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Arts & Culture, Comedy Jan 17, 2018
Pete Holmes on navigating pop culture post-Weinstein

“I’m interested in the conversation about if we’re allowed to laugh at people who’ve made mistakes,” the creator and star of HBO’s Crashing says.
- By Steve Heisler
- Tags: Comedy, Pete Holmes, Crashing, HBO, Judd Apatow, Beth Stelling, Emily Gordon, Jamie Lee, Stephen Colbert, Conan O'Brien, Artie Lange, Lyons Den, Sarah Silverman, T.J. Miller, Dave Chappelle, Rachael Ray, Bill Hicks

Music, In Rotation Sep 5, 2017
Video
Hideout talent buyer Sullivan Davis on a thriving new progressive community in Hyde Park

Plus: Ne-Hi guitarist Jason Balla on an album for looking out the window on a quiet morning, the Reader’s Luca Cimarusti on the underrecognized charms of Phil Collins-era Genesis, and more
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: In Rotation, The Defiant Ones, HBO, Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine, Remo, Felt Tone, drumheads, Genesis, Duke, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Jason Balla, Ne-Hi, Dehd, Earring, Tim Presley, The Wink, Drag City, White Fence, Crack Cloud, Anchoring Point, Sibylle Baier, Colour Green, Orange Twin, Sullivan Davis, Hideout, Arto Lindsay, Cuidado Madame, Northern Spy, DNA, Glyders, Lend a Hand, Enchanted Capsule, Josh Condon, The Corner, The Promontory, Sam Brown, Sasha Tycko, Mother Nature, Akenya, Video

Blogs, Bleader Aug 31, 2017
Removal of Confederate statues tidies up southern history—but it doesn’t touch the grease stains

Meanwhile the proposed HBO series Confederate is based on the premise that the south won the Civil War.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: News, Politics, Television, Civil War, Lost Cause, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, slavery, Jim Crow, Ta-Nehisi Coates, the Atlantic, Confederate, HBO

Blogs, Bleader Jun 5, 2017
Chris Kennedy: J.B. Pritzker does not ‘deserve’ to be governor, and other Chicago news

Also, the city removed 12 red-light cameras after a study showed they were not preventing crashes.
- By Kate Shepherd
- Tags: News, Did You Read __________?, Chicago, Illinois, Chris Kennedy, J.B. Pritzker, Election 2018, Rod Blagojevich, FBI, gun violence, gang violence, Illinois Audubon Society, Walgreens, Russ Gremel, red light cameras, Chance the Rapper, Bill Maher, Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO, Stephanie Izard, Wrigley Field, Chicago Cubs, Rick Bayless, Graham Elliot, Jeff Mauro, Matthias Merges

Blogs, Bleader Feb 10, 2017
Video
After Sundance, the impact of the Chicago Media Project’s films continues

After backing seven films at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, CMP focuses on the future.
- By Leah Pickett
- Tags: Film, Moviegoing, Education, Chicago Media Project, Sundance, Paula Froehle, Icarus, Trophy, Step, Bending the Arc, Whose Streets, Strong Island, CNN, Netflix, The Orchard, documentaries, DOC10, Davis Theatre, Hot Docs, Tribeca, Showtime, HBO, PBS, POV, Independent Lens, The Newburgh Sting, Meet the Patels, The Eagle Huntress, Good Pitch Chicago, The Homestretch, Cause Vox, Blueshift Education, Picture Motion, Romeo Is Bleeding, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 11, 2016
Issa Rae tries to find herself in the HBO comedy Insecure

The new series explores the personal and professional struggles of being a twentysomething black woman in Los Angeles.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Comedy, Small Screen, Television, Issa Rae, Insecure, HBO, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, Yvonne Orji

Blogs, Bleader Sep 23, 2016
Steve Bogira is leaving the Reader

The long-form senior staff writer has been with the paper more than three decades.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, Poverty, Race, Steve Bogira, long-form journalism, Chicago Reader, HBO, Robert Caro, Alicia Patterson fellowships, "Courtroom 302, " Jake Malooley, "Candyman, " Bob Roth, Craigslist, Kup Trophy, Creative Loafing

Arts & Culture, Fall Preview Sep 4, 2016
Five best bets for fall TV

The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, and more
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Fall Preview, High Maintenance, HBO, The Case of: JonBenét Ramsey, CBS, The Good Place, NBC, Easy, Netflix, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, television, small screen

Blogs, Bleader Jun 29, 2016
Bill Simmons is good at being Bill Simmons on HBO's Any Given Wednesday

The famous sports columnist and podcaster gets a half-hour slot on the cable network.
- By Tal Rosenberg
- Tags: Arts, Small Screen, Television, The Internet, Ben Affleck, Bill Simmons, HBO, Any Given Wednesday, talk show, ESPN, Dennis Miller

Blogs, Bleader Feb 24, 2016
HBO's Vinyl is a broken record

Martin Scorsese's new drama takes a muddled look at rock 'n' roll in the 1970s.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Arts, Music, Small Screen, Television, HBO, Vinyl, Martin Scorcese, Mick Jagger, Bobby Cannavale, New York Dolls, Mercer Building

Blogs, Bleader Jan 26, 2016
Extra! Extra! Bears win Super Bowl XX—again

For the 30th straight year, the 1985 Chicago Bears have won Super Bowl XX, and our town has gone a little bit crazy.
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Media, News, Sports, 1985 Chicago Bears, Super Bowl XX, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Bernie Lincicome, Rich Cohen, ESPN, HBO, Alan Rubenstein, 1969 Chicago Cubs, 2003 Chicago Cubs, Ed Sherman

Blogs, Bleader Dec 8, 2015
The Leftovers leaves fans hungry for more

Season two of the HBO drama far surpasses its first season.
- By Manny Ramos
- Tags: Arts, Small Screen, Television, The Leftovers, HBO, Justin Theroux, Liv Tyler, Jasmin Savoy Brown, guilty remnant, Damon Lindelof, Tom Perrotta

Blogs, Bleader Jul 22, 2015
Why this season of True Detective is such a bummer

A lot of things are wrong with season two—but two things really stand out.
- By Gwynedd Stuart
- Tags: Small Screen, Arts, Television, true detective, colin farrell, season two, rachel mcadams, vince vaughn, taylor kitsch, HBO, matthew mcconaughey, rust cohle, woody harrelson, tv

Movies, Movie Review Jun 3, 2015
Video
Entourage, the movie, says nothing about movies

The television bromance leaves the boob tube but is still all about a bunch of boobs.
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Movie Review, Doug Ellin, Entourage, HBO, Mark Wahlberg, Jeremy Piven, Donnie Wahlberg, Adrian Grenier, Billy Bob Thornton, Haley Joel Osment, Kevin Dillon, Video

Blogs, Bleader Apr 28, 2015
Is nerd culture even a thing anymore? Scenes from C2E2 2015

Nerd culture goes mainstream at the annual comic con.
- By Ryan Smith
- Tags: Arts, Television, The Internet, C2E2, Chicago, 2015, con, Game of Thrones, geek culture, jason momoa, hbo, khal drogo, captain america, comicon, sorority row, green lantern, harry potter, conan the barbarian

Blogs, Bleader Mar 18, 2015
I underestimated The Jinx—but who didn't?

Robert Durst certainly didn't know the show would wrap up like it did.
- By Gwynedd Stuart
- Tags: Crime, Arts, Television, Small Screen, the jinx, andrew jarecki, hbo, finale, robert durst, jeanine pirro, kathleen durst, susan berman, morris black, new orleans, galveston texas

Blogs, Bleader Feb 25, 2015
On HBO's The Jinx, billionaire Robert Durst is the anti-Adnan

Andrew Jarecki's documentary miniseries will hook you like Serial did.
- By Gwynedd Stuart
- Tags: Arts, Television, Small Screen, the jinx, hbo, robert durst, all good things, andrew jarecki, serial, adnan syed, capturing the friedmans, kathleen durst, susan berman, murder

Blogs, Bleader Jan 14, 2015
A motley crew of cohabitants do not a gimmick make on Togetherness

The Duplass brothers' new HBO series presents a simple, charming story in a shiny package.
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Television, Small Screen, HBO, Togetherness, Duplass brothers, Mark Duplass, Jay Duplass, Steve Zissisi, Melanie Lynskey, Amanda Peet, Comedy, television

