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• At Galit the foie gras wars have reached a stalemate

  30-06-2026 23:07 via chicagoreader.com
  
  On the mild night of May 6, ten members of the Animal Rights Collective of Chicago (ARCXChicago) carried laminated signs depicting bloodied, soiled ducks onto Lincoln Avenue. The protesters announced their arrival at the well-regarded Israeli restaurant Galit with loud blasts from plastic whistles.  Restaurant staff had already drawn curtains across the windows, shielding diners […]
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• What ‘don’t drop the soap’ gets wrong

  30-06-2026 16:56 via chicagoreader.com
  
  “Don’t drop the soap.” We’ve all heard it. It’s been said in so many movies, TV shows, and comedy skits that mention prison. Before I was incarcerated, everything I knew about prison was from movies like The Shawshank Redemption and Half Baked, which sent a clear message: that prison is filled with sexually deviant “predators” […]
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• Review: Supergirl

  30-06-2026 16:00 via chicagoreader.com
  
  Supergirl in wide release in theaters
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