Sonic Reducer The quasi-ska “Shootin' Dice” is an unfortunate misstep (especially with regard to the vocals), but the rest of Hit By a Bus' debut [...] Michael Henningsen \ Sep 09, 2004 Music
Taste Of Chicago Gorilla Tango Comedy Theatre Many people associate live comedy with smoky bars filled with drunks. They imagine a stage with an exposed brick backdrop and a string [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Sep 09, 2004 Art
Culture Shock As most of you already know, the financially strapped nonprofit arts organization Magnífico recently shut down its magnificent art space at 516 Central [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Sep 09, 2004 Art
Patriots Tricklock Performance Space One of my favorite Dylan lines of all time is “They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings.” [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Sep 09, 2004 Art
Periphery Harwood Art Center There's something eerily attractive about David Ondrik's relentlessly unromantic landscapes. His stunning large-scale black and white images capture tampered terrains strewn with industrial [...] Steven Robert Allen \ Sep 09, 2004 Art
Odds & Ends Dateline: Saudi Arabia—Apparently, the Middle East is crazy for Danish Modern. Three men were trampled to death when more than 20,000 people stormed [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 09, 2004 News
All The News That's Fit To Eat All The News That's Fit To Eat Thai Pepper has been replaced by Thai Tip. Signs on the restaurant, on Wyoming just north of Constitution, changed less than a month [...] Gwyneth Doland \ Sep 09, 2004 Food
Spanish Rice Where Does It Come From And How Do You Make It Right? From a reader: “I wuz wonderin’ if you could tell me where Spanish rice comes from. This is a question that has bugged [...] Gwyneth Doland \ Sep 09, 2004 Food
The Unwinnable War In A Rare, Unscripted Moment, Bush Was Right Demonstrating yet again how dangerous it is for him to venture into public unaided by a teleprompter, President Bush managed to provide some [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Sep 09, 2004 News
The Ballad Of Tijeras Gardens Affordable Housing Takes Center Stage In The City'S Effort To Finalize The East Downtown Master Plan Judy Hatfield is a 64-year-old woman who has lived in the same home for 18 years. She is being evicted, along with six [...] Aja Oishi \ Sep 09, 2004 News