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Politics
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The governor conceals key parts of his meeting schedule.
- by Ben Joravsky and Mick Dumke
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Tags: Politics, Governor Bruce Rauner, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, FOIA request, governor's schedule, Donovan Borvan, David Weinberg, John Cullerton, Michael Madigan, William Daley, Will Guzzardi
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Space
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The M1 Interactive firm gives a tour of the space where its designers create immersive digital environments.
- by Andrea Bauer
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Tags: Space, Space, Arts, M1 Interactive, Brian Dressel, office space, interactive technology, West Town, Shedd Aquarium, Amphibian exhibit, Interactive Design, Video
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Theater Review
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The actress/playwright/director's Goodman Theatre show is nervy is hell.
- by Tony Adler
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Tags: Theater Review, Stop. Reset., Goodman Theatre, Stop. Reset., Hebru Brantley, Regina Taylor, Molly Blane, The Unit, Trinity River Plays, Afro-Futurism, Mark Dery, Black to the Future, Edgar Miguel Sanchez, Eugene Lee, Recommended
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Movie Review
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Is it possible for any movie to get the Beach Boy's story right?
- by J.R. Jones
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Tags: Movie Review, Love & Mercy, Bill Pohlad, Brian Wilson, Paul Dano, John Cusack, Eugene Landy, Melinda Ledbetter, Owen Moverman, The Messenger, Rampart, Michael A. Lerner, I'm Not There, Chicagoist, Music Box Theatre, the Beatles, Pet Sounds, Mike Love, Smile, Elizabeth Banks, Wouldn't It Be Nice, Todd Gold
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Movie Sidebar
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Eleven new features explore the black experience worldwide.
- by Drew Hunt and Ben Sachs
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Tags: Movie Sidebar, Chicago African Diaspora Film Festival, Facets Cinematheque, Ken Bugul: Nobody Wants Her, Ken Bugul, Njinga, Queen of Angola, Noir, La Pirogue, Reshipment, African cinema
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Gossip Wolf
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Plus: Alex Barnett and Faith Coloccia collaborate again, Electric Hawk play a release party for their long-awaited second album, and more.
- by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
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Tags: Gossip Wolf, Jennifer Hall, In This, Subterranean, Alex Barnet, Mammiffer, Faith Coloccia, Weld, Blackest Ever Black, II, Electric Hawk, Noah Leger, Mike Burns, Graham McLachlan, Sweet Cobra, Empty Bottle, Seth Engel, Lifted Bells, Coaster, Options, Driftwood Metaphor, Tony Molina, Twin Peaks, Hurt Everybody, Fake Shore Drive, Reggie's Rock Club, Before the War, Twin Peaks, Hurt Everybody, Fake Shore Drive, Reggie's Rock Club
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Music Feature
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More people turn out for Blues Fest than for Pitchfork and Lollapalooza combined—and here are a couple dozen reasons why, including Syl Johnson, Shemekia Copeland, Clarence Carter, Chick Rodgers, and Buddy Guy.
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Tags: Music Feature, Chicago Blues Festival 2015, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Billy Branch, Shemekia Copeland, Toronzo Cannon, Crossroads Stage, Jackson Mississippi Rhythm & Blues Stage, Front Porch Stage, Petrillo Music Shell, Quintus McCormick, Mary Lane, Grant Park, Nellie "Tiger" Travis, BB Queen, John Primer, Eddie Shaw & the Wolfgang, Zora Young, Clarence Carter, Syl Johnson, Marquise Knox, Jarekus Singleton, Vickie Baker, Austin "Walkin' Cane" Charanghat, Lurrie Bell, Buddy Guy, Chick Rodgers, Holle Thee Maxwell, Tawanna Shaunte, Eddy "the Chief" Clearwater
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Bleader
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Along with the excellent new track comes the announcement of an American tour.
- by Luca Cimarusti
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Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, Royal Headache, Australia, High, indie rock, indie pop, punk rock, Shogun, soul, punk, What's Your Rupture?, Empty Bottle, tour
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Bleader
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A hot dog festival, a barbecue festival, and more things happening in Chicago.
- by Michael Gebert
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Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, MFK, Zagat, Sarah Freeman, Nick Kokonas, Windy City Smokeout, Lillie's Q, Smoque, Hot Doug, Doug Sohn
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Bleader
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See it for yourself—Karen Lewis on Rauner the sociopath, Troy LaRaviere on the parasites at CPS, and other highlights from this week's First Tuesdays show at the Hideout.