Blogs, Bleader Dec 26, 2014
Our ten favorite things on TV in 2014

We didn't watch it all—but here's the best of what we did watch.
- By Reader staff
- Tags: Arts, Television, Small Screen, tv, 2014, best television, comedy central, nathan for you, nathan fielder, broad city, review, HBO, Olive Kitteridge, Frances McDormand, richard jenkins, last week tonight, john oliver, jane the virgin, CW, bob's burgers, fox, black-ish, abc, tracee ellis ross

Blogs, Bleader Dec 16, 2014
The last hour of The Newsroom is beyond criticism

Leave the room if you want to snicker about the excellent finale of The Newsroom
- By Michael Miner
- Tags: Television, Media, News, The Affair, The Newsroom, Showtime, HBO, Don Quixote, the romance of journalism, Charlie Skinner, Tom T. Hall, "That's How I Got to Memphis"

Blogs, Bleader Oct 20, 2014
Video
Foo Fighters take a trek through Chicago's musical history on HBO's Sonic Highways, with mixed results

The alternative-rock titans come to Chicago in the first episode of their HBO series, named after their forthcoming record.
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Arts, Television, Music, Small Screen, Foo Fighters, Sonic Highways, Dave Grohl, Something From Nothing, Cheap Trick, Steve Albini, Electrical Audio, In Utero, Nirvana, Nate Mendel, Sunny Day Real Estate, HBO, Wax Trax, Rick Nielsen, Tracey Bradford, Cubby Bear, Naked Raygun, Muddy Waters, blues, Great Migration, Kanye West, Gene Krupa, Etta James, Video

Blogs, Bleader Oct 14, 2014
Foo Fighters play the Cubby Bear in Wrigleyville this Friday

The band will play an intimate show as part of their Sonic Highways HBO series.
- By Sasha Geffen
- Tags: Boom!, Music, Foo Fighters, Sonic Highways, Cubby Bear, HBO

Blogs, Bleader Sep 9, 2014
The sun is setting on HBO's Boardwalk Empire

With a short season ahead, the writers might consider picking up the show's narrative pace.
- By Danette Chavez
- Tags: Television, Small Screen, Boardwalk Empire, HBO, Steve Buscemi, Michael K. Williams, Terence Winter, Michael Stuhlbarg, Gretchen Mol, Michael Shannon

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Aug 13, 2014
Recommended
Steppenwolf Theatre's little summer festival offers three plays worth developing

At First Look Rep, the sitting is easy.
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Theater Review, First Look Repertory, Steppenwolf Theatre, Martha and the Vandellas, Physical, Drekfest, Abbie Hoffman Died for Our Sins, A Jangleheart Circus, Chicago Fringe Festival, Labor Day, Aaron Carter, Greta Honold, Tanya Saracho, Girls, Looking, HBO, First Look, Hushabye, Pilsen, Dunkin' Donuts, Yasen Peyankov, McKenzie Chinn, Shane Kenyon, Margot Bordelon, Okay, Bye, Joshua Conkel, Jim Beam, Brenda Barrie and Lara Phillips, theater festival, Daniella Topol, Ironbound, Martyna Majok, Lusia Strus, T.S. Eliot, Recommended

Music, Artist on Artist Aug 12, 2014
Artist on Artist: Andrew Bird talks to Brett and Rennie Sparks of the Handsome Family

"As songwriters, we have three and a half minutes. What can you do in that time? Let's bring up some crazy things to talk about."
- By Peter Margasak
- Tags: Artist on Artist, Andrew Bird, Bretty Sparks, Rennie Sparks, The Handsome Family, lyrics, music, HBO, The Hideout, Chicago Theatre, The Hands of Glory, interviews, being present, covers, records, songwriting, Randy Newman, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, exquisite corpses, division of labor, ideas for songs, criticism, inspiration, North Carolina, New Mexico, Evanston, cancer, meaning, introspection, pop music, history, UNM, University of New Mexico, Johannes Ockeghem, music history, medieval music, Renaissance music, neumes, John Cage, Harry Partch, country music, Elvis, The Cramps, punk rock, The Ramones, Tin Pan Alley, classical music, folk music, music preservationists, musical tradition, Bowl of Fire, Sturgill Simpson, Americana, Radiohead, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, touring, singing

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