craig Silverman on the impact of fake news, what’s next for it, and what, exactly, it even is

The fake-news expert recently gave a talk about the misinformation economy at the University of Chicago.
- By Austin Brown
- Tags: News, Media, fake news, Buzzfeed, Craig Silverman, Facebook, University of Chicago, U. of C., Twitter

Blogs, Bleader Jan 20, 2017
Getting under Trump’s skin, verse by satirical verse

Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich is effectively skewering the new president with doggerel.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, Poetry, Politics, Mary Schmich, Donald Trump, Chicago Tribune, poetry, doggerel, John Lewis, Facebook, Herblock, Richard Nixon

Blogs, Bleader Jan 10, 2017
Video
Illinois Republicans and Democrats actually worked together on state budget proposal, and other Chicago news

Also, Trump's Twitter rant about Meryl Streep has some local elected officials newly concerned about his temperament.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, John Cullerton, Christine Radogno, Mike Madigan, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Senate, Illinois General Assembly, Barack Obama, Obama farewell speech, McCormick Place, Chicago, Facebook, social media, Twitter, Mike Quigley, Jan Schakowsky, Meryl Streep, Donald Trump, Golden Globes, Red Line, CTA, Rahm Emanuel, Hamilton, Wayne Brady, theater, comedy, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 11, 2016
Chicago police try to rebuild trust, improve image with social media strategy, and other news

Also, CPS stops using discriminatory job screening process following a WBEZ investigation.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago Police Department, Facebook, Twitter, social media, police issues, Chicago Public Schools, racial discrimination, Ken Griffin, Jim Durkin, Illinois General Assembly, Election 2016, Catholic Church, Blase Cupich, Chicago River, CTA

Blogs, Bleader Sep 30, 2016
LOL! Chicago Tribune tells its readers to vote for Gary Johnson

The paper endorses the "What's Aleppo?" candidate for president.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, Politics, Chicago Tribune, presidential race, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, Michael Ferro, Tronc, Facebook

Film, Movie Review Sep 29, 2016
Video
In Snowden, a private life obscures a public scandal

Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as the notorious whistle-blower in Oliver Stone’s new biopic.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Movie Review, Snowden movie, Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, Citizenfour, National Security Agency, Oliver Stone, bulk-data collection, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lindsay Mills, Shailene Woodley, Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, JFK Oliver Stone, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Guardian, Ewen MacAskill, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, Kieran Fitzgerald, STELLAR WIND, Michael Hayden, PRISM, Google, Facebook, Apple computers, Ben Schnetzer, Offensive Cyber Effects Operations, Barack Obama, Ghost in the Shell, government surveillance, Video

Blogs, Bleader Sep 15, 2016
How can journalists report with balance on an unbalanced candidate?

Journalists and media watchers fret about the role of “false equivalence” in coverage of Trump and Clinton.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, Politics, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, false balance, false equivalence, New York Times, Liz Spayd, Jack Shafer, Politico, Facebook, Washington Post

Blogs, Bleader Aug 1, 2016
Police chief Eddie Johnson quickly removes police powers from cops involved in fatal shooting, and other Chicago news

Also, Bruce Rauner decriminalizes carrying small amounts of marijuana.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Bruce Rauner, cannabis, Chance the Rapper, Chicago Police Department, Eddie Johnson, Facebook, gang violence, gun violence, Haiti, Lollapalooza, marijuana, Metro, Olympics, police brutality, University of Chicago

News & Politics, Essay Jul 14, 2016
I’m voting for Hillary Clinton, but I don’t vote with my vagina

I vote with a brain that understands what having a vagina means.
- By Julia Weiss
- Tags: Essay, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, president, election, vote, Elizabeth Warren, The Paper Machete, Facebook, Nancy Reagan, Planned Parenthood, Barack Obama, America, New Republic, Jared Yates Sexton, Vince Foster

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