AltWeeklies Wire
Hecho en Illinoisnew
Almost all the canned pumpkin in the U.S. comes from Morton, Ill. -- most of the people who pack it come from the tiny Mexican town of La Soledad.
Chicago Reader |
Linda Lutton and Catrin Einhorn |
11-22-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
There is No Guyville in Swedennew
If Liz Phair had grown up where it was OK to like sex, she'd be Frida Hyvonen.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
11-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Frida Hyvonen, Until Death Comes
A Daydream Nationnew
Marcus is nostalgic for an America that was never more than a fantasy.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
11-22-2006 |
Nonfiction
Mainly a Borenew
Dexter puts an absurd twist on Hollywood's favorite bugaboo.
Chicago Reader |
Lee Sandlin |
11-22-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Happy to Stay Homenew
The guys in Zelienople cultivate a fan base in spite of themselves.
Chicago Reader |
Peter Margasak |
11-13-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Zelienople
A True Crimenew
Lueders details how a rape victim wound up being treated like a criminal.
Chicago Reader |
Linda Lutton |
11-13-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Bill Lueders, Cry Rape
Paint It Blacknew
Lowell Thompson fought racism in the ad industry -- now he's targeting the wine-and-cheese scene.
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
11-13-2006 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Running With a Packnew
Jesse Jackson Jr. gears up for a mayoral run in Chicago -- just not necessarily his.
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke |
11-13-2006 |
Politics
Sloppy Secondsnew
How our recent revelations on Congressman Jerry Weller spread through the media (or didn't).
Chicago Reader |
Michael Miner |
11-06-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
The Genius in the Cornfieldnew
Powers discusses his National Book Award-nominated ninth novel.
Chicago Reader |
Stephen J. Lyons |
11-06-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Richard Powers, The Echo Maker
Gentle Into That Good Nightnew
Mac McCaughan embraces his adulthood.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
10-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Be Still Please, Portastatic
Heretical Metalnew
Isis heads east in a tribute to an Islamic mystic.
Chicago Reader |
Philip Montoro |
10-30-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: In the Absence of Truth, Isis
Bites of Realitynew
Death of a President wants to function as a mindless thriller that eventually makes us think -- and only after the film is over question the form that encouraged us to be mindless.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
10-30-2006 |
Reviews
UsTubenew
Media Burn's 30-year collection of Chicago-centric independent video is finally available on the Web -- but could you keep it to yourself for now?
Chicago Reader |
Deanna Isaacs |
10-30-2006 |
Tech
Tags: computers & technology
Making eLemonadenew
Thrill Jockey's Bettina Richards isn't thrilled about the digital revolution, but she's determined to meet it head-on.
Chicago Reader |
Peter Margasak |
10-30-2006 |
Music
