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Inside the Mind of Pitchfork Impresario Mike Reed
The People, Places & Things drummer on what he’s listening to, what inspires him, where to hang out in Chicago, and musicians to watch
2012 Summer Music Preview
The top 13 shows you can’t miss this summer, locals to hear now, summer’s catchiest tunes, and more
Week 32: Expecting the Worst
Here’s where I criticize a movie I haven’t seen. It’s called What to Expect When You’re Expecting; it stars Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Banks, Dennis Quaid, Brookyn Decker, and that guy from Glee; and after sitting through the smarmy, cliché-dripping trailer—twice—I wanted to punch every single one of them in the face…
Five Things to Do This Week
On your agenda: A Lichtenstein retrospective pops up at the Art Institute … Craft Beer Week kicks off … Brookfield Zoo bugs out … plus, what the cartoonist Paul Hornschemeier is doing this weekend
How Studs Terkel Wanted to Be Remembered
“Is it important to leave an impact? Yeah, of course it is, otherwise what’s the point? I think the point is to delight in life.”
J.J. Abrams's 'Revolution': A Chicago Show That Might Not Get Cancelled
The creator of Lost and Felicity gives Chicago the post-apocalyptic depiction it deserves, while Law & Order creator Dick Wolf brings the first fake Mayor Emanuel to network TV.
Your Top 5 Plans This Week
On your agenda: The veteran Chicago journalist John Conroy debuts his first play … Chicago-based new-music collective throws a happening in Logan Square … Plus the weekend plans of Joan Gray of Chicago’s Muntu Dance Theatre
How Sears Guitars Changed the Sound of American Music Twice
Sears’s cheap line of Silvertone guitars—and its catalog’s immense reach—introduced both Delta bluesmen and suburban garage teens to the instrument, shaping the course of American music.
If You Didn't Think Chicago's Marilyn Monroe Sculpture Could Get Any More Eerie
How to pack up a massive, infamous sculpture: some disassembly, and a crane, required. Caution: may result in severe injury to the uncanny valley.