The third and final day of the Pitchfork Music Festival, taking place in Chicago’s Union Park on July 21, truly celebrated the history of music. From hip-hop pioneers like Grandmaster Flash to songwriting legends like Alanis Morissette to newer artists like Muna, whose modern take on synth-pop has garnered them a massive fanbase, the entire […]
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Photos: L’Rain Showers Fans With Sonic Gifts During Pitchfork 2024
Sometimes it really pays off to be an early bird. Fans who arrived at Union Park in Chicago for Day 2 of the Pitchfork Music Festival on July 20 in time to catch L’Rain’s Red Stage opening set were treated to an experimental delicacy that set the tone for a day filled with incredible artistry. […]
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Photos: Yaeji Mesmerizes Pitchfork Music Festival Fans with Her Genre-Bending Beats
The Pitchfork Music Festival kicked-off its 2024 edition in Chicago on Friday, July 19. Along with seeing big names like Black Pumas, 100 gecs, and Jai Paul, one of the best things about going to the fest is seeing how artists grow and evolve over the years. Yaeji, Kathy Yaeji Lee, is one such artist. […]
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Review: ‘Gaslight’ Flicks Burn More Intensely Today
The lights are dimming but someone says the room is bright. That’s gaslighting. The word stems from the MGM classic Gaslight (1944), a remake of the same-named British film from 1940 and a cinematic adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 play Gas Light. In all versions, an Edwardian man tricks his new wife into thinking she’s […]
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Facing The (Political) Fracture with Dr. Tania Israel! [Podcast + Transcript]
Listeners and readers, you are in for a massive treat! One of our very favorite guests, the amazing Dr. Tania Israel, is back on the pod! This time she is talking about her new book: “Facing the Fracture: How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation.” Karen, Katie, and Tania chat about […]
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The 19th Explains: What You Need to Know About Project 2025
Originally published by The 19th Project 2025. You might be hearing about it. Late-night television host John Oliver highlighted it during a segment on Republican Donald Trump’s potential second term. The musician Lizzo explained in a TikTok video how it would increase the president’s power and change immigration. The actor Taraji P. Henson warned onstage […]
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Chicago Schools That Removed Police Officers Saw Slight Drop in High-level Discipline Violations: Study
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. Chicago high schools that removed police in the last few years saw a slight dip in the most serious types of student disciplinary violations, according […]
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Review: ‘My Lady Jane’ Wrestles With History & Originality
Lady Jane Grey, the ill-fated teen who was briefly deemed Queen during the British Renaissance, is the latest historical figure to undergo a 21st century makeover. Prime Video’s My Lady Jane (2024) follows the “you go girl” formula seen in Apple TV+’s Dickinson (2019-2021) and Hulu’s The Great (2020-2023), which reimagines the past through the […]
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Sexy Summer Reads Inspired by the Feminist Erotica Podcast [From the Archives]
The Feminist Erotica podcast is on hiatus, and we’re hoping you’ll use this time off to revisit your favorite episodes and check out some of the amazingly sexy reads we talked about on the show. Here are a few of our faves to heat up this already steamy summer. A note about shopping links: If […]
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Summer is Hummin’ with Showtunes & Musical Revues
New and popular songs can be heard in a host of live shows popping up across Chicagoland this July, August and beyond. Kokandy Productions gives the classic novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (1865) a reboot with Alice by Heart at Chopin Studio Theatre (Aug. 3-Sep. 29). Under the direction of Derek Van Barham and Brittney […]