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Removal of Confederate statues tidies up southern history—but it doesn’t...
Meanwhile the proposed HBO series Confederate is based on the premise that the south won the Civil War. The post Removal of Confederate statues tidies up southern history—but it doesn’t touch the...
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Judge Richard Posner on those incompetent justices who graded his papers
Richard Posner doesn't leave the bench quietly. The post Judge Richard Posner on those incompetent justices who graded his papers appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Susana Mendoza might have just won her next election
The state comptroller is no one's "mini-me." The post Susana Mendoza might have just won her next election appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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The mysterious case of the Chicago Reader ‘time machine’
A newspaper box stocked with decades-old Reader issues recently turned up on the north side. Who's behind this phantasmagorical contraption? The post The mysterious case of the Chicago Reader ‘time...
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Joe Ricketts, DNAinfo, and the fearsomeness of labor
Unions give conservative billionaire Ricketts the willies. The post Joe Ricketts, DNAinfo, and the fearsomeness of labor appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Have sportswriters changed their minds about football teams that let the...
The matador defense comes to the NFL. The post Have sportswriters changed their minds about football teams that let the opponents score? appeared first on Chicago Reader.
View Article“Chiraq”? We can do better
If not "Chiraq," then what? The post “Chiraq”? We can do better appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury, and the question of when we get to say the...
Should reporters break their word? Should lawyers? Anybody? The post Michael Wolff’s Fire and Fury, and the question of when we get to say the hell with the rules appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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The Post is a Happy Days for old journalists
Steven Spielberg's film is a reminder of how much fun journalism can be. The post The Post is a Happy Days for old journalists appeared first on Chicago Reader.
View ArticleTheater’s biggest summer drama—Pass Over
Chicago has debated Pass Over all summer, without getting to the merits of the play itself The post Theater’s biggest summer drama—Pass Over appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Life after Sylvia: Cartoonist Nicole Hollander publishes a memoir
We Ate Wonder Bread is a graphic memoir of growing up on the west side in the 50s and 60s. The post Life after Sylvia: Cartoonist Nicole Hollander publishes a memoir appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Do I need to watch The Handmaid’s Tale?
No one has trouble imagining an America gone wrong. The post Do I need to watch The Handmaid’s Tale? appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Dealing with slaughter in the schools, Congress should follow the example of...
Congress should tell killers of schoolchildren to pick on someone their own size. The post Dealing with slaughter in the schools, Congress should follow the example of John Wayne appeared first on...
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Truth, belief, and The Americans
When it began I thought The Americans was kind of silly. No longer. The post Truth, belief, and The Americans appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Who can say who wrote that unsigned New York Times essay? Who can say but...
The ethical swirl around the op-ed by an anonymous White House official? The post Who can say who wrote that unsigned New York Times essay? Who can say but shouldn’t? appeared first on Chicago Reader.
View ArticleThe Sun-Times speaks with a new voice, as the Reader moves out
New owners at the Reader; a new editorial "we" at the Sun-Times. The post The Sun-Times speaks with a new voice, as the Reader moves out appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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Who’s that speaking for the Sun-Times this time?
The legacy of the Sun-Times—what's that? The post Who’s that speaking for the Sun-Times this time? appeared first on Chicago Reader.
View ArticleCan you trust a newspaper that spells “were” with an apostrophe?
A fine Tribune story is marred by editing oversights. The post Can you trust a newspaper that spells “were” with an apostrophe? appeared first on Chicago Reader.
View ArticleHighway to Hell
R • 1 hour 34 min • 1991 The post Highway to Hell appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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‘House of Screams’ revisited
The reporting is an icon of the paper’s journalism, but John Conroy wonders what it actually accomplished. The post ‘House of Screams’ revisited appeared first on Chicago Reader.
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