As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump take the stage in Las Vegas tonight for their third and final (thank goodness) debate, we’re betting you just can’t wait for this long national nightmare to be over. Don’t get mad. Don’t throw things. Play some bingo. And then go vote. The debate will be moderated by Fox […]
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Woodson’s ‘Another Brooklyn’ Offers a Glimpse of Girlhood in 1970s
“Another Brooklyn,” Jacqueline Woodson’s first novel for adults in more than 20 years, is for those who know (or want to know) what it’s like to grow up as a girl and cope with loss at the same time your changing body is thrusting you into a new world — adulthood. Maybe you lost a loved […]
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Life with Zola: Mom Opens Up Facebook Page to Answer Questions About Down Syndrome
Chatima Hughes is the mother of two beautiful children, a son and a daughter. While her son is awesome, today we’re going to talk about her daughter Zola. In many ways, Zola is like many almost 3-year-olds. She has good days and bad days. But a few things set her apart from her peers. Unlike […]
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Check out the trailer for the new L7 documentary, ‘Pretend We’re Dead’
Our coverage of L7’s “relentless rock show” at the Metro in August is here. Plus, preview the new L7 documentary, “Pretend We’re Dead,” below:
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To All the Bikes I’ve Loved Before: The Highs and Lows (Mostly Lows) of Bike Theft in Chicago
I stood in front of a full-length mirror at a dress shop under the El tracks, attempting to fashion a bow from weirdly long strips of shiny fabric. Multiple women assured me I’d wear my new olive-green taffeta dress again after my sister’s wedding. I had left my bike locked to a street sign outside. […]
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Women in Politics is Parr for the Course in ‘The Last Wife’ at TimeLine Theatre
Most everyone knows who Henry VIII is, what he looks like, and that he married six times. Many Americans are even familiar with the tales of his second, and most infamous wife Anne Boleyn. Yet few know about his final spouse…until now. Thanks to the research, wit and insights of playwright Kate Hennig, the often […]
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Seratones Play Down and Dirty Rock Music at Chicago’s Empty Bottle
Chicago is a great city for live entertainment, theatre, sports and just about anything you would like to go do or see on a Friday night. On Oct. 7, Chicagoans had the opportunity to choose between seeing hometown hip-hop star Kanye West make everyone “feel like Pablo” at the United Center, the Cubs rise to […]
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Christine and the Queens Emerge as Music Royalty During Vic Theatre Show
On Oct. 4, French artist – and soon-to-be superstar – Héloïse Letissier brought her captivating project Christine and the Queens to Chicago’s Vic Theatre. The performance perfectly kicked off her U.S. tour as fans fell deeper and deeper in love as the night went on. Letissier took the stage silhouetted in a spotlight with her back-up […]
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Rebellious Mag Breast Health Happy Hour
As everything turns pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, let’s paint the town Rebellious Red with a low-key Breast Health Happy Hour & post-mammogram after-party at City Winery! (Anyone who’s had an old-school mammogram will understand why you need a glass of wine to look forward to afterward.) Let’s toast to breast health, the people […]
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New Features are Here
After the Rebellious Magazine Reading in August, I lamented to writer Rachel Berg Scherer that what Rebellious 2.0 really needed was a feminist parenting column. You can imagine how thrilled I was when she agreed, on the spot, to take on writing one. There may have been prosecco involved. Two months later, Feminist Parenting is […]