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• Review: Kinds of Kindness

  21-06-2024 22:02 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Yorgos Lanthimos paints a chilling portrait of humanity, where sinister impulses tentacle across every facet of life. Those who have seen Lanthimos’s filmography unravel—from his breakout film Dogtooth through his unsettling, outrageous debut in English, The Lobster, to his latest bewilderment, Poor Things—understand that he threads our darkest caprices into his characters. He is unforgiving, […]
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• Review: Thelma

  21-06-2024 22:01 via chicagoreader.com
  
  People who have reached a certain age are often depicted in films as wise, cautious, and totally harmless. In the new comedy Thelma, those characterizations are ditched for something much more nuanced.  Played by Academy Award nominee June Squibb in her first leading role, Thelma is a heartwarming adventure that takes a novel look at […]
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• Review: I Used to Be Funny

  21-06-2024 22:01 via chicagoreader.com
  
  There’s a long list of comedians who have given dazzling, star-making dramatic performances, and Rachel Sennott has joined this illustrious group in the new film I Used to Be Funny.  Sam Cowell (Sennott) is a comedian suffering from debilitating PTSD. She is no longer performing, barely leaves her apartment, and feels that she is a […]
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• Review: Fancy Dance

  21-06-2024 22:01 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Lily Gladstone appeared in two films in 2023. Martin Scorsese’s white-centered Killers of the Flower Moon received all the attention, but Erica Tremblay’s Fancy Dance is so far superior that it feels like an insult to even compare them. Gladstone plays Jax, a Cayuga woman whose sister, Wadatawi, has disappeared from the rez. Jax is […]
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• Oakland death-metal trio Necrot make the macabre fun on Lifeless Birth

  21-06-2024 20:22 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Necrot emerged from Oakland’s underground metal scene in the early 2010s and quickly earned a reputation for reliably tight, ferocious old-school death metal. They were already operating in fifth gear, and their third album, April’s Lifeless Birth (Tankcrimes), somehow ratchets things up even further. The brutality of “Winds of Hell” and “Drill the Skull” (along […]
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• Improvisation and friendship power sophisticated songwriting on Caroline Davis and Wendy Eisenberg’s first duo LP

  21-06-2024 20:21 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Caroline Davis and Wendy Eisenberg are not an obvious musical pairing. Davis is an alto saxophonist whose extramusical interests—cardiac and cognitive functions, the films of Ingmar Bergman—shape the rhythms and dynamics of her compositions, which are also informed by the harmonic architecture and improvisational spirit of Wayne Shorter, Lee Konitz, and Von Freeman. Eisenberg is […]
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• Chicago’s Taste Rubber make uncomfortable surrealist rock

  21-06-2024 20:21 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Do you like freewheeling antirock with subtle circus vibes? If so, Chicago’s Taste Rubber might be the band for you! Their sound is like choking on a handful of helium balloons—certain elements evoke the sensation of having strings jammed into your throat or the sharp, acrid tang of latex. In that sense, it’s exactly what […]
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• Celebrated bluesman Charlie Musselwhite returns to his adopted hometown for a special show

  21-06-2024 20:21 via chicagoreader.com
  
  It must be strange to have an epic music career but have your fame eclipsed by a fictional character inspired by your work and persona. Though some folks dispute the connection, blues harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite is the probable model for Elwood Blues, the harmonica-slinging bluesman Dan Aykroyd invented for the Blues Brothers, his comedy […]
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• UK producer Om Unit brings his ever-evolving dance sound to Chicago

  21-06-2024 20:20 via chicagoreader.com
  
  In the 2000s, UK producer and DJ Jim Coles was up to his eyebrows in hip-hop culture—under the name 2tall, he’d mastered turntablism, battling, and sampling. But as he moved into the 2010s, he shifted his attention back to dance music (he’d produced jungle tracks as a teenager in the 90s) and changed his stage […]
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• The Logan Square Arts Festival features an eclectic mix of local and touring talent

  21-06-2024 20:18 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The Logan Square Arts Festival has evolved significantly since its founding in 2009 as the Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival. It now occupies the intersection by the Illinois Centennial Monument with vendors, food trucks, and two stages showcasing local and touring up-and-comers in a variety of genres. This year’s music lineup is pretty sweet. On Friday […]
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• Queens MC AJRadico makes songs as effervescent as summer dreams

