THIS WEEK

from Chicago Reader print issue of October 29, 2020 (Vol. 50, No. 3)

by Chicago Reader

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Desire celebrates cliteracy.

10 News YOUmedia was a refuge for Black and Brown youth. Recent layoﬀs put that in jeopardy.

City Life

04 Street View Defying boundaries, two entrepreneurs mix business, community, and prints.

prime pandemic escapism, the documentary Nationtime is raw and inspired, and Soﬁa Coppola’s On the Rocks is a light examination of uncomfortable but inescapable relationships.

40 Chicagoans of Note Andrew Tham, composer, performer, and cofounder of Parlour Tapes

Opinion

42 Supreme Court Democrats let Barrett happen because she’s exactly the kind of judge their corporate donors support.

The Sex Issue

15 Queer Haven Gay bathhouses were barely surviving. Then came COVID-19.

18 Play Parties The swinger lifestyle creates solace and friendship for those seeking sexual freedom.

21 Toys Sex shops oﬀer pleasure at a distance amid COVID-19.

FOOD & DRINK

06 Restaurant Review Meet Dinkey DaDiva, creator of the Jerk Chicken Egg Roll.

NEWS

& POLITICS

08 Joravsky | Politics Blago, Donnie, Phyllis, and other shameful campaign absurdities

09 Isaacs | Culture The documentary The Dilemma of

MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE

28 Feature Bridgeport DIY house Rancho Huevos nurtured an antiauthoritarian community for nearly two decades. Now it stands vacant and slated for demolition.

Theater

22 Safe Sex Scenes Intimacy directors protect actors by promoting boundaries, communication, and respect.

24 Fair Pay Elsa Hiltner crunches the numbers on theater designer salaries.

FILM

26 Movies of Note Holidate is

32 Records of Note A pandemic can’t stop the music, and this week the Reader reviews current releases by Rich Jones & Montana Macks, Tawny Newsome & Bethany Thomas, Sen Morimoto, and more.

38 Early Warnings Rescheduled concerts and other updated listings

38 Gossip Wolf Beloved DIY space Situations signs oﬀ with a Halloween livestream, and Angel Marcloid drops an album of ﬁzzy jazz fusion as Nonlocal Forecast.

43 Savage Love Dan Savage oﬀers advice on overcoming the patriarchal gaze and objectifying someone who wants to be objectiﬁed by you.

Classifieds

46 Jobs

46 Apartments & Spaces

46 Marketplace

We (don’t always) love TV

Two television addicts scream about how much they hated Netﬂix’s Emily in Paris

Get

me rewrite!

Aaron Sorkin rewrites Chicago history to help beat Trump, writes Ben Joravsky.

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PUBLISHER TRACY BAIM EDITORS IN CHIEF SUJAY KUMAR, KAREN HAWKINS

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