AltWeeklies Wire
Where the Cool Kids Arenew
To hear the new sound of Chicago hip-hop, it helps to be on MySpace.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
07-09-2007 |
Music
TIF for Tatnew
Why the governor is suddenly so interested in Mayor Daley's pet financing scheme.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
07-02-2007 |
Politics
'Sicko': Dumb Like Menew
Michael Moore undercuts his own muckraking with his regular Joe act.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
07-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Sicko
Cealed Kasket Get Medieval on Rock 'n' Rollnew
It'd be easy to write this band off, especially since the joke they're pushing is older than Spinal Tap -- but they make me laugh.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
07-02-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cealed Kasket
'Pushed': The Obstetric-Industrial Complexnew
Jennifer Block's expose on birth in America just emphasizes how little the problems of American obstetrics have changed.
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
07-02-2007 |
Nonfiction
Reading Too Much Into Study Linking Birth Order & IQnew
The original story about the study in the New York Times never once used the word "smart" in any of its forms -- particularly the comparative phrase "smarter than" -- so why did other papers' stories on the study use that very language?
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
07-02-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
If We Want More Organic Meat ...new
We're going to need more places to slaughter organic livestock.
Chicago Reader |
Nicholas Day |
07-02-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
A Study in Contrastsnew
In Chicago, a suburban middle school spends more than $14,000 per kid, while the city gets ready to dole out $65 million to developers.
Chicago Reader |
Ben Joravsky |
06-25-2007 |
Policy Issues
Tags: public policy issues
What's a Hate Crime?new
When in doubt, consult the hate-crime law.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
06-25-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
'A Mighty Heart': The Media and Modern Warfarenew
Michael Winterbottom's thriller about murdered journalist Daniel Pearl raises some valuable questions.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
06-25-2007 |
Reviews
Where Would Jesus Park?new
Church parking -- some of it blatantly illegal -- complicates a plan to free up Chicago's boulevards for cyclists.
Chicago Reader |
Tasneem Paghdiwala |
06-25-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
When Animal-Rights Activists Attacknew
PETA and other groups peck away at the City Council as it considers two different ordinances to repeal the foie gras ban.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
06-25-2007 |
Food+Drink
In Praise of Selling Outnew
More corporate involvement might be just what the music industry needs.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
06-25-2007 |
Music
Why Play Leaks?new
What a Chicago station's scuffle with the White Stripes says about the state of alternative-rock radio.
Chicago Reader |
Ross Wolinsky |
06-19-2007 |
Media
Tags: radio
'Helvetica': You Know the Typenew
But do you know the social history behind the ubiquitous Helvetica?
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
06-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Gary Hustwit, Helvetica
