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THIS WEEK
20 Ehlers | On prisons Jordan Neely’s killing demands we all confront racism.
ARTS & CULTURE
22 Comic Olga Ziemska’s outdoor artworks
24 Book review Alejandra Oliva’s new book explores the politics of translation.
Secity Life
04 The To-Do Rock ’n’ roll, reproductive justice, soul yoga, and more
06 Street View “A Celebration of Chicago Style” brings hope to local designers.
08 Caporale | IML recap International Mr. Leather could be for everyone.
10 NASCAR A NASCAR champ who changed the sport and grew up in the Chicago suburbs
FOOD & DRINK
12 Sula | Restaurant feature Café Nova has a strategy for Sri Lankan food in Chicago and beyond.
NEWS & POLITICS
14 Politics Does BDS solidarity lose elections?
18 Isaacs | Culture Chicago’s public art tells a story; that story is about to be changed.
Film
25 Photography exhibit Ronit Bezalel turns her eye and her lens on Argyle.
26 Exhibitions of Note
Recommended exhibitions at Chicago Manual Style, Mariane Ibrahim, and more
Theater
28 Cover story Magic College spells out more than tricks.
32 Reid | Preview Albany Park Theater Project’s Port of Entry creates a home for immigrant stories.
34 Local filmmaking The Unseen has an autistic creator and a disabled star—but first and foremost, it’s a classic supernatural thriller.
35 Screening series Inspired by Oppenheimer, Godzilla is coming to the Music Box Garden.
36 Movies of Note Asteroid City brilliantly blends aesthetic and narrative; Elemental will make your heart melt, even if it’s not Pixar’s best; and more.
MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE
38 Feature Christopher Riggs finds an uncommon resonance with their students.
40 City of Win CantBuyDeem to Black men: go to therapy
42 Chicagoans of Note Nataliia Kuryliak, piano instructor and Ukrainian refugee
46 Shows and Records of Note Previews of concerts including Home Is Where, the Chosen
Few Picnic & Festival, and LustSickPuppy, plus reviews of new releases by High Priest and DJ Rude One & RXK Nephew
Rediscovering Frank London Brown
The short stories of Black Renaissance writer Frank London Brown offer a fascinating look at Chicagoans of all kinds.
Pianist Dorothy Donegan gave zero fucks
Her wit, flamboyance, and virtuosity wouldn’t fit in anybody’s boxes, and her career suffered unjustly for it.
50 Early Warnings Upcoming concerts to have on your radar
50 Gossip Wolf Froghat fills an amphibian-shaped hole in the surf-rock firmament, Dalibor Cruz celebrates a CD-R of spooky cybernetic ambience at Signal Records, and more.
Opinion
52 Savage Love Dan Savage offers sex and love advice.
Classifieds
54 Jobs
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