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Join the virtual quest for the perfect melon

Join the virtual quest for the perfect melon

The search party will set off in an infinite field of fruit.

By Mike Sula

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Columns & Opinion

President Tiger King

Somehow we’ve elected a Joe Exotic as president of the United States.

By Ben Joravsky
Music

Mavis Staples drops a benefit single to help Chicago seniors survive the pandemic

Mavis Staples drops a benefit single to help Chicago seniors survive the pandemic, Mukqs embarks on a weekly series of live-recorded experimental EPs, and more.

By J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil
City Life

Sheltering in a collapsed place

Or, why basement wet bars just won’t do.

By Bill Savage

The package, not the panties, is what’s dangerous

By Dan Savage | 04.07.20
The Reader's stay-at-home chronicles: day 18

By Reader staff | 04.07.20
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Listen to The Ben Joravsky Show

By Ben Joravsky | 04.07.20
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‘I wasn’t sentenced to die’

By Max Blumenthal | 04.07.20
The untold story of Joe Mantegna’s teenage garage band

By Steve Krakow | 04.07.20

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History Remix

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