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Arts & Culture
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Book Review
Oct 26, 2014
Bob Odenkirk's literary debut is a load of sharp satire
A Load of Hooey
finds the comedy legend doing what he does best: lampooning pretension.
By Tal Rosenberg
Tags:
Book Review
,
Bob Odenkirk
,
A Load of Hooey
,
Mr. Show
,
Breaking Bad
,
The Ben Stiller Show
,
Fargo FX
,
The Larry Sanders Show
News & Politics
,
Feature
May 27, 2014
The drug warrior
In his three-decade career, Chicago DEA chief Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming. He says that's all the more reason to continue fighting.
By Mick Dumke
Tags:
Feature
,
DEA
,
Drug Enforcement Administration
,
Jack Riley
,
Austin
,
Washington Pines
,
neighborhoods
,
William Maloney
,
CPD
,
Chicago Police Department
,
heroin
,
drugs
,
crime
,
The Outfit
,
organized crime
,
Top Cap
,
Nedrick Miller
,
Mariano Lettieri
,
drug dealers
,
Little Wolf
,
gangs
,
Vice Lords
,
Willie Lloyd
,
Anthony Zizzo
,
cocaine
,
murder
,
violence
,
guns
,
heroin overdoses
,
drug cartels
,
Mexico
,
Sinaloa cartel
,
Chicago Tribune
,
Peter Bensinger
,
Ronald Reagan
,
war on drugs
,
Notre Dame University
,
Bradley University
,
University of Illinois Springfield
,
Miami Vice
,
regulations
,
Brothers
,
Florida
,
Colombia
,
Joaquín Guzmán Loera
,
El Chapo
,
El Paso
,
Saint Louis
,
careers
,
Texas
,
New Mexico
,
United States-Mexico border
,
Juarez
,
El Paso Times
,
Breaking Bad
,
Vine Gilligan
,
Jesus Vicente Zambada-Niebla
,
Department of Justice
,
Chicago Crime Commission
,
Al Capone
,
DuPage County
,
Robert Berlin
,
prisons
,
drug arrests
,
Eric Holder
,
Barack Obama
,
marijuana
,
marijuana legalization
,
Chapo Guzman
,
Mazatlán, Mexico
,
Gangster Disciples
,
drug trade
,
Beth Jantz
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 21, 2014
More thoughts on Resnais,
Breaking Bad
, surrealism, and "surrealism"
Considering the influence of 20s and 30s surrealism on more recent film and television
By Ben Sachs
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Arts
,
Television
,
Film
,
Surrealism
,
Alain Resnais
,
Breaking Bad
,
Vince Gilligan
,
Andre Breton
,
Salvador Dali
,
Simon of the Desert
,
Mon Oncle d'Amerique
,
Same Old Song
,
First Surrealist Manifesto
,
automatic writing
,
Communist Party
,
Leo Tolstoy
,
Enemy
,
Denis Villeneuve
,
Jose Saramago
,
The Double
,
The X-Files
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 14, 2014
Video
The Face of Love
, the face of Wes Anderson, and the rest of this week's screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
By J.R. Jones
Tags:
Opening
,
Film
,
Wes Anderson
,
Khmer Rouge
,
The Grand Budapest Hotel
,
Rithy Prahn
,
The Missing Picture
,
Music Box Chicago
,
Ben Sachs
,
The Face of Love
,
Annette Bening
,
Ed Harris
,
European Union Film Festival
,
Gene Siskel Film Center
,
Expedition to the End of the World
,
The Sarnos: A Life in Dirty Movies
,
Joe Sarno
,
The Stuart Hall Project
,
John Akomfrah
,
When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism
,
Corneliu Porumboiu
,
Police Adjective
,
Need for Speed
,
Aaron Paul
,
Breaking Bad
,
Particle Fever
,
Large Hadron Collider
,
Rock My Religion
,
Visitors Godfrey Reggio
,
Visitors Philip Glass
,
Facets Cinematheque
,
Independent of Reality: The Films of Jan Nemec
,
Sebastian Silva The Maid
,
University of Chicago Doc Films
,
Trinh T. Minh-ha
,
Naked Spaces Living Is Round
,
Black Cinema House
,
Shirley Clarke
,
Portrait of Jason
,
Gene Siskel Film Center
,
Quentin Tarantino
,
Reservoir Dogs
,
George Kuchar
,
Unstrap Me!
