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Ben Joravsky on Politics
Having just paid his property tax bill, Ben wants his money back
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Feature
Joe Henson died because he was black. Forty years later, his daughter wants justice.
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Savage Love
Dan Savage tackles three letters about threesomes
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Deanna Isaacs on Culture
Things are disappearing at the Chicago Cultural Center. Big things.
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Media
Introducing the ChicagoReader.com, the Reader's shiny new digital home
- by Mara Shalhoup
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Tags: Media, Announcements, Chicago Reader, Agenda, Michael Miner, Soundboard, Bleader, ChicagoReader.com, new Reader, new media, digital, Slideshow, Video
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Music Feature
Whether the subject is contraception or M.I.A.'s middle finger, America wants to keep women in line
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Three Beats
An unprecedented U.S. show for Deiphago, an odd Sally Timms reissue, and another dose of Johnny Love
- by Peter Margasak, Kim Kelly and Miles Raymer
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Tags: Three Beats, Sally Timms, Mekons, Buzzcocks, Pete Shelley, Groovy Records, Soundtrack of the Film Hangahar, The Total Groovy, Drag City, Sky Yen, Cafe Lura, The Cathedral of the Black Goat, Deiphago, Filipino Antichrist, Abigail band, Necroholocaust, Discharge band, Exploited band, Nuclearhammer, Vaz, Sidapa, Manticore, Ritual Combat, Nyogthaeblisz, Johnny Love, Ultrademon, Zombelle, seapunk, Myrmydon Antichrist
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Gossip Wolf
More Pitchfork picks, emo people watching at the Promise Ring, and new orch-pop from Panoramic & True
- by Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson
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Tags: Gossip Wolf, Pitchfork Music Festival, Willis Earl Beal, Cloud Nothings, Grimes, Vampire Weekend, Feist, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sharon Van Etten, Sleigh Bells, Azealia Banks, Mazzy Star, Fiona Apple, The Promise Ring, Jesse Johnson, Mike Kinsella, Bob Nanna, Todd Lee Bell, Bobby Burg, Graham Elliot, DJ Bald EHood Internet, Dangerbird, Panoramic & True, John Lennox
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Movie Sidebar
The euro might be shaky, but not the European Union Film Festival
- by J.R. Jones, Ben Sachs and Drew Hunt
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Tags: Movie Sidebar, 15th European Union Film Festival, Gene Siskel Film Center, Breathing movie, Karl Markovics, Black Venus, Abdellatif Kechiche, Burke and Hare, John Landis, Cousinhood, Daniel Sanchez Arevalo, A Funny Man, Martin Zandvliet, Glass Tiger 3, Peter Rudolf, Morgen, Marian Crisan, Pure movie, Lisa Langseth
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Cocktail Challenge
Naha bartender Steve Carrow crafts a bacon-and-egg drink with an eye to Wisconsin
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Restaurant Reviews
You can't hear the music over the noise at Tavernita, Ryan Poli's Spanish dream
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Culture Vultures
Chicagoans recommend Finder: Voice, Swing Night at the Black Rock Pub, and IMAN's Community Cafe
- by Joey Jachowski
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Tags: Culture Vultures, Tim Broderick, graphic novel, Finder: Voice, Carla Speed McNeil, Danny Rodriguez, Wood Sugars, Swing Night, Rumala Sheikhani, Inner-City Muslim Action Network, Black Rock Pub & Kitchen
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Performing Arts Review
Too intimate for Broadway, A Catered Affair gets right-sized by Porchlight Music Theatre
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Performing Arts Sidebar
New York-based flamenco troupe A Palo Sec performs "Rasgos Flamenco"
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Book Review
While trying to establish a regional identity, Midwestern Gothic loses itself in time
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Art Critic's Choice
Colleen Plumb's "Animals Are Outside Today" explores how humans and animal relate
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Space
Stevie Baka and Emily Knies take thrifting to the next level
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Bleader
Eating green with Futters Nut Butters' pumpkin-seed butter
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Bleader
Camels are artiodactyls, not perissodactyls. Everybody knows that!
