In the dark, black letter type appears in supertitles: “Hear me as I will speak.” These words ring strange, not found within the celebrated play, soon shuffled into other anagrams (“I’ll make a wise phrase” “I am a weakish speller”), finally rendering “William Shakespeare.” The sound of the typewriter he never used fills the air. ... The post ‘More matter, less art’ appeared first on Chicago Reader. ...
Lawrence Fish Market is known for its fish platters. | Jack X. Li/Eater Chicago Lawrence Fish Market evolves at a second location that takes credit cards and serves ramen, gyoza, and more For 44 years, Lawrence Fish Market has pro…..
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Chicago rarely enforces environmental regulations for city contractors, according to a new report released last month. On October 1, Neighbors for Environmental Justice (N4EJ) released their second report in two years, “Paid to Pollute,” w…..
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Barbara Crane (1928–2019), the legendary Chicago artist behind this week’s cover, said, “Once I developed my first roll of film in 1948, nothing else mattered.” What followed was decades of daring formal experimentation, defined by a conne…..
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