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By Kerry Cardoza Top Stories (Home) News & Politics Brutal and beautiful summer Three stories from the front lines of the 2020 protests, when the bridges went up and the statues came down By Grace Del Vecchio Columns & Opinion The art of war and more from Bill Mauldin The Pritzker Museum highlights Bill Mauldin's 50-year fight with injustice. By Deanna Isaacs Music How working remotely brought Fuubutsushi together An online collaboration by four musicians in four states has parlayed pandemic necessity into new forms of creativity—and some tight long-distance friendships. By Leor Galil Listen to The Ben Joravsky Show By Ben Joravsky | 05.26.21 28 Should you burn it all down? By Dan Savage | 05.26.21 Fly or Die Live catches Jaimie Branch’s quartet reaching new heights By Bill Meyer | 05.26.21 I see nothing By Ben Joravsky | 05.26.21 3 Bitchin’ Galactus on the gig posters of the week By Salem Collo-Julin | 05.26.21 More » In the latest issue ‘I don’t want to define space, I want to support it’ Artist Faheem Majeed’s new solo exhibition explores the impact and imperfections of the South Side Community Art Center. By Kerry Cardoza Issue PDF includes Cannabis Conversations Index of this issue » Find a print copy » Download issue (PDF) Visit Our Archives » Best of Chicago Losses and gains: Best of Chicago 2020 Magic is still real Bowling and rolling no more Streetwear for your face with Jugrnaut’s “Chicago Everywhere” mask Best of Chicago 2020: Cannabis Food & Drink poll winners A new way to go live Videos 43 Chicago-area media host joint fundraiser May 12-June 11 Listen to The Ben Joravsky Show (3) The Jackson Park heron More Videos » From the Archive Arts & Culture What This City Needs Is a $2 Million Bullfrog/No Trip to Russia for Forever Plaid/CH&P vs. Payne-Leavitt, Round 2/Nick's Neighborhood Bank Helps Remodel Fishmarket/Fab Four Photos Architect Malcolm Weiskopf wants to put a 35-foot frog in Grant Park; he says it'll look like it's just escaped from the Field Museum. By Lewis Lazare | 08.16.90 News & Politics He Survived Operation Greylord Many are tried. Few are acquitted. Here's how Dave Dineff beat the astronomical odds. By Grant Pick | 12.01.88 More From the Archive » Agenda Teaser 05.27.21 Performing Arts I, Cinna (the poet) April 05 Performing Arts Goods May 05 More Agenda Teaser » Popular Stories Read Shared Comments Music Feature How working remotely brought Fuubutsushi together An online collaboration by four musicians in four states has parlayed pandemic necessity into new forms of creativity—and some tight long-distance friendships. By Leor Galil | 05.26.21 Feature An epic bicycle ride across Indiana to Chicago’s nearest Waffle House It’s not clear why the chain doesn’t exist in Chicagoland, but it was worth the trip to Indianapolis. By John Greenfield | 05.25.21 Feature Elsa Muñoz undrowns her community with every painting 4 Raised in Little Village, the painter creates quiet art to process grief. By Natalie Dalea | 05.25.21 Gig Poster of the Week Bitchin’ Galactus on the gig posters of the week This week’s featured gig posters were created by Chicago designer, artist, and screenprinter Josh Davis. By Salem Collo-Julin | 05.26.21 Music Feature DJ Drip builds his crowd with micro mixes on TikTok The young East Chicago-born DJ balances business studies at Columbia College with a rapidly growing music career. By Corli Jay | 05.25.21 Worst of Chicago Mount Greenwood is Chicago's Upside Down 72 No demogorgon roams this netherworld, but a majority of its electorate did back the man who's been called the swamp monster: President Donald Trump. By Jake Malooley | 12.21.17 On Transportation Video We should rename Chicago’s shoreline highway DuSable Drive, but we don’t have to drop LSD 50 Renaming the landmark for Chicago’s Black founder would be a game-changer, but we can still also refer to Lake Shore Drive by its iconic appellation. By John Greenfield | 12.30.20 Feature MMA's only out transgender pro lets her guard down 25 In the cage Fallon Fox is a devastating force—and she pulls no punches when it comes to advocating for trans rights. By Deanna Isaacs | 04.09.14 Feature Can Bee Stings Cure MS? 25 It's called apitherapy. For patients losing faith in traditional medicine, the pain is worth the possibility. By Tori Marlan | 08.21.97 Music Feature Jason Molina's long dark blues 21 The Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. front man produced a prodigious catalog of stark and heartbreaking music. Then he disappeared. By Max Blau | 10.01.14 Best of Chicago About the Reader Staff Reader Careers Freelancing Info Contact Us Advertising information Distribution Locations Map Reader Subscriptions/Back Issues Reprints Podcasts Book Club Upcoming Reader events TixReader: Buy event tickets Store Support the Reader : Become a member Make a donation Terms of Use Privacy Policy Copyright © 2021 Powered by Foundation...