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
Saturday, April 20
Merge
In the midst of Mardi Gras coverage, you might need reminding of the devastation that Katrina left in New Orleans. Take a look at this amazing tale, complete with pictures, of a Chicago man, Ned, and his friend Brian "Gordo" Gordon, who drove into New Orleans after Katrina to save Gordo's cats Franks and Beans. This morning, there are reports that many aid groups are running out of Katrina relief funds. Please give where you can. [Thanks, Julia!]
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:
