Shortly after Le Tigre thrilled Chicago fans by beginning their Salt Shed set on Saturday, July 15 with “The The Empty,” Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman, and JD Samson abruptly stopped moments into the second song – a tour debut of “My Art.” Hanna explained that they needed a moment as they hadn’t played the Feminist […]
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J-Law Delivers All Good Feelings In ‘No Hard Feelings’
Jennifer Lawrence enjoys a birthday in August, yet she’s the one giving movie goers the gift of laughter this summer with No Hard Feelings (2023), the highest grossing R-rated comedy of the decade. Although the star’s collaborations with filmmaker David O. Russell brought her an Academy Award for the romantic dramedy Silver Linings Playbook (2012) […]
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Local Doulas Praise Yoni Steaming for Vaginal and Spiritual Wellness
Boric acid suppositories, “feminine” wipes, and Vagisil all claim to provide users with fresh, healthy vaginas. Although the vagina is a self-cleaning organ, there’s a looming pressure to maintain a desirable atmosphere below the belt with new solutions hitting the market each year, and some practices dating back generations. More mentions of vaginal steaming have […]
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Photos: Jenny Lewis Brings Bliss to The Salt Shed during first stop of the Joy’All Tour
Last month, Jenny Lewis released her fifth solo album, Joy’All, a musical guide – presented in 10 radiant songs – on how to empower yourself with happiness while getting through this painful thing called life. Produced by Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell), the release is full of classic country sounds while maintaining […]
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A Voice That Has Shaped the Court and the Country: One Year of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
Originally published by The 19th In her first year sitting on the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ensured her voice was heard. She has spoken during oral arguments more than any other justice, written several solo dissents and pushed for historical context that is often dismissed in the nation’s highest court. She stepped […]
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Photos: TLC, Shaggy, En Vogue & Sean Kingston Share Love During the Hot Summer Nights Tour
“Real dreams do come true” sings En Vogue in their 1992 hit “Giving Him Something He Can Feel.” The vocal group helped prove that the dream of the ’90s is alive and well in the form of the Hot Summer Nights Tour. Headlined by the era’s hit-makers TLC and Shaggy – with support from En […]
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Review: ‘Miss Juneteenth’
Fifteen years ago, Turquoise Jones (Nicole Beharie) was crowned Miss Juneteenth (2020) in her small hometown in Texas–a pageant for Black teenage girls named for the anniversary holiday celebrating the 1865 date it was announced that the enslaved in the state of Texas were now free, June 19th, which came to be called by the […]
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New Relationship Comedies Premiere On Stage & Screen
Human connections make great fodder for works on stage and screen.
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Donate Today to Triple Your Impact on Community-Driven Media
By now I hope you’ve seen that the fourth annual Chicago Independent Media Alliance (CIMA) fundraiser is well underway! Thank you to everyone who has already given, shared messages on social media and otherwise showed your support. We couldn’t do this without you. Things are a little different this year: All donations are being evenly […]