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The N-Word and How To Use It - Chicago Reader
Dec 18, 1997 · N-I-G-G-E-R. I’ll never forget the first time I accidentally used that word in mixed company. It was 20 years ago at the University of Missouri, and I was engaged in lighthearted …
Chicago Events - Chicago Reader community calendar
Event listings Chicago community calendar. Comprehensive Chicago events listings from a wide variety of event organizers and sources—including Reader readers.Find shows, concerts, …
In the zone - Chicago Reader
Dec 19, 2024 · Credit: Shira Friedman-Parks It’s 6 PM on the Monday before Thanksgiving and Nick Zettel is standing at his desk. He sports blue glasses and a fading denim jacket with four …
Review: Babygirl - Chicago Reader
Dec 24, 2024 · Social media—from Letterboxd to X—is embroiled in a banal debate over whether or not the sex scene is overplayed. The absurdity of sidelining something so integral to the …
Early Warnings - Music listings - Chicago Reader
Live music event listings sorted by headlining artist with venue and date information, ticket on sale dates, and links to purchase tickets.
Rewind: Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt’s six-decade career gets …
Dec 23, 2024 · The Reader revisits a 2014 feature on Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt, who died in December 2023 after a career spanning seven decades.
Review: Los Frikis - Chicago Reader
Dec 23, 2024 · Five years after Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz debuted their sleeper hit The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), the directing duo’s sophomore feature Los Frikis continues their …
Review: The Brutalist - Chicago Reader
Dec 20, 2024 · It is a costly affair. The American Dream is a pact with the devil, and, of course, opportunity comes at a price. Time and time again, sprawling American epics from The …
Rewind: Punk is dead! Long live punk! - Chicago Reader
Dec 24, 2024 · In the words of my friend J.R. Nelson, a local punk writer, “Teenagers are geniuses. I think the teenage me, the infantile and deeply stupid suburban milk baby who …