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Savage Love
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Safe sex with a dildo, three-way sex with an odd man out, and more
- by Dan Savage
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Tags: Savage Love, Dan Savage, Savage Love, threeways, dildo, masturbation, ass play, Jeneen Doumitt, She Bop, Portland, Oregon, polyamory, asexual, smoking, marriage
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Movie Review
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The veteran comic actress takes the dramatic plunge as a woman incapacitated by pain.
- by J.R. Jones
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Tags: Movie Review, Cake, drama, Jennifer Aniston, Daniel Barnz I Frances, Monster, The Hours, Jessica Lange, Nicole Kidman, Charlize Theron, Recommended
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Movie Review
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More than three-dozen selections screen at Columbia College Ferguson Theater.
- by Ben Sachs
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Tags: Movie Review, Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, Chicago Filmmakers, Sauerbruch Hutton Architects, Harun Farocki, Gregg Biermann, Age of Animals, Paulo Abreu, Asleep, Prospector, California Picture Book, Tender Feet
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Art Feature
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He was one of the mid-20th century's most prolific photographers. Now, at 92, Shay's getting the vast archive that fills his home in order, and he's finally receiving the appreciation from the art world he's long deserved.
- by Aimee Levitt
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Tags: Art Feature, Art Shay, Florence Shay, Erica DeGlopper, Erik Gellman, Jack Davidson, Album for an Age, photography, Roosevelt University, Ken Hanson, Art Shay: His Life and Love, Highland Park Art Center, My Florence, Life magazine, Nelson Algren, Ann Nathan, Jack Davidson, Slideshow
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Comedy Critic's Choice
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From the cradle to the stage with the sibling comedy duo of Will and Kevin Hines
- by Gwynedd Stuart
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Tags: Comedy Critic's Choice, The Brothers Hines, Under the Gun Theater, Will Hines, Kevin Hines, Danbury, Connecticut, Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, New York, Kevin Mullaney, Recommended
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Gossip Wolf
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Plus: Cancer-research benefit Danstock returns for year three, Moritat's guitarist DJs with 78s, and more.
- by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
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Tags: Gossip Wolf, Gramps the Vamp, doom funk, Schubas, Gossip Wolf, Bruiser, Dan Stock, Uptown Recording, Lincoln Hall, Way Down Wanderers, Workout Music, Empty Bottle, Moritat, Jazz Gillum, Summer Girlfriends
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Bleader
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The Pilsen Alliance says alderman Danny Solis improperly accepted contributions from shredder company
- by Chloe Riley
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Tags: Aldermania, Politics, Environment, Pure Metal Recycling, Danny Solis, Acme Refining, Pilsen Alliance, Brett Baron, Mark Swedlow, Chris Dandrow, Larry Baron
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Bleader
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Two ambiguous detective types lead two very different shows.
- by Gwynedd Stuart
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Tags: Arts, Television, Small Screen, backstrom, the fall, Jamie Dornan, bbc2, fox, rainn wilson, house md, hugh laurie, gillian anderson, fifty shades of grey, detective, murder, crime, law & order
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Bleader
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Professional training at the AP hangs in the balance after the exec who ran it is fired.
- by Michael Miner
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Tags: Media, News Bites, Associated Press, United Press International, John Dowling, in-service training, John Dowling, Matt Apuzzo, New York Times, News Media Guild, Gary Pruitt, Jessica Bruce, Paul Colford
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Bleader
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This week's featured gig poster was designed by local artist Bred Rohloff.
- by Luca Cimarusti
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Tags: Gig Posters, Arts, Music, Visual Art, gig poster, gig posters, gig poster of the week, Bred Rohloff, Hugo Ball, Sevron, Wesley Groves, Theater of Cruelty, Solar, Smart Bar
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Bleader
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A look at the 87th Academy Awards nominations for Best Live Action Short Film.
- by Drew Hunt
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Tags: Things I Hate, Things I Love, Film, 87th Academy Awards, Best Live Action Short Film, Aya, Boogaloo and Graham, Ronan Blaney, Butter Lamp, Hu Wei, Julien Féret, Parvaneh, The Phone Call, Mat Kirkby
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Bleader
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The most prolific traffickers in Chicago's history receive relatively light sentences.
- by Mick Dumke
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Tags: Crime, News, pedro flores, margarito flores, flores twins, el chapo guzman, drug trafficking, cocaine, heroin, chicago, drugs, ruben castillo, federal court, zach fardon, war on drugs
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Bleader
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Can there ever be too much of a good thing?
- by Aimee Levitt
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Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Donut Fest, doughnuts, Firecakes, Donut Den, West Town Bakery, Sweet Cakes Bakery, Swedish Bakery, Stan's Donuts, Goddess and the Grocer, Glazed & Infused, Lee Famous Donuts, Scafuri Bakery, Beavers Coffee & Donuts
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Bleader
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As the great Ernie Banks discovered, Chicago politics is no place for nice guys.
- by Ben Joravsky
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Tags: Politics, Sports, News, Ernie Banks, Richard J. Daley, Ben Lewis, eighth ward, Chatham, James A. Condon, Chicago Cubs, College of Coaches, Chicago Tribune, Herb Lyon, Leo Durocher, Jackie Robinson, Republican Party
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Bleader
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There's still good, meaty writing about food happening—you just have to look for it a little.
- by Michael Gebert
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Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Marc Vetri, Lagunitas, Good Beer Hunting, Tony Magee, Michael Kiser, Dennis Lee, Medieval Times, Tom Chiarello, Billy Goat Tavern, Erika Kubick, Dana Cree, Blackbird, Zagat, Sarah Freeman
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Sure, January isn't even over, but Title Fight's Hyperview is that good; get clued in and listen to "Chlorine."
- by Leor Galil
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Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, 12 O'Clock Track, Chlorine, Title Fight, Hyperview, Anti, NPR, emo, Video
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The Stabat Mater feels even more stylized in its grief when it's played on otherworldly-sounding analog synths.
- by Philip Montoro
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Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, 12 O'Clock Track, Caldera, Caldara, Antonio Caldara, Moog mass, Stabat Mater, Stabat Mater Dolorosa, Moog, System 35, System 55, Model 15, modular, synth, analog, Malcolm Cecil, Robert Margouleff, Tonto's Expanding Head Band, Video
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Chicago musician Tim Mortensen recently launched Debuts, a site that could be a key to cataloging the large, chaotic volume of song premieres floating around the Internet.
- by Leor Galil
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Tags: The Internet, Technology, Music, Debuts, Tim Mortensen, Into It. Over It., Soundsupply, Product Hunt, Twitch.tv, Justin Kan, The Drop
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Two big local hip-hop shows kick off Saturday night, one featuring 90s legends Crucial Conflict and Twista, the other anchored by rising stars such as Mick Jenkins.
- by Leor Galil
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Tags: Do This, Hip-Hop, Music, hip-hop, Midwest Legends, Twista, Do or Die, Crucial Conflict, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Vocalo, Young Chicago Authors, Louder Than a Bomb, Mick Jenkins, ShowYouSuck, Saba, Noname Gypsy
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What an unlikely, perverse thing that Michael Mann has made
- by Ben Sachs
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Tags: On Video, It's Complicated, Technology, Film, Blackhat, Michael Mann, experimental video, Public Enemies, Michelangelo Antonioni, L'Eclisse, Video
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Shuga is set to open its doors next month, and CEO Adam Rosen gave the Reader a tour of the new digs.
- by Leor Galil
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Tags: Opening, Neighborhoods, Music, Shuga Records, Adam Rosen, Wicker Park, Reckless Records, Dusty Groove, Nice One, Minneapolis