,
Nightingale Cinema
,
University of Chicago Logan Center for the Arts
,
Charlemagne Palestine Videoworks
,
CLAW: The Movie
,
Collective of Lady Arm Wrestlers
,
film festivals
,
movies
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 12, 2014
Reader
's Agenda Wed 2/12: Reggie & the Full Effect,
Breaking Bad
Trivia Night, and "I Saw You"
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Wednesday, February 12
By Jillian Sandler
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Reggie & the Full Effect
,
Promotional Copy
,
Dads
,
Pentimento
,
Breaking Bad
,
AMC
,
Atlantic Bar & Grill
,
Breaking Bad Trivia Night
,
I Saw You
,
Matches
,
X-Matches
,
Town Hall Pub
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 27, 2014
Finding the right stories for winter, when getting to the theater proves difficult
There aren't many epic narratives playing in theaters, so I've had to get my fix elsewhere.
By Ben Sachs
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,
Arts
,
Television
,
Moviegoing
,
Film
,
Moviegoing
,
Buddenbrooks
,
Thomas Mann
,
Breaking Bad
,
epic narrative
,
Blue Is the Warmest Color
,
At Berkeley
,
Krzysztof Kieslowski
,
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 4, 2013
Can television be "cinematic"?
Impressions of the new golden age of U.S. television after a decade of going without TV
By Ben Sachs
Tags:
Television
,
The Internet
,
Moviegoing
,
Film
,
Small Screen
,
Moviegoing
,
Breaking Bad
,
television
,
Hulu
,
Netflix
,
The Long Day Closes
,
Doc Films
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 30, 2013
It’s all over now, baby blue: A
Breaking Bad
chat
Three
Reader
staff members discuss one of the most heavily anticipated finales in television history.
By Mara Shalhoup, Kevin Warwick, and Sam Worley
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
Small Screen
,
Breaking Bad
,
Vince Gilligan
,
Bryan Cranston
,
Aaron Paul
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 29, 2013
Video
Reader
's Agenda Sun 9/29:
Breaking Bad
's series finale, the Fun House, and Jenny Hval
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Sunday, September 29
By Jillian Sandler
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Breaking Bad
,
Blue Line Lounge & Grill
,
Stage 773 fund-raiser
,
Jenny Hval
,
Acteurs
,
the Humminbird
,
Video
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 25, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Wed 9/25:
Breaking Bad
Quiz, Black Twig Pickers, and Laura Veirs
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Wednesday, September 25
By Jillian Sandler
Tags:
Do This
,
Breaking Bad
,
Los Geeks Hermanos: A Breaking Bad Quiz
,
Geeks Who Drink
,
Appalachians
,
Virginia
,
West Virginia
,
Black Twig Pickers
,
Hideout
,
Rough Carpenters
,
Portland
,
Laura Veirs
,
Schubas
,
Warp and Weft
,
Karl Blau
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 13, 2013
Breaking Bad
engages warp drive
Two
Reader
staffers discuss the return of
Breaking Bad
.
By Mara Shalhoup and Kevin Warwick
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
Film
,
Small Screen
,
Breaking Bad
,
AMC
,
Bryan Cranston
,
Vince Gilligan
,
Aaron Paul
,
meth
,
Blood Money
,
Anna Gunn
,
Gchat
,
ricin
Music
,
Gossip Wolf
Aug 7, 2013
Gossip Wolf: Icy Demons bassist Griffin Rodriguez needs help bouncing back from a bike crash
Plus: Oshwa's eagerly awaited debut, Lollapalooza celebrity sightings, and more.