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Bleader
The Cook County state's attorney defends her record and blasts the "obsession" of journalists
- by Mick Dumke
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Tags: Crime, Clout City, News, Anita Alvarez, Cook County, state's attorney, prosecutor, public defender, Sweet Holy Spirit Church, Larry Trotter, Sally Daly, 2012 elections, wrongful convictions, Northwestern University, David Protess, marijuana, transparency, Tim Novak, Chicago Sun-Times, David Koschman, Richard M. Daley
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Bleader
A review of the new animated feature The Lorax
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Bleader
Down the memory hole
- by Sam Worley
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Tags: Media, Clout City, Leap Day, leap year, New York Times, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, William F. Buckley, The Sopranos, Phil Leotardo, Big Pussy, Alex Pareene, Saul Alinsky, John Kerry, Reuters, Barbara Goldberg, Ben Joravsky, Reader to Reader
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Bleader
Monkees singer Davy Jones is dead of a heart attack at age 66
- by J.R. Jones
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Tags: R.I.P., Music, Monkees, Davy Jones, Indiantown, Florida, Daydream Believer, Harry Nilsson, Cuddly Toy, Daddy's Song, Neil Diamond, A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You, Jeff Barry, She Hangs Out, Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Star Collector, Forget That Girl, rock music, pop music, television, movies, Video
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Bleader
Some personal observations of writing about the 15th Annual European Union Film Festival
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Bleader
Million Dollar Mano assembles an all-star team of trash talkers
- by Miles Raymer
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Tags: Boom!, Music, Treated Crew, Million Dollar Mano, Mic Terror, Gzus Piece, Chance the Rapper, Caleb James, Chicago, hip-hop, Video
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Bleader
Rap's 2012 "Freshman Class" as decided by Twitter
- by Miles Raymer
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Tags: Swag, Media, Music, Twitter, hip-hop, the Internet, XXL, Casey Veggies, Dom Kennedy, Schoolboy Q, Mr. Muthafuckin' Exquire, A$AP Rocky, Azealia Banks, Action Bronson, Freshman Class, Video
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Bleader
No matter what the thermometer says, it's not spring yet
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Bleader
On his new album, composer Mario Diaz de Leon makes a hard turn toward harsh, spooky ambient sounds.
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Bleader
The fight scene between Sonny and Carlo in The Godfather keeps on amazing
- by Kevin Warwick
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Tags: Things I Love, Whoa, Film, Godfather, Al Pacino, James Caan, Francis Ford Coppola, Godfather Week, AMC, The Godfather Saga, fight, flog, garbage can, Video
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Bleader
Ben tries real hard to say something nice about Mayor Emanuel
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Bleader
Chicago is marking its 175th birthday this weekend.
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Bleader
Why not take photos of dental signs displaying cartoons of personified teeth?
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Bleader
The excellent single "Open" could help unravel the mystery of LA electronic duo Rhye.
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Bleader
After-birth "abortion"—seriously?
- by Deanna Isaacs
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Tags: Seriously?, News, after-birth "abortion, " the Journal of Medical Ethics, Francesca Minerva, Alberto Giubilini, pro-choice, right-to-life, abortion, anti-abortion, medical ethics, women's health
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Bleader
Alejandro Cerrudo will choreograph Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's tribute to America Windows, the Art Institute Chagall
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Bleader
Experimental guitarist Bill Orcutt is the big name at Saturday's Pictures and Sounds program
- by Peter Margasak
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Tags: Film, Music, Post No Bills, Bill Orcutt, Moth Cock, Wume, WHPK, Pictures and Sounds, How the Thing Sings, University of Chicago, Stan Brakhage, Len Lye, Kenneth Anger, John Whitney
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Bleader
A firm stance on ideological migration
- by Steve Bogira
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Tags: Grammar, News, Mitt Romney, New York Times, ideological migration, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, flip-flopping, Wildroot, Brylcreem, Adam Dunn, language, popular expressions
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Bleader
This week's "Variations on a Theme"
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Bleader
This week's poster is by Josh Davis of Dead Meat Design
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Bleader
Fake Shore Drive vs. Real Shore Drive
- by Miles Raymer
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Tags: Shots Fired, Music, Fake Shore Drive, Real Shore Drive, Chicago, hip-hop, Andrew Barber, Common, Drake, beef, Sharkula, the Internet
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Bleader
A blowout event for the Stop Smiling storefront
- by Tal Rosenberg
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Tags: Do This, Arts, Stop Smiling, JC Gabel, James Hughes, Michael Robbins, Jeremy Schmall, Michael Robbins, Adam Wilson, Justin Taylor, Hannah Gamble
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Bleader
A new Wrigleyville bar, Mad Men cocktails, and more
- by Daniel Gerzina
