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THIS WEEK
Myles spent 28 years in prison, only to be released into a world in lockdown. He’s happier than he’s been in a long time.
City Life
03 Sightseeing Chicago at the turn of the century through the eyes of Rudolph F. Michaelis
FOOD & DRINK
04 Feature Jasmine Sheth is Chicago’s first dabbawala.
12 Black History For generations, his family has owned a piece of untold Black history in Boley, Oklahoma. This year, he finally got to see it.
ARTS & CULTURE
16 Comedy Remembering iO’s humble beginnings and reflecting on its dramatic end
18 Lit Semicolon Bookstore is a community, on and offline.
20 Profile Kathleen Rooney’s love letter to pigeons
NEWS & POLITICS
06 Joravsky | Politics It’s about time Dems stop treating Bill Clinton like he’s a hero.
08 Isaacs | Culture ArtNight, a passion-sharing show-and-tell, has moved online.
10 Criminal Justice Roosevelt
21 History Bronzeville Children’s Museum may not have planned for the pandemic, but it was ready.
Theater
22 Changing Spaces Prop Thtr loses its home.
24 Online Performance Two streaming productions look at isolation, community, and borders.
Our critics review releases that you can enjoy at home.
35 Early Warnings Rescheduled concerts and other updated listings
35 Gossip Wolf Rapper-producer Montana Macks drops a collection of soulful instrumentals, Anni Rossi puts out a playful video mixtape, and arts nonprofit Quiet Pterodactyl releases an all-star compilation to benefit Chicago music venues.
Film
25 Review A Most Beautiful Thing reunites the first all-Black high school rowing team.
26 Small Screen Matt Damon Improv’s new web series is filled with Zoom meeting disasters and personal massager triumphs.
27 Movies of Note She Dies Tomorrow is a worthy examination of a collective unravelling; The Speed Cubers breaks the competition documentary mold; and Spinster is a breezy, feel-good watch about carving your own path.
MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE
28 Feature Diagnosed with PTSD, Chicago rapper G Herbo wants to normalize therapy for people who’ve suffered like he has—and he’s giving away hundreds of sessions.
32 Records of Note A pandemic can’t stop the flow of great music.
Opinion
36 Savage Love Dan Savage offers advice to someone freaking out because his boyfriend wants him to paint his toenails.
Classifieds
38 Jobs
38 Apartments & Spaces
38 Marketplace
Map of COVID-19 deaths
Zip codes with nursing homes and Brown and Black populations have been hardest hit.
Uphill battle for housing
“There is a system in place that keeps people homeless and poor,” says Delia Ramirez.
#BlackArtMatters
Two teens created a coloring book to highlight Black joy, influential Black figures, and impactful change rooted in the Black Lives Matter movement.
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