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Tuesday, September 20, 2022

The moon—it’s for the birds by Megan Kirby

On the moon, there are no humans. The birds that populate the lunar planet don’t get caught up in ideas like weekends or “the economy.” They stay connected via a […] The post The moo…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 06:06PM
Monday, July 11, 2022

Riding the wave of the Crocs by Megan Kirby

The first time I tried on a pair of Crocs, I was in study hall. This kid named Marlin slid them off and told me I had to give them a go. Marlin wasn’t known for his sartorial choices. He l…

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Your heart is an empty storage unit by Megan Kirby

There’s a mannequin staring down from the second-floor window of the Lock Up Self Storage on Lincoln. She has a blonde wig and a stoic demeanor—the sort of world-weariness that comes fro…

SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:36PM
Monday, April 19, 2021

Time to visit @Clockluvr’s tick tock TikTok by Megan Kirby

For Clee McCracken, clocks are a lifestyle. As you scroll through Clee McCracken’s TikTok account, the @clockluvr username is immediately accurate. Timepieces …

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 02:25PM
Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Long live the King-Cat by Megan Kirby

A history of John Porcellino’s midwest influence The graphic novel Map of my Heart begins with a cartoon map of Hoffman Estates: the high school, the Barringt…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AM
Monday, November 9, 2020

Back in the burbs by Megan Kirby

Author Jason Diamond reflects on his Chicagoland suburban-spiration. When writer Jason Diamond grew up in Chicago's north suburbs, he couldn't wait to escape. Bu…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 03:40PM
Monday, July 20, 2020

The quaranzine Scene by Megan Kirby

How Chicago zinemakers are adapting to the pandemic In May 2020, the Quimby's Bookstore Instagram started going live with a New Stuff This Week video. Store mana…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 03:30PM
Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Inside the intricate worlds of Polly Pocket by Megan Kirby

An interview with collector and Instagrammer Julia Carusillo Oh, to quarantine inside a Polly Pocket, safe and enclosed, all the comforts of home sculpted in col…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 04:05PM
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Be mine, Valentine by Megan Kirby

Single people can celebrate February 14, too! When I tell people Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday, they expect me to be a hopeless romantic, or to say some…

SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 05:30PM
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Nov 02, 2023: I Need That - American Airlines Theatre
Nov 13, 2023: Harmony - A New Musical - Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 10, 2023: How to Dance in Ohio - Belasco Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Jan 09, 2024: Prayer For The French Republic - Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
Jan 28, 2024: Days of Wine and Roses - Studio 54
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Mar 14, 2024: The Notebook - Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
Mar 18, 2024: An Enemy of the People - Circle In The Square
Mar 21, 2024: Water for Elephants - Imperial Theatre
Mar 28, 2024: The Who's Tommy - Nederlander Theatre
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Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 19, 2024: Stereophonic - John Golden Theatre
Apr 20, 2024: Hell's Kitchen - Shubert Theatre
Apr 21, 2024: Cabaret - August Wilson Theatre
Apr 22, 2024: The Heart of Rock and Roll - James Earl Jones Theatre
Apr 22, 2024: Patriots - Ethel Barrymore Theatre
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