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Feature
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William's crime isn’t sympathetic, but among sex offenses it isn’t an anomaly. Why aren't the laws tailored to him?
- by Sam Worley
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Tags: Feature, sexual predator, sexual assault, sex offender, sex crimes, prison, rape, Michelle L. Meloy, Bob Dougherty, St. Leonard's Ministries, sex offense registry, Ken Burchfield, J. Edgar Hoover, Megan Kanka, Illinois Department of Corrections
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On Politics
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Mayor Emanuel's old campaign manager helps bring an Uptown TIF deal back to life
- by Ben Joravsky
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Tags: Ben Joravsky on Politics, TIFs, James Cappleman, Weiss Memorial Hospital, William Banks, Greg Goldner, zoning, For a Better Chicago, Maryville Academy, Rahm Emanuel, Clarendon Park
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Savage Love
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Plus: a reactionary slave, please don't call us LGBT-friendly straight guys "queer"
- by Dan Savage
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Tags: Savage Love, first love, old flame, romance, GGG, marriage, BDSM, kinks, eroticization of power structures, sex slavery, fantasies, LGBT community
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Gossip Wolf
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Onetime Bird Names drummer Nora Brank and her boyfriend pull a Sonny & Cher. Plus: Superchrist gets ready to drop a Holy Shit, and Beauty Bar celebrates R. Kelly
- by Jessica Hopper and J.R. Nelson
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Tags: Gossip Wolf, Bird Names, Nora Brank, Everything is Terrible, Nick Maier, Wume, Golden Birthday, Chris Black, Sanford Parker, Planet Metal, Bump and Grindcore, the Embraceables
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In Rotation
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Plus: Reader staff writer Kevin Warwick on rummaging for hardcore LPs and John Ciba of Edens of Soul Express on the Oxford American's Southern Music Issue
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Tags: In Rotation, iPod, Born Against, Our Band Could Be Your Life, John Ciba, East of Edens Soul Express, Oxford American, Singing Snowflakes Jingle Jazz Party, Lawrence Peters Outfit, Anthony Abbinanti, The Drastics, Wilfred Limoniuos, Discogs.com, reggae
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Culture Vultures
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Live literature, the holiday El Train, and Greg Palast's Vulture's Picnic
- by Asher Klein and Jordan Larson
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Tags: Culture Vultures, Robbie Q. Telfer, Encyclopedia Show, Write Club, Funny Ha-Ha, Barbara Scharres, Gene Siskel Film Center, CTA, holiday train, Michael Balzer, iO, improv, Vultures' Picnic, Greg Palast
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Performing Arts Review
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Some things work in this black box version of Spring Awakening, some don't
- by Tony Adler
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Tags: Performing Arts Review, Steven Sater, Duncan Sheik, Frank Wedekind, Spring Awakening, Jonathan Berry, Griffin Theatre, Aja Wiltshire, Josh Salt, Harter Clingman, Matthew Babbs, Lindsay Leopold, Larry Baldacci
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Artist on Artist
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The 86-year-old music veteran talks to fellow drummer Tim Daisy about Charlie Parker, the Basie band, and more
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Tags: Artist on Artist, Roy Haynes, Tim Daisy, jazz, jazz drummers, drums, Paul Chambers, Larry Ridley, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Eric Dolphey, Charlie Parker
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Movie Review
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A new DVD box collects the restored Hal Roach comedies of Laurel and Hardy
- by J.R. Jones
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Tags: Movie Review, Laural and Hardy, DVD collection, Hal Roach Studios, Martin and Lewis, Abbott and Costello, Leo McCarey, Ben Shipman, Lona Andre, Harry Langdon, Madelyn Saloshin, Myrtle Reeves, Lucille Jones, Mae Dahlberg, Lois Neilson, Virginia Ruth Rogers, Vera Ivanova Shuvalova, Ida Kitaeva
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Cocktail Challenge
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Hot Chocolate's Luke LeFiles concocts the Malort Drinker's Breakfast, a Bloody Mary for the pros
- by Kate Schmidt
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Tags: Cocktail Challenge, kimchi, Luke LeFiles, Bill Kim, Kris von Dopek, Mindy Segel, Bloody Mary, Hot Chocolate, Urban Belly, Belly Shack, cocktail challenge, Mindy's Hot Chocolate, Slideshow
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Bleader
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Even Emanuel has to acknowledge that the city's street parking system was sold.