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Tags: Food, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Little City Food Frenzy, Mana Food Bar, Coco Pazzo, Farmhouse, Loft on Lake, Little City Foundation, Wheel House, Messner's, Wrigleyville, Femme Du Coupe, Nigel O'Reilly, Fleur De Lis, Mad Men, Big Jones, The Vanishing of the Bees, Jason Hammel, Lula Cafe, Matthias Merges, Yusho, Chicago Honey Coop, Chef Martin's Alpine Brand Sausages, Dank Haus, Highwood Sky Lantern Festival, Highwood Historicall Society, Garfield Farm Museum, Helen's Two Way Lounge, Whirlaway Lounge, The Burlington, Acapulco Nightclub, The Double, The Levee, Slagel Family Farm, Great Lakes Brewery, Osterio Via Stato, Chowdah Fest, Giuseppe Tentori, GT Fish and Oyster, Mark Stauer, The Bedford, Susan Goss, West Town Tavern, Goose Island, Columbia Yacht Club, the Spice House, Ela Area Public Library, Mercadito, Patricio Sandoval, Autre Monde Cafe & Spirits, North Shore Distillery
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Bleader
A few suggestions for a belated celebration
- by Sam Worley
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Tags: Grammar, National Grammar Day, Steve Bogira, ideological migration, lady parts, ladyparts, grammar, Carol Fisher Saller, National Punctuation Day, Baltimore Sun, John McIntyre, the Alot, Chicago Manual of Style, Merriam-Webster
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Bleader
Former hipster rappers find a harder edge.
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Bleader
Nothing is specific about what Mayor Emanuel spends except for who's spending—taxpayers
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Bleader
Eat some peat-smoked shrimp Thursday, when Chief O'Neill's hosts a benefit for the immigrant relief organization Asian Youth Service
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Bleader
If Britain falls apart, what happens to the British Open?
- by Michael Miner
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Tags: Sports, News, England, Scotland, United Kingdom, Great Britain, British Open, St. Andrews, Scottish National Party, Neal Ascherson, New York Times, Scottish Independence
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Bleader
In this week's Food & Drink: Tavernita, Cocktail Challenge Kraft cheese powder packet, River North Mexican
- by Kate Schmidt
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Tags: Food, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Tavernita, Ryan Poli, Patricio Sandoval, Alfredo Sandoval, Barcita, Steve Carrow, Naha, Kraft macaroni and cheese, Derek Alexander, Longman & Eagle, baby formula, Cantina Laredo, Dos Diablos, Rick Bayles, Topolobampo, Frontera Grill, Xoco, Tortas Frontera
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Bleader
The Reader knows how to say no.
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Bleader
Andrew Breitbart's last words—damning a column I wrote
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Bleader
Threadless and Gap are rolling out new T-shirts together. Has Threadless sold out?
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Bleader
New York artist, philosopher, musician, writer, and filmmaker Henry Flynt visits Chicago next week
- by Peter Margasak
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Tags: Film, Music, Post No Bills, Henry Flynt, experimental music, concept art, Eye & Ear Clinic, Fluxus, minimalism, Locust Music, LaMonte Young, Walter De Maria, Lou Reed, Yoko Ono, Jack Smith, Tony Conrad
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Bleader
The latest high-desert bad trip from Jenks Miller and friends
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Bleader
Cannibal Corpse remains so, so brutal
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Bleader
Fresh reviews of new shows for the week of March 1, 2012
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Bleader
The Arizona sheriff's long-form investigation into Barack Obama
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Bleader
It's clear that to Mayor Emanuel, this was a big fucking bummer.
- by Mick Dumke
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Tags: Clout City, News, G8, G8 summit, NATO, NATO summit, Occupy movement, protests, riots, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Robert Fioretti, City Council, lawsuits, Chicago Police Department, police, Leslie Hairston
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Bleader
Welcome to the new Bleader
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Bleader
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- by J.R. Jones
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Tags: Film, European Union Film Festival, Gene Siskel Film Center, Bullhead movie, The Hunter movie, Kati With an I, The Lorax, Dr. Seuss, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Undefeated movie, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, The Barefoot Contessa, University of Chicago Doc Films, Clair Denis, Beau Travail, Daniel Eisenberg, Edward Dmytryk, Christ in Concrete, Portage theater, Northwest Chicago Film Society, Wes Anderson, The Darjeeling Limited, Stanley Kubrick, Full Metal Jacket, Music Box, Elaine May, Mikey and Nicky, Northwestern University Block Museum of Art, Michael Hazanavicius, OSS 117: Cairo Nest of Spies, Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, The Artist movie, Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven, Chicago Irish Film Festival, Beverly Arts Center, Rendez-Vous With French Cinema, Wilmette theater, University of Chicago Film Studies Center, WHPK, Pictures and Sounds, film festivals, movies, Video
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Bleader
A new Filipino chicken spot in Uptown, the Wheel House opens, a new Rick Bayless location opens
- by Daniel Gerzina
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Tags: Food, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Kristine Subido, Wave, W Lakeshore Hotel, Wheel House, Kuma's Corner, Jack Stankovic, Mark Bazer, Hot Doug's, Doug Sohn, the Local Beet, CSA Guide, Leela, Bangkok, Bang Rak Market, Wild Game Dinner, Harvard Sportsman's Club, Rick Bayless, Tortas Frontera, Chase Tower's Urban Market.
