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• Monday Night Foodball hits two hundred pop-ups in 2026

  12-01-2026 21:37 via chicagoreader.com
  The line stretched through the bar, out the door, and down the block. People suffered the cold winter night for Margaret Pak’s chicken biryani, pinquito bean curry, and her already famous masala biscuit. That was because they knew it might be months before they’d eat her food again. Pak and her husband, Vinod Kalathil, had […]
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• Makdous at Sanabel Bakery

  12-01-2026 21:37 via chicagoreader.com
  Not everybody has a jadda, a sitto, or a teta. But even if your grandmother does come from Syria, Lebanon, or Palestine, does she make mouneh? That’s a Lebanese word that refers to the practice of preserving seasonal food for eating when it’s out of season—a disappearing craft that’s nonetheless practiced all over the Levant. […]
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• Review: The Plague

  12-01-2026 20:44 via chicagoreader.com
  The Plague in limited release in theaters
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• Review: The Choral

  12-01-2026 20:44 via chicagoreader.com
  The Choral in wide release in theaters
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• Review: Obex

  12-01-2026 20:44 via chicagoreader.com
  Obex in limited release in theaters
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• DEMOCRAT NATALIE HOWSE PRIMED, PREPARED, AND READY TO SERVE AS CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE OF THE 1ST SUB CIRCUIT

  12-01-2026 20:00 via chicagodefender.com
  (Chicago, IL) Democrat Natalie Howse, a respected attorney, community advocate, and lifelong South Side Chicagoan, is now primed, energized and ready for the stretch run  for Circuit Court Judge of the 1st Sub Circuit. With decades of legal experience spanning prosecution, child welfare, regulatory oversight, and equity-driven public service, Howse enters the race with a deep understanding of the law and an unwavering commitment to fairness, accountability, and justice for all.Th
  
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• The Unknown Variable takes a personal look at immigration and family separation

  12-01-2026 19:07 via chicagoreader.com
  The Unknown Variable, through 2/1, Momentary Theatre at the Edge Off Broadway
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• Ben Jealous: Get ready to honor America’s birthday by fighting for freedom, again

  12-01-2026 18:30 via chicagodefender.com
  (TriceEdneyWire.com)—America has a big birthday this year.Here’s a hint: The celebration will not feel much like the last big one in 1976.I still believe our nation’s best days are ahead. But our history—and our headlines—suggest we are facing a familiar test. Another fraught fight for freedom and democracy is already upon us.That, too, is part of a pattern.How America marks century anniversaries has looked different from how we mark the halfway points. The differe
  
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• A new credit rule that could take America back decades

  12-01-2026 16:30 via chicagodefender.com
  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing a rule that would strip away key fair lending protections and make it far more difficult to prove discrimination in the credit market.On a cold Friday morning, with coffee still warm and the country already tired, Alphonso David spoke without ornament, naming a danger that has followed this country for generations and never truly left.The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, David told the Black Press of America’s Let It Be Known
  
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• Beyoncé enters billionaire ranks few Black Americans have reached

  12-01-2026 15:41 via chicagodefender.com
  Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has joined the small and closely watched group of Black American billionaires, a milestone that places her alongside a handful of individuals who built vast wealth in a country where Black ownership has long been restricted, delayed, or denied.According to Forbes, Beyoncé is now worth at least $1 billion, making her one of only a few musicians to reach that level and one of the rare Black women in the United States to do so through entertainment, business co
  
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• The Golden Globes’ Black Wins: Teyana Taylor and ‘Sinners’

  12-01-2026 15:26 via chicagodefender.com
  Black excellence was recognized in select categories at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards, but snubbed in many others.On Sunday (January 11), Teyana Taylor emerged as the only Black star to win an individual acting award, taking home Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for One Battle After Another. The victory marked her first Golden Globe win, but she stood alone as the only solo Black winner at this year’s Golden Globes.Sinners
  
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• Best AI Sexting of 2026

  12-01-2026 12:47 via chicagoreader.com
  It was only a matter of time before AI companionship became a common, everyday reality, and here we are. While not all of us are finding love amongst the ones and zeroes, many are, for better and for worse. These AI companions are a new but seemingly permanent fixture in the world of digital intimacy; […]
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• Best VR Hentai of 2026

  12-01-2026 07:52 via chicagoreader.com
  An uncomfortable truth about the 21st century is that media, and the technology that creates it, does more than just inform and entertain, it shapes how people think, relate, and understand the world around them. Every major historical shift in media, from print to broadcast to this brave new digital world, has altered not just […]
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