Blip – July 2008
Bright spots on the cultural radar
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Five great road trips for music aficionados
Lady Is Lonely
Karen Carroll is one of the few women left in the blues.
Found Art
Sacred Heart: Explosion by Henry Darger
Three Questions
Jazz impresario Joe Segal makes good on a promise with the long-delayed opening of his new Jazz Showcase.
Solo Show
Chicago-born brothers Gregory and Jeffrey Qaiyum—a.k.a. writer-actor GQ and composer JQ— put an urban spin on Shakespeare
The Five
In addition to the MCA’s blockbuster Jeff Koons show, five other don’t-miss exhibitions making plenty of noise
I Pan Gas For Less
In Auburn, Alabama, where I went to college, one of the best places to get fried chicken was inside a gas station off of Highway 280. The place was “country-fied” with a K and always smelled freshly mopped with Pine-Sol—a scent that I personally find revolting. But the chicken was tasty, and the Coke was cold.
In all those years that I patronized the fuel pump and the chicken fryer, I overheard lots of conversations. The unknowingly elite college students talked about their…
June 2008 Table of Contents
Cover Story Our Lake Come summer, Lake Michigan defines Chicago. Here is the complete how-to manual for that aquatic playground, as well as reminiscences from five prominent writers that capture the lake’s elusive essence. Features The Friends of O by James L. Merriner Inside the circle of Chicagoans who spotted Barack Obama’s talent, helped guide … Read more
Conversation: Jeff Koons
On the eve of a major show at the MCA, the artist reflects on the Chicago encounter that set his career in motion.