AltWeeklies Wire
Thoughts That Countnew
Twenty-eight great gift ideas, including a clean conscience, a banned substance, a serious buzz, and a sense of humor.
Chicago Reader |
Heather Kenny |
12-11-2006 |
Shopping
Tags: 2006gift
Hello, We Must Be Goingnew
High Hawk's new album is genius, but your chances of hearing it are slim.
Chicago Reader |
Miles Raymer |
12-11-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: High Hawk
Difference Between Smart and Wisenew
For the big screen, Alan Bennett presents a less cynical version of his play about what an education is good for.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
12-11-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Nicholas Hytner, The History Boys
Green Gray Areasnew
Environmental historian William Cronon says we've got to stop thinking pristine wilderness is the only nature worth saving.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
12-11-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Was It Worth It?new
What's new at the new Chicago History Museum? A 75 percent increase in long-term debt and a $12 admission fee, for starters.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
12-11-2006 |
History
Tags: history
Sitting on a Motorcycle While Latinonew
Ernesto Cruz says two cops told him they were taking him in because he was illegal -- but that would be illegal.
Chicago Reader |
Kari Lydersen |
12-04-2006 |
Immigration
Like a Little 'Black Korea'new
Middle Eastern shopkeepers in Chicago boycott an up-and-coming MC over a song about liquor stores in the hood.
Chicago Reader |
Dustin J. Seibert |
12-04-2006 |
Music
Around the World in 1,085 Pagesnew
Round one with Pynchon's longest and busiest novel.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
12-04-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon
Blind Justices?new
The prosecutors who sent police torture victims to prison are now the judges who keep them there.
Chicago Reader |
John Conroy |
12-04-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Perils of Punditrynew
There's always someone in the real world who knows your subject better than you.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
12-04-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Magic Bullet or Menacenew
A spray that's supposed to prevent HIV transmission sounds too good to be true.
Chicago Reader |
Tori Marlan |
11-27-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
A Life in the Pitnew
Dan the Fan passes the half-century mark with no plans to quit pogoing.
Chicago Reader |
Monica Kendrick |
11-27-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dan the Fan
His City Is Gonenew
Richard Nickel's photos capture the Chicago he fought so hard to save.
Chicago Reader |
Lynn Becker |
11-27-2006 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
The New Rulesnew
While the Chicago Tribune steadfastly ignored it, news of Malachi Ritscher's self-immolation spread virally.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
11-27-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
LA Times to LA: Save Usnew
The Tribune's prima donna sister reacts to the latest insult from Chicago.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
11-22-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
