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- Arts & Culture, Art Feature Oct 13, 2020
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The movement will be beautified
In a show of racial unity, Latinx artists across Chicago have spent the summer contributing their talents to the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020.
- City Life, Public Service Announcement Oct 2, 2020
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Get tested and enjoy sweater weather with confidence
Upcoming events and distractions from our listings coordinator
- Music, Gig Poster of the Week Sep 30, 2020
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Skulls support self-publishing on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by Chicago artist Chema Skandal.
- Arts & Culture, Books Issue Jul 20, 2020
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The quaranzine scene
How Chicago zinemakers are adapting to the pandemic
- City Life, Stay at Home Apr 18, 2020
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The Reader’s stay-at-home chronicles: days 29 and 30
What we’re reading, watching, listening to, etc., to pass the time.
- Arts & Culture, Valentine's Day Feb 11, 2020
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Taking heartbreak seriously
A journalist turns her breakup into art and politics with a breakup zine.
- Arts & Culture, Feature Jan 11, 2017
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We need the Read/Write Library now more than ever
The Humboldt Park institution has taken an unconventional approach to being a “city library,” and it’s only growing more ambitious.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Nov 15, 2016
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CHI PRC celebrates Chicago’s rich history of punk and hardcore
Plus: Quimby’s hosts a talk on documenting DIY culture, and supporters of the Standing Rock Sioux hold a march and fund-raiser in Pilsen.
- Music, Gossip Wolf Oct 18, 2016
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Permanent Records celebrates its odds-defying tenth anniversary
Plus: Hobbyist release a lathe-cut single benefiting the Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network, Comfort Station hosts the inaugural ZINEmercado festival, and more.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 7, 2014
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A bigger, better Medium Cool returns
Chicago's own art book fair and objects shop is back for a second year.
- Arts & Culture, Feature Jul 16, 2014
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The life and death of Brooks Golden
The late street artist continues to make a mark on Chicago.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 19, 2014
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Reader's Agenda Sat 4/19: Chicago Zines, 20x2 Chicago, and Record Store Day
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Saturday, April 19
- Music, Gossip Wolf Feb 26, 2014
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Gossip Wolf: Locrian's Andre Foisy teaches yoga for your grimmest chakra
Plus: New music on the way from Catholic Tapes, local MC Kit, and Netherfriends
- Music, Music Feature Oct 28, 2013
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Listen closely to Jimmy Whispers
Jimmy Whispers’s cryptic street art and almost childlike love songs have a powerful antiviolence subtext—and his Summer in Pain Festival this weekend benefits CeaseFire.
- Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 19, 2013
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Best Supplemental Reading by an Avant-Pop Artist
Jimmy Whispers's Summer in Pain zine
- Music, Music Feature Dec 19, 2012
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People Issue 2012:
Teen Witch, the DJ"The whole reason of going to school is networking, but I realized I could do that with partying."
- Best of Chicago, Arts & Culture Jun 20, 2012
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Best Library Sans Will Shakespeare
Read/Write Library
- Arts & Culture, Lit Feature Apr 5, 2012
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In their words: Rian Murphy, head of staff and sales, Drag City
"The book business is just as on its knees as the record business. You measure success differently than you might have in the past."
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 2, 2011
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Today in zine news: There is actually news regarding zines
Who'da thunk?
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 22, 2010
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6/22 — Free Talk on Queer Zines
Christopher Wilde talks about the history and culture of queer zines at the Center on Halsted.
- Blogs, Bleader May 27, 2009
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"Dumb Audio" = anything but
The debut of a splendidly strange Chicago music zine.
- News & Politics, Miscellany Sep 24, 1992
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Revolution Girl-Style Now!
Notes From the Teenage Feminist Rock 'n' Roll Underground