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Bleader
To know pinball is to know life from watching other people live it
- by Michael Miner
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Tags: Pinball Week, Pinball, Miles Raymer, Sudbury, Prince Charles Elementary, Kirkwood, Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, Rolla, Castro, McDonnell Aircraft, Sputnik, The cold war, Dale James, Tuckers Drugstore, Bally Manufacturing Company, Harry Mabs, Ted Zale, Jim Patla, Dave Christensen, Leroy Parker, Variations on a Theme
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Bleader
President Obama says Mick and Ben were right—get the G8 out of Chicago!
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Bleader
Jiggly, translucent, and odiferous, handkase stays on your fingers
- by Mike Sula
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Tags: Food, Food Chain, Food & Drink, handkase, cheese, German cheese, Harzer, Gene's Sausage Shop, stinky cheese, Limburger, handcheese
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Bleader
Photos from Colleen Plumb's show "Animals Are Outside Today"
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Bleader
Baseball Prospectus 2012 is out, with a mixed forecast for the White Sox and Cubs
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Bleader
Kelly Hogan releases her first new album in 11 years on June 5.
- by Peter Margasak
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Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Kelly Hogan, I Like to Keep Myself in Pain, Pitchfork, We Can't Have Nice Things, Anti- Records, Jack Pendarvis, Andrew Bird, Booker T. Jones, Gabe Roth, Scott Ligon, Robyn Hitchcock, Robbie Fulks, Magnetic Fields, Catherine Irwin
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Bleader
Revisiting Frederick Wiseman's 1980 documentary Model in light of his latest, Crazy Horse
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Bleader
A middle finger to pop sexism, a blasphemous metal fest, Pitchfork rumors, and more
- by Miles Raymer
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Tags: Music, Johnny Love, Chairlift, Caroline Polachek, Sally Timms, Pitchfork Music Festival, Deiphago, Cathedral of the Black Goat, Lunice, Juan Atkins, Atlas Sound, Wet Hair, Hate Eternal, Torche
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Bleader
Stop by Dovetail tonight for pretty things and art
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Bleader
One word or two?
- by Sam Worley
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Tags: Grammar, lady parts, ladyparts, Rick Santorum, Foster Friess, New York Times, London Times, Gawker, Jezebel, New York, Grub Street, Chicago Manual of Style, Merriam-Webster
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Bleader
The Sox and Cubs will certainly win some games
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Bleader
Neighborhood conversations about the city's new cultural plan begin tonight
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Bleader
An atmospheric synthesizer piece by Bitchin Bajas, the solo project of Cave's Cooper Crain
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Bleader
Music Box revives a French spy spoof by the creators of The Artist
- by J.R. Jones
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Tags: Film, The Artist, Michael Hazanavicius, Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies, Music Box Films, Steve Carell, Get Smart, spy spoofs, movies, Video
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Bleader
Anita Alvarez calls marijuana a "gateway drug"
- by Mick Dumke
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Tags: Crime, The Reefer, Clout City, News, Anita Alvarez, Rahm Emanuel, Garry McCarthy, marijuana, pot, possession, tickets, arrests, John Fritchey, decriminalization, Chicago Police Department, Cook County, Chicago politics, state's attorney, public defender, Evanson, Galesburg, Seattle, Washington, Mike McGinn, Barack Obama, medical marijuana
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Bleader
Ryan Poli's Barcito in the restaurant Tavernita is just as noisy as its parent, with slightly better food.
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Bleader
Sweet Cobra headlines a benefit for the victim of a Wicker Park flower-shop assault.
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Bleader
Nellcôte, Jared Van Camp's opulent Randolph Street restaurant, opens tonight
