Publication: Chicago Reader

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Coast Modern charts a history of open spaces

Richard Neutra, who designed this Los Angeles residence, is one of the architects profiled in the film.Tonight at 7:30 PM Chicago Filmmakers kicks off a new ongoing series of documentaries about architecture and technology called REdesign. First up is ... [Published Chicago Reader - 11 hours ago]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

How local rapper Young Giftz improved his already great tune "Nino"

One of the best local rap tracks that dropped last year was "Nino," a tune that up-and-comer Young Giftz made with soul trap originator Tree; Giftz has an easygoing and playful flow that's a great match for Tree's grainy voice and wobbly, lean, and captivating ... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
Entities: Ida B. Wells, Chicago
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Abelardo Morell's light in the darkness

The basic contract of photography is that a viewer will agree to see only the three-dimensional image on a sheet of photo paper, not the two-dimensional piece of paper itself. Abelardo Morell's camera obscura photos, though, are about both the images ... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

The uncanny choreography of World Order

Genki Sudo and World Order In I wrote about my infatuation with Grimes's Tumblr, and wouldn't you know it, as soon as it went online she proved me right by posting some of the most thoroughly amazing music videos ever.The band behind them is called World ... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

The easy stylistic yin and yang of drummer Ches Smith

In this week's paper I previewed the upcoming performances by Marc Ribot's power trio Ceramic Dog at Pritzker Pavilion and Constellation ; the rhythmic engine for that wonderfully flinty band is drummer Ches Smith , a guy who epitomizes the cross-fertilization ... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
Entities: Ches Smith
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Grub Street Chicago killed and other food news bites

New York based-food blog Grub Street shut down all of its regional satellites including . The bourbon shortage is bad, says Buffalo Trace, via Chuck Cowdery. Mennonites were the first to produce Chihuahua cheese in northern Mexico, says Chicagoist features ... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
Entities: Chicago, Mennonites, Mexico
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Fin de siecle Chicago for dummies

"Chicago has been called, in its time, the wickedest city in the world, and somehow or other (in exactly what manner it matters not) the impression has gone abroad that it is really a very wicked place indeed." And yet: "It is possible for a perfectly ... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Brindille is a refuge from frightening surroundings

In the evening, if you stand on certain corners in River North and take in the spectacle unfolding around you, you have to resign yourself to an inevitable, unhappy conclusion: "This is why the French hate us." It's our willingness to accept and support ... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

12 O'Clock Track: "John Carpenter" is the dark, dirty return of the Weeknd

Kiss LandLast week the world finally got a preview of the highly anticipated official full-length from the Weeknd, aka Toronto's Abel Tesfaye. Tesfaye made a pretty gigantic impression on the hip-hop and R&B communities in 2011, when he on his website. ... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

This show: Blank Realm tonight at the Burlington

Blank RealmThe newest album from Brisbane's Blank Realm, Go Easy (Fire), is no straightforward listen—a fact that actually doubles as one of its most distinct peculiarities and one of its most magnetic qualities. It teeters on bluesy skuzz-punk one moment, ... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Show Us Your . . . Roto-a-Matic

Like many visitors to Chicago's museums and zoos, Kirby Kerr, co-owner of the Rotofugi Gallery in Lincoln Park, and Joe Somers, head honcho at the product development company Squibbles Ink, were enchanted by the Mold-a-Rama vending machines, which produce ... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Derek Zoolander, Jacques Demy, Henry James, and the rest of this week's screenings

ZoolanderLandmark film, landmark building: Shirley Clarke's audacious , a cornerstone of LGBT filmmaking, screens next Wednesday at the Portage Theater, which was awarded landmark status earlier this month by the City Council. Jason is the subject of ... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]

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"He intervenes to make it physical," says Siegel. "It's an attentiveness to the world that no one notices."
Abelardo Morell's light in the darkness [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
...Unfortunately the identity of the writer (or writers) remains unknown. The editors speculate that the book was written "either by a glib and loquacious Chicago Renaissance Man-about-town utterly immune to writer's cramp or by multiple authors working in parallel, each according to his or her own area of expertise." In any case, it would have been a joy to share a drink with them in a saloon
Fin de siecle Chicago for dummies [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
"It took us four years to get the first one" she laughs. "This one won't take as long."
Show Us Your . . . Roto-a-Matic [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
"Right now I'm finding plantain, which is excellent for wounds and cuts. And dandelionsthose yellow flowers make a wonderful cough medicine. There's burdock; that is a blood tonic for people just coming off long-term illnesses. And there's yellow dock, which is the natural antidote to poison ivy. These plants have been here for thousands of years. Anywhere there's a crack of dirt in the sidewalk, a medicinal plant will grow."
This week's Chicagoan: Rosita Arvigo, master herbalist [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]

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Coast Modern charts a history of open spaces [Published Chicago Reader - 11 hours ago]
How local rapper Young Giftz improved his alrea... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
Abelardo Morell's light in the darkness [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
The uncanny choreography of World Order [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
Grub Street Chicago killed and other food news ... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
The easy stylistic yin and yang of drummer Ches... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
Fin de siecle Chicago for dummies [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
Brindille is a refuge from frightening surround... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
12 O'Clock Track: "John Carpenter" is the dark,... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
This show: Blank Realm tonight at the Burlington [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
Show Us Your . . . Roto-a-Matic [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
Did you read about masturbation, Billy Joel, an... [Published Chicago Reader - May 24 2013]
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