- by Mick Dumke
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Tags: Politics, Clout City, News, parking meters, parking meter lease deal, privatization, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago budget, Chicago Parking Meters, Richard M. Daley, mayor, Chicago, disabled
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Bleader
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On pro-pot-decriminalization priest Father Michael Pfleger
- by Mick Dumke
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Tags: Crime, The Reefer, Weed Week, Politics, Clout City, Variations on a Theme, Father Pfleger, Michael Pfleger, marijuana, cannabis, pot, decriminalization, Rahm Emanuel, Richard M. Daley, Chicago politics, possession, Chicago City Council, Ben Joravsky, St. Sabina, Auburn-Gresham
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Bleader
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A new Wicker Park Korean barbecue, unafraid to be fully Korean
- by Mike Sula
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Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Tozi Korean BBQ Restaurant, David Chang. Roy Choi. Momofuku, Kogi BBQ, Korean food, BopNGrill, Crisp, Del Seoul, Hai Woon Dae, San Soo Gap San, Kang Nam, Bill Kim, Urban Belly, Belly Shack
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Mike Reed's People, Places & Things plays the final concert in the yearlong tenth-anniversary celebration of the Sunday Transmission series at the Hungry Brain.
- by Peter Margasak
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Tags: Music, Post No Bills, Mike Reed, People Places and Things, Clean on the Corners, Hungry Brain, Sunday Transmission, Josh Berman, Craig Taborn, Greg Ward, Tim Haldeman, Jason Roebke, Audio
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A milestone for a beloved boutique, holiday shopping galore, vintage sales, and more.
- by Heather Kenny
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Tags: Style, Robin Richman, Crescendo Apparel, Ellie Thompson, Lost Girls, Eskell, Laura Lombardi jewelry, Cities in Dust, Red Head prints, Vintage Heaven, Axis of Evelyn
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A survey on marijuana legalization in Chicago: Guess what the answers are
- by Ben Joravsky
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Tags: The Reefer, Weed Week, Politics, Clout City, Variations on a Theme, The Reefer, Weed Week, Legalize Marijuana, Evanston, Marvin Gaye, What's Going On, President Bush
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Katharine Hayhoe's message of climate change is doubted by conservative Christians but not shunned.
- by Michael Miner
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Tags: Science, Media, News Bites, Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University, Christian bookstores, Climatology, Evangelicalism, Neela Banerjee, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times
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Bleader
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Psych rock and grindhouse action make a nice pair.
- by Miles Raymer
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Tags: Crickets, Music, Secret Colours, EP3, Faust, Elijah Alvarado, Chicago, psych rock, garage rock, video, Video
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Our best of 2011 recap continues with Alexander Zeldovich's Target.
- by Ben Sachs
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Tags: Film, Target, Alexander Zeldovich, Vladimir Sorokin, Best of 2011, Ben Sachs, Steven Spielberg, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Minority Report, 2011 Chicago International Film Festival, Anna Karenina, operatic style
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DJ Steve Porter made a great mashup of Skip Bayless going off about Tim Tebow.
- by Kevin Warwick
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Tags: Music, Sports, Tim Tebow, Skip Bayless, Steve Porter, First Take, John Elway, Denver Broncos, quarterback, Lil Wayne, Hulk Hogan, mashup, Video
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In this week's Food & Drink: Mark and Elizabeth Mendez's Vera, Key Ingredient cod milt, Cocktail Challenge kimchi
- by Kate Schmidt
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Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Vera, Mark Mendez, Liz Mendez, Carnivale, Key Ingredient, cod milt, Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, Duncan Biddulph, Jason Hammel, Lula Cafe, gjetost, Luke LeFiles, Hot Chocolate, kimchi, Malort, Brad Bolt, Bar DeVille
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As a Cincinnati Reds fan, I can honestly say that I'm going to miss watching Albert Pujols annihilate the NL Central, year in and year out.
- by Kevin Warwick
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Tags: Sports, Albert Pujols, baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, free agency, Cincinnati Reds, home runs, World Series, MVP, Busch Stadium, A-Rod, NL Central, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros
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Tim Daisy chats with Roy Haynes, Bon Iver heads to the Grammys, and more.
- by Luca Cimarusti
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Tags: Music, Roy Haynes, Tim Daisy, Bon Iver, Bird Names, Nora Brank, Third Coast Percussion, Wilco, G-Side, Kathryn Calder, Psychic TV
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A reflection on Kenneth Lonergan's Margaret and the Judd Apatow-produced comedy Bridesmaids.
