- Food & Drink, Restaurant Reviews, May 30, 2013
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Brindille is a refuge from frightening surroundings
But conservative seasoning dulls skilled executions.
- You Are Here, Chicagoans, May 30, 2013
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This week's Chicagoan: Rosita Arvigo, master herbalist
"Anywhere there's a crack of dirt in the sidewalk, a medicinal plant will grow."
- Galleries & Museums, Art Review, May 30, 2013
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Abelardo Morell's light in the darkness
The Art Institute opens a retrospective of work by a photographer known for his camera obscura images.
- You Are Here, Zoom in, May 30, 2013
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Zoom in: Avondale
Hector Alvarenga transformed his home into an art installation of mostly discarded junk.
- You Are Here, Show us your [____], May 30, 2013
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Show Us Your . . . Roto-a-Matic
A transformed Mold-a-Rama vending machine dispenses original works of art, most of the time.
- Lit & Lectures, Book Review, May 30, 2013
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Fin de siecle Chicago for dummies
A new edition of Chicago by Day and Night, with annotations by Paul Durica and Bill Savage, is a guidebook to both the city and the era.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 25, 2013
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Coast Modern charts a history of open spaces
Noting the new architecture documentary screening at Chicago Filmmakers
- Blogs, Bleader, May 25, 2013
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Reader's Agenda Sat 5/25: The Randolph Street Market, the Belmont-Sheffield Music Festival, and drunk art pairings
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Saturday, May 25
- Blogs, Bleader, May 24, 2013
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Your summer reading: The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway
The River of No Return is fun and suspenseful and awesome.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 24, 2013
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How local rapper Young Giftz improved his already great tune "Nino"
Up-and-coming local MC Young Giftz improved on his great 2012 collaboration with Tree, "Nino," by making it longer and adding contributions from members of Save Money.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 24, 2013
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The uncanny choreography of World Order
Following Grimes's Tumblr pays off yet again.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 24, 2013
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The easy stylistic yin and yang of drummer Ches Smith
Ches Smith, who rolls through Chicago next week in Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog, easily straddles ideas from both jazz and rock in his great quintet These Arches.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 24, 2013
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Grub Street Chicago killed and other food news bites
Mexican Mennonite cheese, slingers, the bourbon shortage, and more
- Blogs, Bleader, May 24, 2013
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This show: Blank Realm tonight at the Burlington
On tour in support of the new Go Easy, Brisbane's Blank Realm plays the Burlington tonight, with Apache Dropout opening.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 24, 2013
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12 O'Clock Track: "John Carpenter" is the dark, dirty return of the Weeknd
The Weeknd returns with a preview of his upcoming record.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 24, 2013
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Did you read about masturbation, Billy Joel, and Ronald McDonald?
Also David Koch, "Save Prentice," cat bearding, Richard Simmons, Jay Carney, and Guided by Voices?
- Blogs, Bleader, May 24, 2013
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Derek Zoolander, Jacques Demy, Henry James, and the rest of this week's screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- Blogs, Bleader, May 24, 2013
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Chicago River, the symphony, and the book that inspired it
The Chicago River, a new jazz symphony by Orbert Davis, was inspired by The Lost Panoramas, a book that documents the reversal of the Chicago River.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 24, 2013
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Mayor Rahm's school board takes a big stand!
Chicago's school-closing board once again proves it's a wholly owned subsidiary of Mayor Rahm.
- Blogs, Bleader, May 24, 2013
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Reader's Agenda Fri 5/24: Electric Daisy Carnival, Irish Fest, and Carol Horton
What's on the Reader's Agenda for Friday, May 24
