Gapers Block has ceased publication.
Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
✶ Thank you for your readership and contributions. ✶
TODAY
Tuesday, March 28
Merge
Head to the UIC Pavilion tomorrow for the Hip-Hop Summit, featuring a blockbuster line-up -- Russell Simmons, Damon Dash, Kanye West, R. Kelly, Common, Ludacris, Foxy Brown, Twista, Raz B, Doug E. Fresh, Layzie Bone, Shawna, Dr. Ben and more -- empowering urban youth and encouraging voter registration and participation. The summit runs from 9am to 3pm; you must register to attend. [via Visit Black Chicago]
Elsewhere on Gapers Block Right Now:
A/C Arts & Culture
- Bye Bye, Gapers Block from the A/C Team
- At the MCA: Pop Art Design Gives Us a Refresher Course on the '60s and '70s
- Black Ensemble Theater's Dynamite Divas: See It for the Music Feature:
- Paul Goldberger Describes the "Pragmatism and Poetry" of Frank Gehry's Architecture in His New Book Steve at the Movies:
- Best Feature Films & Documentaries of 2015
Book Club Books
Drive-Thru Food
Mechanics Politics
- Where are the Peace Candidates?
- On Gapers Block and Chicago
- Recall: What Could Happen Next? Revenge of the Second City:
- Ventra's Parent Company: An International History of Fare Card Glitches Classroom Mechanics:
