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Columns & Opinion, Savage Love Apr 7, 2020
The package, not the panties, is what’s dangerous

When webcam sex just isn’t enough.
- By Dan Savage
- Tags: Savage Love, Coronavirus, sex, hookup, bodily fluids, juice, social distancing

News & Politics, Feature Feb 14, 2019
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Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall

In the 90s he rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Feature, Andre Vasquez, 40th Ward, alderman, candidate, Molemen, Prime, Optimus Prime, Patrick O’Connor, Maggie O’Keefe, Dianne Daleiden, Ugo Okere, Ed Burke, Rahm Emanuel, Reclaim Chicago, Blaze Battle, Direct Effect, KRS-One, Juice, Bernie Sanders, Bern Fest, Over Easy Cafe, Jon Cignarale, Democratic Socialists of America, Civilian Police Accountability Commission, DSA, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Affordable Requirements Ordinance, Lane Tech, Juvenal “PNS” Robles, Juvenal Robles, PNS, Visual, Ed “Panik” Zamudio, Panik, Ed Zamudio, Alberto “Mixx Massacre” Espinosa, Mixx Massacre, Alberto Espinosa, Vakill, Donald “Vakill” Mason, Donald Mason, Pugs Atomz, Nacrobats, Double Door, Subterranean, Gramaphone Records, Ritual of the . . ., E.C. Illa, Rubberoom, Rhymefest, Aesop Rock, MF Doom, Atmosphere, Slug, Unbreakable, Madman, The Optimus, Scam Artists, Verbal, Robust, Qwel, Middle Ground, AT&T, Kaplan University, Purdue University Global, Shadow Master, Awdazcate, Black Lives Matter, Ja’mal Green, My Block My Hood My City, Jahmal Cole, Kim Foxx, Amanda Weaver, Drinks and Discourse, Kristi Sanford, Colin Bird-Martinez, Rossana Rodriguez, Maria Hadden, Que Billah, Todays Lesson, Video

Blogs, Bleader Jun 22, 2018
An interview with cinematographer turned director Ernest Dickerson

The veteran filmmaking reflects on his career in film and television, making the transition to directing, and his collaborations with Spike Lee.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Film, Television, Ernest Dickerson, Spike Lee, Juice, Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight, She's Gotta Have It, School Daze, Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X, cinematography, John Sayles, The Brother From Another Planet, The Wire, The Walking Dead, White Heat, Tupac Shakur

Music, Gossip Wolf Dec 20, 2016
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Guitarists Ryley Walker and Bill MacKay whip up some sorely needed holiday cheer

Plus: Timbuck2Forever returns to Metro to honor the fallen Chicago DJ, Macabre host their 19th annual Holiday of Horror at Reggie’s, and more.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Ryley Walker, Bill MacKay, Charles Joseph Smith, Azita, Holiday Feel Good Real Good Night of Music & Cheer, Gabriel Wallace, Hideout, Timothy Jones, DJ Timbuck2, Timbuck2uesdays, Metro, Beauty Bar, Timbuck2Forever, De La Soul, Juice, Twista, Nonstop, Rude One, Mano, Just Blaze, Boi Jeanius, Vic Mensa, Macabre, Reggie’s, Holiday of Horror, Reggie’s Rock Club, Reggie’s Music Joint, Dysphoria, Maggot Twat, Dick Pancakes, Staring Problem, Modern Tapes, Ghost, Video

Music, Gossip Wolf Dec 30, 2015
Cecily Strong takes a Saturday off from SNL at Rainbo

Plus: Sugary-sweet pop-rock band the Walters and freestyle rap legend Juice release brand-new music for Christmas.
- By Leor Galil and J.R. Nelson
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, Cecily Strong, Rainbo Club, SNL, Saturday Night Live, Walters, Songs for Dads, Young Men, Terry Parker, Juice, Bar'd Up

Music, Gossip Wolf Dec 3, 2014
DJ Jesse de la Peña brings back the Blue Groove Lounge for its 20th birthday

Plus: Scene treasure and sound engineer Bob Popp dies at 49, and Swimsuit Addition say thanks to their friends with a new EP.
- By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
- Tags: Gossip Wolf, DJ Jesse de la Peña, Blue Groove Lounge, Elbo Room, Missy Elliott, Jungle Brothers, Funky Buddha Lounge, Double Door, Marc Marciano, Juice, Ang 13, PNS, Lili K, Kevin Coval, Mental Giants, Mass Hysteria, Charalambos Papadopoulos, Bob Popp, Ballsniffer, Oak Park, Gunpoint Recording Studios, KT's Kids, Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital, Liar's Club, Nefarious Fat Cats, Jake Burns, Stiff Little Fingers, Local H, John Haggerty, Pegboy, Swimsuit Addition, Tanks!, "William Corgan, the Amazing Cat Lady!, Emporium Arcade Bar

Blogs, Bleader Nov 28, 2014
Drinking the Kool-Aid at Owen + Alchemy in Logan Square

Logan Square's "modern juice apothecary" is like a set piece from Portlandia.
- By Mike Sula
- Tags: One Sip, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Owen + Alchemy, Jared Van Camp, juice, juicing, Anne Owen, Element Collective

City Life, Feature Aug 6, 2014
What lies at the bottom of the Playpen, Chicago's floating daytime clubland

As the name implies, this party-hearty pocket of Lake Michigan is notorious for juvenile behavior.
- By Jake Malooley
- Tags: Feature, Amy Raven, beer, beer bongs, bikinis, blood alcohol limit, Boat Scene, boats, Bodi, breakwaters, breasts, Brian Pfeiffer, Bud Light Mix-a-Ritas, Buoys n the Hood, cannabis, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Police Department, Chicago Scene, Chicago Scene Boat Party, club events, cocaine, cognac, CPD, dancers, dancing, Dave Lobo, David Izsak, DCASE, Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, dinghies, DJ Quira, DJ Torio, drinking, drugs, federal open waters, gender politics, Honey I Shrunk My Wallet, Irish whiskey, Jackson Harbor, Jardine Water Filtration Plant, Jared Burkett, jetboats, juice, Lake Michigan, Leigh Ann Reilly, marijuana, marine rescue, Martinis and Bikinis, Mary May, Modelo Especial, Montrose Harbor, New York Deli, nightclubs, nightlife, nightlife promoters, no-wake zones, Oak Street, parties, police, police marine units, Prohibit, punch, raft ups, Raptor Delivery Service, Sea Monkey, sexism, skyline, special event permits, Special Ops, sponsorships, Surreal, Ted Widen, tequila, The Flying Lady, The Mid, The Playpen, U.S. Coast Guard, Verry Necessary, vodka, vomit, WaveRunners, Who's Your Daddy, yachts

Blogs, Bleader Jan 8, 2014
Roy French's cure for wintertime blues

The local rapper's colorful new mixtape just might be the thing you need to get through the winter.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Roy French, Face God, hip-hop, Chance the Rapper, Juice, Lucki Ecks, Alternative Trap, Alex Wiley, Club Wiley, Martin Sky

Blogs, Bleader Sep 4, 2013
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Remembering Rodney Kyles Jr., aka rapper In Rod We Lust

The aspiring local MC died two years ago yesterday, but his memory lives on in through some great rappers repping Chicago.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Less Passion. More Ration, Rodney Kyles Jr., In Rod We Lust, Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap, Acid Rain, Juice, 10Day, Kembe X, The Wager, Self Rule, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 24, 2013
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Another tab of Acid Rap: More nuggets about Chance the Rapper's life, music, and forthcoming mixtape

Couldn't get enough of Chicago MC Chance the Rapper in the Reader's B Side cover feature?
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, Chance the Rapper, Acid Rap, South by Southwest, hip-hop, Chancelor Bennett, Stefan Ponce, Peter Cottontale, Hey Ma, Patrick Corcoran, Kembe X, Alex Wiley, Dollar Please, Mo Purp, Juice, Good Ass Intro, Rap Genius, Chante Rene Linwood, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 17, 2013
Win a Closed Sessions CIMMfest prize pack

Try your hand at rap-related movie trivia and win a pair of tickets to Closed Sessions' CIMMfest showcase and a limited label T-shirt.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Hip-Hop, Music, hip-hop, CIMMfest, Closed Sessions, Treated Crew, Juice, ShowYouSuck, Alex Wiley, Kembe X, Double Door, Ice Age: Continental Drift, ATL, T.I., Mos Def, Fred Durst, Ice Cube, Kanye West, Power, RZA, Common, Ludacris

Reader, Matches blog Sep 29, 2010
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A Second Rate Imitation, Watered Down Simulation

Back and forth and then back and then forth again. Circles kinda make me dizzy and I can't think clearly when I'm dizzy.
- By Heartbroker
- Tags: Mismatched: Bad Dates, Great Stories, Chicago, O'Hare Airport, Pinhead Gunpowder, Cometbus, LTR, relationship, lecture, smiley, airport, make out, drifting, casual sex, Mary Tyler Moore, Frank Sinatra, Derek Hess, Husker Du, pill, juice, Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca, Ingrid Bergman, story time, travel, travels, friends, family, boyfriend, girlfriend, regret, Easy Rider, Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Suck City, U.S.A., resolve, prison, jail, inmates, realization, weekend, safe travels, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 22, 2010
4/24 — Free Children's Book Reading at Barbara's Bookstore

