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Rock Bottom Riser
Fern Silva’s debut documentary gently reminds us to consider our own planet before looking too deep into the stars. Rock Bottom Riser is an incredibly poignant film that places the Hawaiian...
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Umma
Iris K. Shim’s non-documentary directorial debut possesses every necessary component for an elevated horror movie, but the film stalls out before it effectively accomplishes its vision. Regardless of...
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Opinion: Chicago must invest in communities to counter gun violence
As a Black male pediatrician in Chicago, I am deeply concerned about the ongoing effects that community and state-sanctioned gun violence have on Black and Brown youth and their families. We, as a...
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Carnal knowledge
Mammalian Diving Reflex/Darren O’Donnell present an evening of sex stories from six Chicagoans over 65. Organized as a chronological table read with occasional dance party and audience participation...
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Visceral dance, free planets, and laugh therapy
Looking for some fun? We’ve got you covered for the next seven days, read on! FRI 3/25 It’s the tenth annual presentation of Jeezy’s Juke Joint: A Black Burly-Q Revue. Billed as the “only Black...
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Best Dating Sites for Real Relationships in 2022
It’s never been easier to meet someone online. There are more singles than ever in the dating pool. Most are in search of a meaningful connection that could lead to a long-term commitment. Landing a...
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5 Best Tarot Reading Sites: Top Sites For Free Online Readings in 2022
It is not uncommon for people to want to seek guidance in their lives. In such unpredictable, stressful, and unnerving times, tarot card readings can find people security, able to better understand...
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Chicago Academy for the Arts students debut TV pilot at Music Box Theatre
In March 2020, students at the Chicago Academy for the Arts were preparing for their upcoming Media Arts Showcase where students would exhibit the creative projects they were working on to the public....
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Best Sugar Daddy Websites For Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babies To Meet (2022)
Sugar daddy sites have risen in popularity over the last several years as society becomes more comfortable with unconventional relationships. As more and more people seek either companionship or...
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Summer Walker’s songs invite you to learn from their missteps in love
After the breakout success of Summer Walker’s 2019 debut album, Over It, the Atlanta singer-songwriter continued its saga of betrayals and learned lessons with their 2021 follow-up, Still Over It...
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Uma Bloo’s languid indie rock will send a rush of blood to your head
Before Chicago singer-guitarist Molly Madden began performing indie-rock songs as Uma Bloo in 2016, she used that stage name as a burlesque performer. As she told Tribune critic Britt Julious in 2020,...
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Venerable jazz guitarist George Freeman celebrates 95 years with a new...
Legendary Chicago jazz guitarist George Freeman has been honing his dynamic, explosive style since the 1940s, working with dozens of the genre’s hall of famers, including Charlie Parker, Richard...
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Hedwig Dances returns with Field Theory
On an architectural tour last year, Rigoberto Saura settled into the concrete forms of the buildings overlooking the Chicago River. Wrapping around the water, tall brutalist buildings push into the...
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A new retrospective brings Barbie Army back to the front lines
If it weren’t for YouTube algorithms, the music of Barbie Army might’ve vanished like dust in the wind. Like so many underground garage-rock bands, this Chicago group played live constantly but didn’t...
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Ana Silva’s ready to cast a big shadow
Ana Silva is the type to celebrate Groundhog Day. On a January morning, over Zoom, Silva recounts how she “asked off work” for the woodchuck festivities. She and her boyfriend, actor Andrew Jessop,...
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Designing more welcoming streets? Bring in the teens
This story was co-published with the Bronzeville-based civic journalism lab City Bureau. On a chilly Saturday morning in November, a dozen teens packed into a repurposed storefront in Austin, a...
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Annie Xiang wants you to wake up and smell the pu’er
Annie Xiang’s son answered her morning coffee with violence. “He was just kicking me in my belly,” says Xiang, at the time a tax manager at a Big Four accounting firm downtown. Hoping to advance to...
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Enjoy Ukrainian and Asian American cinema at the Film Center
This spring the Gene Siskel Film Center presents two series of films exploring countries and cultures that are often neglected in popular media. The Ukrainian Cinema series is timely for obvious...
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Homecoming queen
An all-new cast of queens begins its reign in Chicago with the return of Six, the musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss that transforms the famous wives of King Henry VIII into pop stars. The hit show...
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Too many incredible Latino films for one eager critic
The Chicago Latino Film Festival poses a problem—a good problem, but a problem nevertheless. There are simply too many interesting programs to see, and as any cinephile is loath to admit, we’re but...
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