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Jessica Hopper’s memoir <i>Night Moves</i> pays homage to a bygone era in Chicago—the aughts

Jessica Hopper’s memoir Night Moves pays homage to a bygone era in Chicago—the aughts

On being young, ambitious, and falling in love with the city, block by block, on a bicycle.

By Kevin Warwick

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The Chicago International Latino Theater Festival celebrates the city’s role in supporting Latinx artists

"They just keep coming, and they're trained and talented."

By Dan Jakes
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The ghost stories in Second Skin move from creepy to compelling to haunting

Playwright Kristin Idaszak weaves together horrors real and imagined.

By Jack Helbig
Blogs

Lillie West tells secrets but keeps them on Lala Lala’s lucid, cryptic new The Lamb

On their excellent second album, Chicago underground rockers Lala Lala process a painful year—but only partway. They celebrate its release with a show on Friday, September 28.

By Anna White

‘Is it OK to give myself permission to give up on partner-based climaxing?’

By Dan Savage | 06.00 AM
Brett Schneider's brand of magic creates Communion

By Jack Helbig | 06.00 AM
Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? is shocking, but not in the way the playwright intended

By Justin Hayford | 06.00 AM
On the subject of sex trafficking, Monger pulls no punches

By Justin Hayford | 06.00 AM
America is a junkyard on the gig poster of the week

By Luca Cimarusti | 06.00 AM

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The Field Museum's campaign to save the stuffed animals

The Field is raising money to build a new diorama for four striped hyenas shot and mounted by legendary taxidermist Carl Akeley.

By Aimee Levitt | 04.30.15

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Transportation

A primal scream against traffic violence at a City Hall bike meeting 11

After a bad week for bike crashes, cyclists urged city officials to take action.

By John Greenfield | 09.18.18
Lit Feature

Jessica Hopper’s memoir Night Moves pays homage to a bygone era in Chicago—the aughts

On being young, ambitious, and falling in love with the city, block by block, on a bicycle.

By Kevin Warwick | 09.18.18
Gossip Wolf

Slowcore veterans Pinebender resurrect their original lineup

Plus: Underground rapper Freako celebrates a new mixtape with a jam-packed art show, alt-rockers Ivy Dye drop a hooky cassette EP, and more.

By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil | 09.18.18
Theater Review

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The ghost stories in Second Skin move from creepy to compelling to haunting

Playwright Kristin Idaszak weaves together horrors real and imagined.

By Jack Helbig | 09.19.18
Performing Arts Feature

The Chicago International Latino Theater Festival celebrates the city’s role in supporting Latinx artists

"They just keep coming, and they're trained and talented."

By Dan Jakes | 09.19.18

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