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Achy Obejas Uses the Noir Form to Explore Her Cuban Rootsnew

The 18 stories collected in the anthology Havana Noir are nothing if not messy. The Havana reflected in its pages is coldly violent and explosively loving. It's vibrant, brutal, amoral, sordid, romantic, idealistic, pragmatic, and gleefully ambiguous.
Chicago Reader  |  Martha Bayne  |  06-02-2008  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

A Long Way From 'Satan's Mile'new

Chicago's booming South Loop has a tortuous and tawdry tale to tell.
Chicago Reader  |  Martha Bayne  |  03-17-2008  |  Transportation

A Chicago Beer, Brewed Right Here in Wisconsinnew

It looks local and talks local, but Half Acre Lager isn't quite local -- yet.
Chicago Reader  |  Martha Bayne  |  08-27-2007  |  Food+Drink

The Year of Eating Locallynew

Two households go to extremes to show how it's done in Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and Plenty.
Chicago Reader  |  Martha Bayne  |  05-21-2007  |  Nonfiction

Resourceful Renters: Eight Chicagoans Who've Transformed Their Apartmentsnew

Making someone else's space your own takes a particular kind of ingenuity.
Chicago Reader  |  Martha Bayne and Heather Kenny  |  04-30-2007  |  Culture

Alternative to What?new

In his memoir about trying to be a cool dad, Pollack reveals that he's just like every other parent.
Chicago Reader  |  Martha Bayne  |  01-22-2007  |  Nonfiction

Raise a Flap for Democracynew

Paul Smith and Ben Helphand have made an advent calendar for the election season.
Chicago Reader  |  Martha Bayne  |  10-09-2006  |  Politics

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