- by Ben Sachs
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Tags: Film, Kenneth Lonergan, Margaret, Anna Paquin, Judd Apatow, Bridesmaids, Paul Feig, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Albert Brooks, J.R. Jones, improv comedy, alternative comedy, film editing, atheism, J. Camerson-Smith, pillow shots
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Today is the seven-year anniversary of guitarist Dimebag Darrell's murder.
- by Luca Cimarusti
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Tags: Crickets, Music, Dimebag Darrell, Pantera, Weed Week, murder, anniversary, Phil Anselmo, Nathan Gale, Down, Hellyeah, video, Video
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Some picks for New Year's Eve dining
- by Kate Schmidt
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Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, New Year's Eve dining, Atwood Cafe, Derek Simcik, the Barrelhouse Flat, Stephen Cole, Big Jones, Paul Fehribach, Frontier, Brian Jupiter, Green Zebra, vegetarian-friendly dining, Quince, Andy Motto, Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar, Duncan Biddulph, West Town Tavern
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Bleader
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El Gallo Bravo's crazy cactus plate is a dish only a stoner could love
- by Mike Sula
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Tags: The Reefer, Weed Week, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Variations on a Theme, Weed Week, The Reefer, El Gallo Bravo, platillo nopal loco, crazy cactus plate, stoner food, hangover remedies, Mexican food, menudo, crudo, tacos huerfanos, California burrito, Slinger, Polk & Western Hot Dogs, french fry sandwich
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Bleader
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Some dim sum done well, some dim sum not, at a gaudy new Cantonese restaurant in Chinatown
- by Mike Sula
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Tags: Food Chain, Food & Drink, Cai, Chinese food, Cantonese food, dim sum, MingHin, Shui Wah, Phoenix, lo bak ko
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Bleader
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A review of Mad Love, a collection of recent American shorts playing at Chicago Filmmakers.
- by Ben Sachs
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Tags: Film, Chicago Filmmakers, Mad Love, After You Left, Cheat, Joe DeRosa, Howling at the Moon, Jason Tippet, Elizabeth Mims, Howard from Ohio, We're Leaving, Zachary Treitz, All Flowers in Time, Jonathan Caouette, Chloe Sevigny
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The Bears have no one and nothing to blame but themselves for a loss to the Broncos.
- by Ted Cox
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Tags: Mudville, Sports, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Lance Briggs, Tim Tebow, Devin Hester, Jeff Joniak, Marion Barber, Robbie Gould, Nick Roach, Matt Prader, Matt Forte, God
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Why you should care about how the government handled a hip-hop blog bust
- by Miles Raymer
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Tags: Crickets, Music, Dajaz1.com, politics, copyright, intellectual property, Justice Department, Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Techdirt, the Biz, censorship
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A reconsideration of Satyajit Ray's lesser-known 1965 feature in light of Jason Reitman's latest, Young Adult.
- by Ben Sachs
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Tags: Film, Satyajit Ray, The Coward, Kapurush, The Holy Man, Mahapurush, Young Adult, Jason Reitman, J.R. Jones, Eric Rohmer, Odd Obsession Movies, Facets Multimedia, writer's malaise, Philip Roth, Zuckerman books, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Letter to Sara Hutchinson
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There's much more to the fall of Otto Kerner than the Chicago Tribune reported.
- by Michael Miner
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Tags: Media, News Bites, News, Rod Blagojavich, Otto Kerner, James Thompson, Stephan Benzkofer, Chicago Tribune, Kerner: The Conflict of Intangible Rights, Bill Barnhart, Eugene Schlickman, Daniel Welch, U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Antonin Scalia, Conrad Black
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Garry Marshall's insipid rom-com interweaves a half dozen stories on the title evening.
- by J.R. Jones
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Tags: Film, Garry Marshall, Katherine Fugate, Valentine's Day movie, Pretty Woman, The Princess Diaries, Ernst Lubitsch, Robert De Niro, Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, Seth Meyers, Jessica Biel, Saturday Night Live, romantic comedy, movies
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New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue.
- by J.R. Jones
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Tags: Film, Laurel & Hardy: The Essential Collection, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Hal Roach Studios, Young Adult, The Sitter, Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone, No Skin Off My Ass, Bruce LaBruce, Silent Souls, Ben Sachs, Young Goethe in Love, Vincent Minnelli, The Band Wagon, Northbrook Public Library, William Desmond Taylor, Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, Northwest Chicago Film Society, Portage theater, W.S. Van Dyke, The Thin Man, Music Box, Empire Andy Warhol, Aon Center, Millennium Park, Delilah's, Star Wars Holiday Special, George Lucas, movies, Video
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Load up the bong and our YouTube playlist
- by Miles Raymer
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Tags: The Reefer, Weed Week, Music, Variations on a Theme, Weed Week, Clams Casino, Lil B, Soulja Boy, Wolves in the Throne Room, James Pants, Beck, Stones Throw, Justice, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mike Dean, Video
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The street parking sell off continues to eat at Chicagoans' wallets.
