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• Sunshine and blow jobs

  25-09-2024 22:42 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer. More than just movies, I love the moving image. This takes many forms, including the amorphous “installation,” a channel with limitless possibilities of expression. This past weekend, I was on a […]
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• Smoked brisket taco at Antique Taco in Bridgeport

  25-09-2024 22:34 via chicagoreader.com
  
  I’ve lived in Chicago for almost 25 years, and while it’s difficult to find a taco I’d flatly call bad, the bar is set high for a truly standout, superior version of the portable classic. At Antique Taco in Bridgeport, the smoked brisket taco is a must-order. Brisket isn’t usually something I seek out. Elsewhere, […]
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• WateRR comes to rap as a teacher

  25-09-2024 18:41 via chicagoreader.com
  
  As the story goes, hip-hop was born on August 11, 1973, at a back-to-school dance party hosted by DJ Kool Herc. In the more than 50 years since, hip-hop has evolved into a world-changing cultural movement and a massive moneymaker, but from early on it’s consisted of five key elements: MCing, DJing, graffiti, breaking, and […]
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• Prayer Candles

  25-09-2024 17:51 via chicagoreader.com
  
  By Casey Cereceda
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• Tasha returns from her brand-new hometown to celebrate her third album

  25-09-2024 17:48 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Last Friday, Chicago singer-songwriter (and occasional Reader contributor) Tasha Viets-VanLear released her third full-length album, All This and So Much More. Her gentle indie-rock sensibilities have evolved to accommodate wide-screen expression, but she’s kept her tenderhearted intimacy intact. September has been an eventful month for Viets-VanLear—about a week before All This and So Much More […]
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• Chicago Reader Volume 53, Number 34

  25-09-2024 17:30 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Chicago Reader Volume 53, No. 34. September 26, 2024
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• Mona’s kids

  25-09-2024 16:34 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Nasir knows just how to make his brother laugh. The 15-year-old has that special sixth sense of the comedic pressure points all siblings have for each other. When Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) attacked his family’s home during a raid on the Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, Nasir kept his brother calm, and […]
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• Support Illinoisans grappling with Alzheimer’s disease with your purchase of a $200,000! Bingo Tripler Instant Ticket from the Illinois Lottery

  25-09-2024 16:15 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive medical disorder that impacts every community. In 2020, the Illinois Lottery launched a new specialty Instant Lottery ticket called The End of Alzheimer’s Begins With Me, designating 100 percent of its profits to the Alzheimer’s Association, Illinois Chapter. To date, the Illinois Lottery has raised more than $4.4 million to […]
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• Tali Halpern dreams big

  25-09-2024 14:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  The first time I met Tali Halpern, they lowered their gaze to mine and said in a voice so deadpan they seemed anesthetized to failure: “I have big dreams for my art.” It was a studio visit at SAIC in January of 2023, as Halpern was settling into their second semester of grad school in […]
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