Children's author Sherry North reads and signs her new book on Sat 4/24 at 3 PM at Barbara's Bookstore.
- By Sam Worley
- Tags: Lit & Lectures, Free Shit, Other Stuff, Apropos of Nothing, Swag, Books, Sherry North, children's books, Barbara's Bookstore, Because I Am Your Daddy, readings, cookies, juice, kids, readings

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The package, not the panties, is what’s dangerous

When webcam sex just isn’t enough.

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Hip-hop taught Andre Vasquez about community—and he wants to take those lessons to City Hall

In the 90s he rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.

An interview with cinematographer turned director Ernest Dickerson

The veteran filmmaking reflects on his career in film and television, making the transition to directing, and his collaborations with Spike Lee.

Video
Guitarists Ryley Walker and Bill MacKay whip up some sorely needed holiday cheer

Plus: Timbuck2Forever returns to Metro to honor the fallen Chicago DJ, Macabre host their 19th annual Holiday of Horror at Reggie’s, and more.

Cecily Strong takes a Saturday off from SNL at Rainbo

Plus: Sugary-sweet pop-rock band the Walters and freestyle rap legend Juice release brand-new music for Christmas.

DJ Jesse de la Peña brings back the Blue Groove Lounge for its 20th birthday

Plus: Scene treasure and sound engineer Bob Popp dies at 49, and Swimsuit Addition say thanks to their friends with a new EP.

Drinking the Kool-Aid at Owen + Alchemy in Logan Square

Logan Square's "modern juice apothecary" is like a set piece from Portlandia.

What lies at the bottom of the Playpen, Chicago's floating daytime clubland

As the name implies, this party-hearty pocket of Lake Michigan is notorious for juvenile behavior.

Roy French's cure for wintertime blues

The local rapper's colorful new mixtape just might be the thing you need to get through the winter.

Video
Remembering Rodney Kyles Jr., aka rapper In Rod We Lust

The aspiring local MC died two years ago yesterday, but his memory lives on in through some great rappers repping Chicago.

Video
Another tab of Acid Rap: More nuggets about Chance the Rapper's life, music, and forthcoming mixtape

Couldn't get enough of Chicago MC Chance the Rapper in the Reader's B Side cover feature?

Win a Closed Sessions CIMMfest prize pack

Try your hand at rap-related movie trivia and win a pair of tickets to Closed Sessions' CIMMfest showcase and a limited label T-shirt.

Video
A Second Rate Imitation, Watered Down Simulation

Back and forth and then back and then forth again. Circles kinda make me dizzy and I can't think clearly when I'm dizzy.

4/24 — Free Children's Book Reading at Barbara's Bookstore

Children's author Sherry North reads and signs her new book on Sat 4/24 at 3 PM at Barbara's Bookstore.

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When webcam sex just isn’t enough.

In the 90s he rapped as Prime and joined underground collective the Molemen. Now he’s a socialist candidate for 40th Ward alderman, hoping to unseat entrenched incumbent Patrick O’Connor.

The veteran filmmaking reflects on his career in film and television, making the transition to directing, and his collaborations with Spike Lee.

Plus: Timbuck2Forever returns to Metro to honor the fallen Chicago DJ, Macabre host their 19th annual Holiday of Horror at Reggie’s, and more.

Plus: Sugary-sweet pop-rock band the Walters and freestyle rap legend Juice release brand-new music for Christmas.

Plus: Scene treasure and sound engineer Bob Popp dies at 49, and Swimsuit Addition say thanks to their friends with a new EP.

Logan Square's "modern juice apothecary" is like a set piece from Portlandia.

As the name implies, this party-hearty pocket of Lake Michigan is notorious for juvenile behavior.

The local rapper's colorful new mixtape just might be the thing you need to get through the winter.

The aspiring local MC died two years ago yesterday, but his memory lives on in through some great rappers repping Chicago.

Couldn't get enough of Chicago MC Chance the Rapper in the Reader's B Side cover feature?

Try your hand at rap-related movie trivia and win a pair of tickets to Closed Sessions' CIMMfest showcase and a limited label T-shirt.

Back and forth and then back and then forth again. Circles kinda make me dizzy and I can't think clearly when I'm dizzy.

Children's author Sherry North reads and signs her new book on Sat 4/24 at 3 PM at Barbara's Bookstore.

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