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New Perspectivesnew
Clint Eastwood looks at WW II from the losing side in Letters From Iwo Jima; Karen Moncrieff slices and dices the usual slasher narrative in The Dead Girl.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
01-17-2007 |
Reviews
Fast Food, Hold the Meatnew
Sylvia Watycha and Moshe Shalom of Veggie Bite envision a vegan fast-food chain.
Chicago Reader |
Anne Ford |
01-17-2007 |
Food+Drink
A Crash Course in Denimnew
Fed up with "premium" jeans they couldn't wear, two Chicago businessmen decided to make their own.
Chicago Reader |
Heather Kenny |
01-17-2007 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
Thinking Inside the Boxnew
In Pan's Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro makes genre work for him -- in Children of Men, Alfonso Cuaron lets it get in his way.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
01-08-2007 |
Reviews
Doing It for the Kidsnew
There are lots of reasons for a venue like Chicago's Subterranean to host all-ages shows, and money isn't all of them.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
01-08-2007 |
Music
The Good Copnew
Detective Frank Laverty did the right thing -- and paid for it for years.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
01-08-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Stranger Dangernew
Another reason not to leave your pooch in the car: dognapping.
Chicago Reader |
Tori Marlan |
01-08-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
The Entitlement Defensenew
Shareholders should have known Conrad Black had a lifestyle to maintain when they bought into his company.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
01-08-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
Hometown Heroesnew
If you're looking for heartland truths, Smallville's soap-opera fantasy beats the "reality" of Friday Night Lights.
Chicago Reader |
Lee Sandlin |
01-08-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
The Good Kind of Awkwardnew
The Fake Fictions make refreshingly unpolished power pop.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
01-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fake Fictions
Trust Issuesnew
It's gonna take more than a 12-2 record for fans to believe this year's Bears are for real.
Chicago Reader |
Ted Cox |
12-26-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Bye-Bye Bell'snew
How Illinois beer distribution laws, fiercely protected by a powerful industry, drove away one of Chicago's favorite small brewers.
Chicago Reader |
Nicholas Day |
12-19-2006 |
Food+Drink
Unburied Treasurenew
Plenty of great Chicago hip-hop is hidden in plain sight.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
12-19-2006 |
Music
Something for Nothingnew
A PR newswire is funding a journalists' speakers bureau, but everyone involved says there's no quid pro quo.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
12-19-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
The Team Plays, The Bar Paysnew
Plenty of bars sponsor sports teams, but the Black Rock exists solely to support the Chicago Griffins rugby club.
Chicago Reader |
Scott Eden |
12-11-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
