Friday, June 26, 2020
Why visibility and community are more important now than ever
I’m a late adopter of celebrating the annual National Coming Out Day in October, but two years ag…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 02:30PMMonday, June 15, 2020
And it’s a voice the rest of the world needs to hear.
Comedian, writer, and actor Dwayne Kennedy is truly a comedian's comedian. He has appeared on screens and…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 02:30PMWednesday, May 27, 2020
A look at the good, bad, and ugly games we played before computers.
I’m privileged to have a built-in “stay-at-home bubble” because I rent an apartment fro…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 12:55PMTuesday, May 26, 2020
In which my 11-year-old friend George takes a break from staring at his computer and consents to an interview.
My friend George is 11 and grew up on the south si…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 04:20PMWednesday, April 29, 2020
Chicagoans share the objects that make their homes good places to be.
Stay-home edicts and orders preventing Illinois residents from public congregation have onl…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 03:30PMWednesday, February 12, 2020
Four places where relationships sunk
Let’s face it, only a few of us have relationships that call for a complete stranger installing a plaque at the site wher…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:00PMMonday, December 16, 2019
The best reading events of 2019 have been going strong for years.
Chicago is a writer's town, from top to bottom. We have an excellent public library system, man…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 03:30PMWednesday, December 11, 2019
Lumpen hosts the only terrestrial radio show in the midwest devoted to books and authors.
It's a slightly rainy late November evening and the lights are all on a…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 07:00AMTuesday, November 12, 2019
The comics artist’s latest book is the culmination of lessons learned in her decades-long career.
Lynda Barry is now officially a genius. She was bestowed with…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 02:30PMWednesday, November 6, 2019
All of them
Chicago is a lucky spot for people who like emerging and otherwise overlooked visual art. We have a bunch of college programs in the area that recrui…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 01:00PMTuesday, October 22, 2019
A sven-tillating conversation with Chicago’s legendary horror host, Rich Koz, on 40 years of Svengoolie, celebrity fans, and BERWYN!
Local television legend R…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 03:30PMWednesday, June 5, 2019
From Stravinsky to Wendy Carlos, six instances where music has shaped our conception of queerness, whether we're aware of it or not.
Drew Daniel, a member of the…
SOURCE: www.chicagoreader.com at 12:00PM 