By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
Tags:
Gossip Wolf
,
Griffin Rodriguez
,
Icy Demons
,
Bablicon
,
the Shape Shoppe
,
GoFundMe
,
Oshwa
,
Dirty Projectors
,
Alicia Walter
,
Michael Mac
,
Chamomile Crush
,
Naked Ally
,
Quenchers
,
Para-medics
,
Shiloh
,
Options
,
Lollapalooza
,
Tim Meadows
,
Chance the Rapper
,
Breaking Bad
,
Aaron Paul
,
Steve Aoki
,
Nick Newlin
,
Yen Tech
,
Supreme Cuts
,
Jody
,
The-Drum
,
Brandon Boom
,
Kit
,
Revengeance
Arts & Culture
,
Lit Feature
Jun 6, 2013
The
Reader's
guide to the Printers Row Lit Fest
Judy Blume, Art Spiegelman, D.T. Max, Haki Madhubuti, and more: Our critics pick favorites for the annual book blowout.
By Jena Cutie, Aimee Levitt, Kate Schmidt, Julia Thiel, and Kevin Warwick
Tags:
Lit Feature
,
American Heritage Dictionary
,
Jenniffer Weigel
,
D.T. Max
,
New Yorker
,
Manus Carlsen
,
Helene Grimaud
,
Grant Achatz
,
David Foster Wallace
,
Jennifer Day
,
Chicago Tribune
,
Printers Row Journal
,
Judy Blume
,
mysteries
,
Art Spiegelman
,
Ivan Brunetti
,
comics
,
graphic novels
,
Columbia College
,
Printers Row
,
Printers Row Lit Fest
,
Sharon FIffer
,
Gillian Royes
,
Libby Fischer Hellmann
,
Jamie Freveletti
,
oral history
,
history
,
books
,
novels
,
Third World Press
,
Haki Madhubuti
,
Hot Doug's
,
Doug Sohn
,
Tavi Gevinson
,
bloggers
,
blogs
,
fashion
,
Alan Sepinwall
,
Slate
,
Grantland
,
Salon
,
Paste
,
television
,
writers
,
authors
,
Phil Rosenthal
,
The Wire
,
Mad Men
,
Breaking Bad
,
HitFix
,
What's Alan Watching?
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 22, 2013
I tried Ommegang's
Game of Thrones
tie-in beer Iron Throne
Any excuse to drink-slash-talk about a really great show
By Gwynedd Stuart
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
Booze
,
Food & Drink
,
game of thrones
,
iron throne
,
ommegang
,
craft beer
,
hbo
,
walking dead
,
breaking bad
,
monks pub
,
Daenerys Targaryen
Blogs
,
Bleader
Nov 30, 2012
The Flipside: a party for audiophiles
This Saturday bring your favorite record to Town Hall Pub, play it for the masses, and maybe exchange numbers with a fellow music fanatic
By Leor Galil
Tags:
Music
,
Town Hall Pub
,
music
,
vinyl
,
the Flipside
,
Willis Earl Beal
,
Breaking Bad
,
Horseshoe
,
Ryan Ehresman
,
DJRC
,
Michael Jackson
,
Benny Goodman
,
Off the Wall
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jul 16, 2012
Homer Simpson, Don Draper, and other sociopaths
Adam Kotsko discusses
Why We Love Sociopaths: A Guide to Late Capitalist Television
, his book on contemporary television
By Sharon Lurye
Tags:
Books
,
Arts
,
Media
,
booking signings
,
book reviews
,
television
,
Adam Kotsko
,
Why We Love Sociopaths
,
Dexter
,
Breaking Bad
,
the Sopranos
,
Mad Men
,
24
,
Occupy Wall Street
,
The Simpsons
,
South Park
,
Family Guy
,
cartoons
,
reality TV
Arts & Culture
,
Book Review
Apr 27, 2012
'52' equals zero
DC Entertainment's new line of superhero comics is more of the same nothing
By Noah Berlatsky
Tags:
Book Review
,
DC Entertainment
,
DC Comics
,
DC Entertainment new 52
,
comics
,
superheros
,
Animal Man
,
Alan Moore
,
Wonder Woman
,
Neil Gaiman
,
Batman
,
Scott Snyder
,
Red Hood and the Outlaws
,
Scott Lobdell
,
24
,
Mad Men
,
Breaking Bad
,
First Aid Comics
,
Marvel
,
Avengers
,
X-Men
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