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Shot of Malort, Hold the Grimacenew
Six bartenders do their best to redeem Chicago's native wormwood liqueur.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
04-13-2009 |
Food+Drink
Crowd-Sourced Graphic Design Has the Profession on Edgenew
Widely perceived as the wave of the future, Crowdspring has also been characterized as the design Antichrist, a force that will destroy the profession.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
02-23-2009 |
Art
Chicago's Museum of Holography Could Soon Be Out on the Curbnew
Loren Billings lives out her days amid her memories at Chicago's Museum of Holography. But thanks to three mysterious "friends" and a million-dollar loan approved by Illinois state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, she could soon be on the curb.
Chicago Reader |
Ling Ma |
02-12-2009 |
Art
The Forces That Shaped Rogers Park and West Ridgenew
Time has made Rogers Avenue, an old treaty boundary, just another city street. But edges remain, perhaps most notably in the division between the residents who see their neighborhood going to hell and the residents who are grateful to have escaped someplace worse.
Chicago Reader |
Bill Savage |
02-09-2009 |
History
How Boutique Booze Could Help Change the Lives of Poor Farmersnew
When restaurateur Jean-Denis Courtin decided to make his own vodka, he wanted it to be not only original but also "all natural, fair trade, and additive free." In the mountains of South America, he found a way to have it all.
Chicago Reader |
Julia Thiel |
01-26-2009 |
Food+Drink
It’s Good to Be the King’s Election Lawyernew
Chicago attorney Michael Dorf has thrown his hat in the ring for the job of head honcho at the National Endowment for the Arts. Here are his killer qualifications: from the time Barack Obama began his run against Bobby Rush for Congress in 1999 through Obama’s election to the U.S. Senate in 2004, Dorf was his election lawyer.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
01-26-2009 |
Art
If Parkour Ever Takes Off, Michael 'Frosti' Zernow Could be One of its First Starsnew
Thousands of people are believed to practice parkour in the US, and Frosti is one of the most widely recognized. At five-foot-eight with a sinewy build, multiethnic features, and short black hair that's often pushed into a fauxhawk, he has a distinctive look.
Chicago Reader |
Rich Knight |
01-12-2009 |
Sports
Is It Funny Yet? Second City Enters the Obama Eranew
Hope versus fear, optimism versus skepticism -- that's the theme of Second City's smart, often hilarious response to this historic moment, America: All Better!
Chicago Reader |
Albert Williams |
12-22-2008 |
Theater
Stanley Tigerman Talks About His Design for the Illinois Holocaust Museumnew
He says the project really hasn't changed since he interviewed for the commission. He took "a little free-hand sketch" to that interview, he said, and "I've built the sketch. Developed dramatically, modified somewhat, but not in any way that is detrimental. I'd been waiting to do this building all my life."
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
11-24-2008 |
Art
Sonic Boom: Why Theater is Getting Loudernew
The basic problem with sound, engineer Nick Keenan maintains, is that everyone hears it differently, and no one really knows how to talk about it.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
11-10-2008 |
Theater
Trevor and Ryan Oakes Have Invented a New Way to Drawnew
The easel the Oakeses invented to impose image on paper has forerunners that go back centuries. Their device is the first, however, that requires neither mirrors nor lenses.
Chicago Reader |
Damien James |
10-27-2008 |
Art
The Chicago Cubs' True Accomplishmentnew
We're missing the point on the Cubs' latest, most spectacular crash and burn. Does anyone understand how difficult it is for a team to go 100 years without winning a championship?
Chicago Reader |
Mike Conklin |
10-14-2008 |
Sports
Can You Copyright Stage Direction?new
Lawsuits over Urinetown haven't helped decide the matter.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
08-26-2008 |
Theater
Ethnic Ice Cream in Chicago: Around the World in 80 Licksnew
Ice creams and ices from Korea, India, the Philippines, Mexico, and more.
Chicago Reader |
Anne Spiselman |
08-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
Master of Markets: Expert Scavenger Ron Slattery Shares (Some of) His Secretsnew
Slattery makes his living by scouring Chicago-area flea markets and reselling his purchases, directly or online, to prop companies, auction houses, and collectors.
Chicago Reader |
Anne Ford |
08-04-2008 |
Shopping
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