- by Ben Joravsky
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Tags: Politics, News, Bruce Rauner, cannabis, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Teachers Union, CPS, CTU, Governor Rauner, Hideout, Jason Statham, Karen Lewis, Lauren FitzPatrick, Linda Lutton, marijuana, Mayor Emanuel, Mick Dumke, Rahm Emanuel, Sarah Karp, Troy LaRaviere, Video
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Bleader
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New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- by J.R. Jones
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Tags: Opening, Film, Gwynedd Stuart, Aloha Cameron Crowe, Say Anything, Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Entourage movie, Aloft movie, Claudia Llosa, The Milk of Sorrow, Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Hard to Be a God, The Icing, Jan Hrebejk, Up and Down, Love & Mercy, Paul Dano, Brian Wilson, John Cusack, The Nightmare, Rodney Ascher, Room 237, Spy Melissa McCarthy, Paul Feig, Bridesmaids, Tonnerre, A Wolf at the Door, Orson Welles, Citizen Kane, Music Box Chicago, Tsai Ming-liang, Rebels of the Neon God, Gene Siskel Film Center, James Cameron, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Frank Tashlin, Who’s Minding the Store?, Jerry Lewis, University of Chicago Doc Films, Satyajit Ray, Apu Trilogy, Pather Panchali, Aparajito, The World of Apu, Group 312 Films 2014 Annual Report, Chicago Filmmakers, Columbia College Chicago, Retour de Flamme, Serge Bromberg, The Russian Woodpecker, Docs at the Box, film festivals, movies, Video
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Bleader
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The Philadelphia band's sixth album, Pale Horses, comes out next week, and the band hits the Abbey tomorrow night.
- by Leor Galil
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Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Do This, Music, Mewithoutyou, Red Cow, 12 O'Clock Track, Pale Horses, emo, the Abbey, Foxing, Lithuania
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Highlights from the filmography of Terry Gilliam
- by Drew Hunt
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Tags: Weekly Top Five, Film, Terry Gilliam, Monty Python, 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Brothers Grimm, Jabberywocky, Time Bandits, Brazil, the Fisher King
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This week's poster was designed by Zombie Yeti.
- by Luca Cimarusti
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Tags: Gig Posters, Arts, Music, Visual Art, gig poster, gig posters, gig poster of the week, Zombie Yeti, poster, Faith No More, Concord Music Hall
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Bleader
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Also Vincent Musetto, bibliotherapy, robots, a boozy ice cream truck, Chance the Rapper's new music festival, female movie characters, and men being harassed by women
- by Reader staff
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Tags: Did You Read __________?, News, did you read
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The composer plays with violist Doyle Armbrust.
- by Peter Margasak
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Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Luke Gullickson, Grant Wallace Band, Ben Hjertmann, Chris Fisher-Lochhead, Doyle Armbrust, Open, High Concept Labs, Dropshift Dance, the Necks
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Do312's Rock 'N' Roll Market pairs three killer Chicago rock bands with folks selling lots of cool wares.
- by Leor Galil
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Tags: Do This, Music, Rock N' Roll Market, Do312, White Mystery, Flesh Panthers, East Room, Mama, Maximum Pelt, FeelTrip, CHIRP, Teen Witch Fan Club
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Michigan trio Gravitar ranks among the strangest of the 90s guitar-abuse bands to peter out just before the Internet began inadvertently preserving everything.
- by Philip Montoro
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Tags: 12 O'Clock Track, Music, 12 O'Clock Track, Gravitar, McCoy, Real II, Now the Road of Knives, Eric Cook, Geoff Walker, Michael J. Walker, Harold Richardson, Schoolkids' Records, Michigan, Ann Arbor, Warren Defever, John D'Agostini
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She assimilates her ideas magnificently on the recent Partenika.
- by Peter Margasak
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Tags: Jazz, Music, Post No Bills, Marta Sánchez, Partenika, Madrid, jazz, New York, Jerome Sabbagh, Román Filiú, "Patella Dislocation, " Ethan Iverson
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The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times make layoffs.
- by Michael Miner
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Tags: Media, News, Chicago Tribune, layoffs, Chuck Berman, Barbara Brotman, Robin Daughtridge, Pioneer Press, Chicago Sun-Times, Louis Carloza, Jon Sall, Homicide Watch, Chris and Laura Amico
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FTW attempts to give humble neighborhood arcade bars a run for their money by totally overwhelming the senses. WTF?
- by Ryan Smith
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Tags: Neighborhoods, Technology, Food & Drink, News, ftw, for the win, lucky strike, Barcade, arcade bars, logan arcade, bowling, miniature golf, mini-golf, steampunk