- by Mick Dumke
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Tags: Politics, Clout City, News, parking meters, parking meter lease deal, privatization, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago budget, Morgan Stanley, Abu Dhabi, Chicago Sun-Times, Chris Fusco, Richard M. Daley, mayor, Chicago, Katten Muchin Rosenman
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J.R. Jones on The Wise Kids, his number 8 movie of 2011.
- by J.R. Jones
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Tags: Film, Ben Sachs, Stephen Cone, The Wise Kids, Tyler Ross, Victory Gardens, Chicago Dramatists, Molly Kunz, Something Better Somewhere Else, Allison Torem, Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, Matt DeCaro, Sadieh Rifai, Sadie Rogers, Chicago actors, movies
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Dagon and Incubus come to Chicago, fresh from the Rites of Darkness festival in San Antonio.
- by Philip Montoro
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Tags: Crickets, Music, Inquisition, Dagon, Incubus, Reggie's Rock Club, metal, black metal, Rites of Darkness, Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm, Video
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How Chicago can take a cue from New York City on pot possession.
- by Mick Dumke
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Tags: Crime, The Reefer, Weed Week, Politics, Clout City, African-Americans, arrests, cannabis, Chicago City Council, Chicago police, decriminalization, drug dealing, drug possession, Father Pfleger, illegal searches, Illinois house, legalization, marijuana, Michael Pfleger, New York, New York City, New York City police, police, pot, probable cause, racial disparities, Raymond Kelly, reefer, street dealing, Variations on a Theme, weed
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A preview of Alex de la Iglesia's The Last Circus, which screens in Chicago this Saturday.
- by Ben Sachs
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Tags: Film, Alex de la Iglesia, The Last Circus, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Santa Sangre, Chicago Cinema Society, Portage Theater, 800 Bullets, El Crimen Perfecto, Common Wealth, Accion Mutante, Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds, Takashi Miike, fascism, 2010 Venice Film Festival, Anthony Mann, Spaghetti Westerns, Winchester '73
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A brief mention of Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep, playing tomorrow at the Gene Siskel Film Center.
- by Ben Sachs
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Tags: Film, The Science of Sleep, Michel Gondry, Pamela Robertson-Wojcik, Designs for Living, The Apartment Plot, Gene Siskel Film Center, Claudine, The Apartment, The Tenant
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The Art Institute projects Andy Warhol's eight-hour film Empire onto the side of the Aon Center on Friday night.
- by Sam Worley
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Tags: Film, Visual Art, Free Shit, Swag, Andy Warhol, Art Institute of Chicago, Aon Center, Empire, Empire State Building, Light Years, Evening Associates
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More Eating Under the Influence; the kimchi-bulgogi omelet at Rogers Park's Noon Hour Grill
- by Kate Schmidt
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Tags: The Reefer, Weed Week, Food Chain, Food & Drink, Variations on a Theme, Weed Week, Mike Sula, platillo nopal loco, El Gallo Bravo, Noon Hour Grill, kimchi-bulgogi omelet, Susie Lee
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Illegal searches play a leading role in the racial imbalance.
- by Steve Bogira
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Tags: Crime, The Reefer, Weed Week, Politics, Clout City, African-Americans, arrests, Ben Joravsky, cannabis, Chicago police, cocaine, crack, criminal records, decriminalization, defense lawyers, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, drug crews, drug dealing, drug possession, ghettos, heroin, illegal searches, judges, legalization, marijuana, Mick Dumke, PCP, police, pot, probable cause, prosecutors, racial disparities, reefer, rocks and blows, segregation, street dealing, Variations on a Theme, weed
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New Reader performing arts reviews
- by Tony Adler
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Tags: Onstage, Performing Arts, Comedy, Dance, Arts, Spring Awakening, Griffin Theatre, Changes of Heart, Crossed, Teatro Luna, El Stories: Holiday Train, Far Away, Hannukatz: The Musical, It's a Wonderful Life: The Radio Play, Let It Ho!, Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer, St. Nicholas, Striking 12, Talk About God: Five Cents, Joy, iO, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, The Humans, Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs 'A Christmas Carol' Again, The Word Progress on My Mother's Lips Doesn't Ring True
