AltWeeklies Wire
Baseball Bonuses and Bungled Bowlsnew
When will the sports press get out of the sports business?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
12-17-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Good Intentionsnew
The Chicago Reporter held a documentary contest. Not even the winner's happy.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
12-10-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
'Atonement': A Novel Treatnew
It's that rare combo: a good movie based on a good book.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
12-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Atonement, Joe Wright
Indian: All the Menace You Could Want from a Metal Bandnew
Even at their most relaxed and outgoing, the guys in Indian are still pretty fucking intimidating.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
12-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: indian, Slights and Abuse
Canned Cheese and Can-Do Spiritnew
Kraft's in-house history, commissioned to inspire employees, is actually a fascinating look at the process behind processed food.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
12-10-2007 |
Food+Drink
Go Indirectly to Jailnew
A social worker's seven-hour quest to visit a client at Cook County.
Chicago Reader |
Angela Rogensues |
12-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Healthy Meat the Hard Waynew
Meet my mulefoot hog, Dee Dee.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
12-04-2007 |
Food+Drink
The Re-Animatorsnew
It might be possible to keep the rock-star era alive, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
12-04-2007 |
Commentary
The Persistence of Andrew Wilsonnew
A cop killer who fought to expose torture in the Chicago Police Department has died, but his testimony from beyond the grave could still help bring down its perpetrators.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
12-03-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Was Reagan a Racist?new
Pundits bitch-slap each other over a 27-year-old campaign speech.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
12-03-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Books on Tape -- All 27 of 'Emnew
JoBe Cerny's audio re-creation of the New Testament, titled The Word of Promise, is expected to set record sales for an audiobook largely because of its A-list cast. Once Jim Caviezel got on board as Jesus, lots of actors wanted in. Terence Stamp plays God. Marisa Tomei is Mary Magdalene.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
11-26-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Chicago's True TIF Tallynew
Cook County clerk David Orr reveals -- nay, publicizes -- that TIFs sucked up more than $500 million in property taxes last year.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
11-26-2007 |
Politics
Celebration and Dragons of Zynth Are Under the Influencenew
TV on the Radio are one of the best bands in the world, but having them all over your record can be a mixed blessing, as these two bands prove.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
11-26-2007 |
Reviews
'I'm Not There' is No Hagiographynew
Widely described as a tribute, it frequently comes across as a series of insults.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
11-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: I'm Not There, Todd Haynes
Journalists' Ritesnew
What could keep a reporter on the righteous path in these dismal times?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
11-26-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
