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Electronic acts Black Hat and World War make beats for the space between your ears

This week eccentric Chicago label Hausu Mountain releases Black Hat's Impossible World and World War's Soundsystem.

By Noah Berlatsky
Blogs

Peaches brings her transgressive punk spirit and raunchy gender revolt to Riot Fest

Electro-punk gadfly Peaches filled her Riot Fest debut with joy, humor, and varieties of simulated sex that even Gwar hasn't managed.

By Jamie Ludwig
News & Politics

Dan Pittatsis, an Uber and Lyft driver, sets his own hours

“To me, this isn’t even working,” Pittatsis says. “I would never, ever under any circumstances work for someone else ever again. I’m done.”

By Anne Ford

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Texas label Astral Spirits weds the cassette resurgence to the ‘new wave of heavy free jazz’

By Bill Meyer | 01.45 PM
Cook County’s tradition of using bail as punishment may be hard to change

By Maya Dukmasova | 12.52 PM
Chicago deposits $20 million into the city's last black-owned bank, and other news

By Kate Shepherd | 06.00 AM
‘The Serenity of Madness’ showcases the brilliance and wonder of Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s art

By Ben Sachs | 09.18.17

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Watch chef Stephen Hasson make Manischewitz brisket pizza

Drink your vegetables with this kimchi cocktail

Drink your vegetables with this kimchi cocktail

Take a little trip to Pilsen for the Slow&Low: Community Lowrider Festival

Take a little trip to Pilsen for the Slow&Low: Community Lowrider Festival

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This Issue

Music: Riot Fest is Chicago’s monster again. After years of expanding into other cities, the giant punk party is once more a strictly hometown affair—and the Reader weighs in on its bill, its brand, and more. Arts & Culture: Our fall preview includes a look at where the Chicago Architecture Biennial goes next.

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The Reader's Bar Guide: Hundreds of bars searchable by neighborhood and our top recommended watering holes in Chicago

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Food & Drink

Pub Royale becomes a pizzeria during off hours

The chefs of the Ukrainian Village barstaurant trade Indian for Italian for staff meal.

By Tal Rosenberg | 10.13.16
Arts & Culture

So That's Why Frankenstein Is Green

A cultural theorist says our favorite monster stories are really about the destructive effects of capitalism.

By Phoebe Connelly | 09.07.06

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The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg

Galleries & Museums

The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg Museum of Contemporary Art

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The Art of Dr. Seuss Gallery

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The Art of Dr. Seuss Gallery Water Tower Place

June 16

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Dan Pittatsis, an Uber and Lyft driver, sets his own hours

“To me, this isn’t even working,” Pittatsis says. “I would never, ever under any circumstances work for someone else ever again. I’m done.”

By Anne Ford | 09.15.17
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Chicago is Eve Ewing’s home, and her art

The U. of C. professor and Twitter star’s genre-defying debut book is the first part of a long-term creative project.

By Aimee Levitt | 09.14.17

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