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• Review: H.I.M.

  07-08-2023 23:30 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Anthony Bawn’s H.I.M. follows Damien (Brandon Karson), a heartbroken college student, and his cousin, Kendall (Rahim Brazil), who finds a romance with a church boy, rocking his relationship with his mother. The film opens with a harsh conversation between Kendall and his friend—two Black gay men in the closet—where Kendall challenges his sexuality and experience […]
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• Review: Wolfkin

  07-08-2023 23:25 via chicagoreader.com
  
  A note from the author: This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being covered here wouldn’t exist. Most monstrous puberty and coming-of-age movies, like Ginger Snaps and The Lost Boys, center on the experiences of the tween or […]
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• Review: Zoey 102

  07-08-2023 23:20 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Nostalgia is a powerful thing. From Gossip Girl to Raven’s Home, from iCarly to Girl Meets World, the early 2020s, for better or worse, have so far proven to be the era of the revival. It can sometimes feel a little unoriginal, as studio after studio looks back into the vault to see what hasn’t […]
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• Detroit garage-rock legends the Gories return to the Empty Bottle

  07-08-2023 22:08 via chicagoreader.com
  
  When the Gories emerged in Detroit in 1986, on the tail end of the decade’s garage-rock revival, they seemed to have learned from every mistake made by other bands. They produced a sort of platonic ideal of the form: wild, messy, uninhibited, and fortified with the survival instincts of an alley cat. The trio’s swagger […]
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• Society’s Children had a combo unheard-of in 60s garage rock: mother and son

  07-08-2023 18:38 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Long ago, an early fan of the Secret History of Chicago Music stopped me at a grocery store. Not only was I surprised that this gentleman had recognized me—I tend to think of myself as a faceless columnist—but I was also taken aback by his first question. “You do that garage-band column in the Chicago […]
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• Inkling Explains: the Bean

  07-08-2023 18:23 via chicagoreader.com
  
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• The Ton Farm: A Celebration of This Chicago Underground Railroad Site

  07-08-2023 15:00
  
  Illinois is a state of various things. The word itself is a derivative of the French language from an Indian version meaning “man” or “warrior.”
  Aurora’s nickname is “City of Lights” after being one of the first in the country to install streetlights in 1881. While Former President Barack Obama was elected while residing here, late President Ronald Reagan was the only US President born here. While there are many historical facts about Illinois, who would
  
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• More Youth and Parents Discuss Underage Drinking

  07-08-2023 14:00
  
  Past month underage alcohol consumption in the United States has decreased by 53% in the past 20 years, and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility is celebrating the efforts of parents, caregivers, educators and communities to keep kids alcohol-free. New survey data released by the organization also notes that conversations between caregivers and their children have increased 31% during this time, showing that these interactions are working.
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• In the belly of the beast

  07-08-2023 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Daniel Kraus’s Whalefall, which comes out on August 8, is a scientifically accurate thriller about a teenage boy swallowed by a whale—an idea that originated on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago. In November 2020, Kraus and two friends met for a socially distanced hangout at the Jarvis Avenue beach, where they discussed a […]
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• Cindy Lee brings her haunted glamour to Constellation

  07-08-2023 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  On most of her records, Cindy Lee provides every note of her songs. Her self-released fifth album, 2020’s What’s Tonight to Eternity? (my favorite so far), includes her brother Andrew Flegel on drums, but her presence remains front and center: She’s the frazzled, anguished guitar wails that fade to a whimper at the end of […]
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• Cindy Lee brings her haunted glamor to Constellation

  07-08-2023 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  On most of her records, Cindy Lee provides every note of her songs. Her self-released fifth album, 2020’s What’s Tonight to Eternity? (my favorite so far), includes her brother Andrew Flegel on drums, but her presence remains front and center: She’s the frazzled, anguished guitar wails that fade to a whimper at the end of […]
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• How Montgomery Riverfront Brawl Reflects Historic Issues Of Racial Tension In America

  07-08-2023 09:30
  A brawl that occurred at the Montgomery Riverfront has become a symbol of America’s horrid racial past and present.
  Over the weekend, the fight began after a disagreement over a pontoon boat that was docked illegally. A Black male, who appeared to be a security guard, attempted to get the owners of the pontoon, who were white, to move the boat so that the riverboat could dock. 
  After words were exchanged, several white men began beating on the Black man. Moments into the fight, severa
  
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