  21-06-2024 20:18 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Queens rapper, producer, and engineer AJRadico approaches the textures of his music like an inventive architect. He takes great care to be sure every subtle detail is exactly where it should be, and he arranges all the elements so they sound fresh—he can convince you, even against the evidence of your memory, that you’re hearing […]
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• Protected: Food & Drink Advertising

  21-06-2024 18:01 via chicagoreader.com
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• Cooling stations, reparations, housing bonds

  21-06-2024 17:38 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Too hot to handle Chicago closed all but one of its cooling centers on Wednesday, even as temperatures climbed to a sweltering 93 degrees amid a nationwide heat wave. Officials opened six cooling centers this week for people without air conditioning to take shelter from a stretch of dangerously high temperatures. Only the Garfield Community […]
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• Re: Gun Violence Prevention

  21-06-2024 17:03 via chicagoreader.com
  
  By Christiana Castillo
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• Pookie Crack Cakes: The Family Business That Has Everyone Hooked

  21-06-2024 15:45
  
  Dedra Simmons’ passion for baking birthed Pookie Crack Cakes, a Bronzeville bakery where cakes fly off the shelves (Credit, Nicole Joseph).
  There’s this saying that goes, “It’s so good it makes you want to slap your momma!” 
  At Pookie Crack Cakes, while the cakes slap, another kind of “slapping” also happens: cakes flying off the shelves, only to be put back onto the shelves again and selling out daily.
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• Funeral Arrangements, Public Tribute Set in Detroit for Dr. William ‘Bill’ Pickard

  21-06-2024 15:35
  Dr. William “Bill” F. Pickard – entrepreneur, philanthropist, education advocate, business titan, mentor, and visionary – passed away peacefully at his West Palm Beach, Fla. home on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at the age of 83. The visitation, funeral, and public tribute at the Charles H. Wright Museum have been scheduled for Dr. Pickard on June 28 and 29, 2024, in Detroit.
  Born on January 28, 1941, Dr. Pickard told the 2017 Clark Atlanta University graduating class: &ldquo
  
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• Court blocks grants to Black women entrepreneurs in case that could restrict DEI efforts by companies and charities

  21-06-2024 15:30
  
  Fearless Fund CEO Arian Simone speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in March 2024. Tom Brenner/The Washington Post via Getty Imagesby Angela R. Logan, University of Notre Dame
  In a 2-1 vote on June 3, 2024, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit held that the Fearless Foundation – the charitable arm of the Fearless Fund venture capital firm – must suspend its Strivers Grant Contest. The contest is limited to Black women who are majority owners of businesses.
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• Angel Reese Leads WNBA Rookie Class With Most Double-Doubles, Stands As Favorite To Win Rookie-Of-The-Year

  21-06-2024 15:00
  
  Angel Reese, the former standout at Louisiana State University (LSU), is making waves in her rookie season with the Chicago Sky, proving her prowess on the court once again. 
  After 13 games, Reese is the only player from the 2024 WNBA Draft class averaging a double-double, solidifying her reputation as a formidable athlete.
  Reese, a Baltimore native, is currently shooting 37.1% from the floor and averaging 12.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Achieving a double-double in the WNBA is no e
  
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• Real Times Media Wins Eight NNPA Messenger Awards for Journalistic Excellence

  21-06-2024 14:04
  
  Michigan Chronicle and New Pittsburgh Courier, two Real Times Media publications, won a combined total of eight awards during the National Newspaper Publishers Association Fund’s Messenger Awards, which took place on June 20, 2024, at the Four Seasons in Baltimore, Md. The awards were part of the NNPA’s national annual convention, which was hosted from June 19-22, 2024.
  Michigan Chronicle took home five awards, including one first-place award in the category of Facebook Campaign; sec
  
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• South Side Healthy Community Organization to Host Inaugural Health Fair

  21-06-2024 14:00
  
  The South Side Healthy Community Organization is excited to announce its first-ever Community Empowerment Health Fair, a free event designed to bring vital health resources and wellness activities to the community.
  The fair will take place on Saturday, June 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kroc Community Center, located at 1250 W. 119th Street.
  This family-friendly event will feature an expert panel discussion on mental health, moderated by SSHCO CEO Kimberly Hobson. 
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