THIS WEEK

12 News A case of disappearing hoops in gentrifying neighborhoods

15 Isaacs | Culture Tim Samuelson, Chicago’s first and only cultural historian

Indoor Delights

04 Snack Break How oyatsu makes the Chicago winter bearable

FOOD & DRINK

06 Sula | Feature For the first time in the midwest, a Wisconsin farmer brings rare (and delicious) heritage hog breeds to market.

Broken Nose, the Bechdel Test has been tweaked.

Film

25 Movies of Note Promising

Young Woman is a candy-coated killer of a film, Some Kind of Heaven is an unfiltered look at life’s final act, and The White Tiger offers a salty take on the rags-to-riches story.

36 Early Warnings Rescheduled concerts and other updated listings

36 Gossip Wolf Good Willsmith return with an acid-fried live album, Cinchel drops an ambient cassette that doubles as an art object, and Bob Nanna’s mid-90s band Orwell releases an odds-and-sods compilation.

Opinion

37 National Politics Who’s really controlling Trump’s impeachment

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NEWS & POLITICS

08 Joravsky | Politics John Catanzara’s “apology” is classic MAGA—deflection, projection, and media bashing.

10 Dukmasova | Housing An eviction court judge slams the moratorium as “utter idiocy.” It’s not on the record.

16 Tu Stuff Rug-making is experiencing a revival.

18 Book Drop Finding happiness in empty bookshelves

20 Chill Out A psychology professor dismantles the “Laziness Lie.”

21 Turn Off Moving away from harsh lighting reduces anxiety and improves coziness.

22 Shopping Spree Support local secondhand shoppers without stepping foot outside.

Theater

24 Plays to Watch Out For At

MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE

26 Feature Chicago improvisers Tim Daisy and Matt Piet have responded to the challenges of COVID by learning new ways to record.

30 Shows of Note A pandemic can’t stop the music, and this week the Reader reviews current releases by Hospital Bracelet, Wardruna, the Third, Patricia Brennan, Shame, and more.

35 Chicagoans of Note Steve Walters, artist and screen printer at Screwball Press

38 Savage Love Dan Savage offers advice on when to disclose that you’re HIV-positive.

Classifieds

39 Jobs

39 Apartments & Spaces

39 Marketplace

Even more at risk

Violence against people experiencing homelessness has advocates worried.

Memorial

Alejandro Morales’s death doesn’t just leave a hole in Chicago’s DIY music scene.

Domestic violence survivors battle to keep legally protected housing subsidies.

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