Under the Hood2016-01-02T05:45:42ZThe latest stories posted to Gapers Blocktag:gapersblock.com,2019:/merge/12Movable TypeCopyright (c) 2016, GapersBlock.comFriday Foodpic: Roasted Corn2016-01-02T05:45:42Z2016-01-01T23:36:24-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2016:/drivethru//2.913552016-01-02T05:36:24ZPicture by Renee Rendler-Kaplan from the Drive Thru Flickr Pool. Take care....Robyn NisiFoodporn
Picture by Renee Rendler-Kaplan from the Drive Thru Flickr Pool. Take care....
Best Feature Films & Documentaries of 20152016-01-01T18:17:07Z2016-01-01T12:16:08-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2016:/ac//13.913542016-01-01T18:16:08ZBest Films of 2015 I'm the idiot who waits until the year actually ends before rolling out my Best Of... list every year, and that's because I'm often able to squeeze in a dozen or more films in the last...Steve ProkopyColumn
Best Films of 2015 I'm the idiot who waits until the year actually ends before rolling out my Best Of... list every year, and that's because I'm often able to squeeze in a dozen or more films in the last...
Bye Bye, Gapers Block from the A/C Team2016-01-01T18:19:14Z2015-12-31T22:31:04-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2015:/ac//13.913532016-01-01T04:31:04ZI think I'll take the plunge and write the last post on Gapers Block before it goes on hiatus in an hour or so. I've been A/C page editor for a year and theater/arts writer for almost three years. Shorter...Nancy BishopTheater
I think I'll take the plunge and write the last post on Gapers Block before it goes on hiatus in an hour or so. I've been A/C page editor for a year and theater/arts writer for almost three years. Shorter...
Where are the Peace Candidates?2016-01-01T20:55:38Z2015-12-31T15:59:55-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2015:/mechanics//16.913522015-12-31T21:59:55ZAmericans are statistically more likely to be killed by a storm or by their neighbor's dog than fall victim to an ISIS marauder or jihad-inspired rando. Nonetheless, the Conventional Wisdom seized on the Paris and San Bernardino massacres to declare...Jeff SmithDemocrats
Americans are statistically more likely to be killed by a storm or by their neighbor's dog than fall victim to an ISIS marauder or jihad-inspired rando. Nonetheless, the Conventional Wisdom seized on the Paris and San Bernardino massacres to declare...
The State of Food Writing2015-12-31T19:08:38Z2015-12-31T12:00:00-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2015:/drivethru//2.913362015-12-31T18:00:00ZIn 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...Brandy GonsoulinFeature
In 2009, food blogging, social media and Yelp were gaining popularity, and America's revered gastronomic magazine Gourmet shuttered after 68 years in business. Former Cook's Illustrated editor-in-chief Chris Kimball followed with an editorial, stating that "The shuttering of Gourmet reminds...
Our Final Transmission Days2015-12-31T19:04:04Z2015-12-31T09:02:27-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2015:/transmission//15.913452015-12-31T15:02:27ZTransmission staffers share their most cherished memories and moments while writing for Gapers Block.Sarah BrooksFeature
Transmission staffers share their most cherished memories and moments while writing for Gapers Block.
Fillet of Solo Takes Rogers Park in January2015-12-31T02:06:54Z2015-12-30T20:08:23-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2015:/bookclub//3.913162015-12-31T02:08:23Z Fourteen of Chicago's most acclaimed live lit collectives and solo performers are teaming up for the 19th annual Fillet of Solo Festival. The festival opens Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 7pm at Mayne Stage in Rogers Park and runs for...Emma TerhaarEvents
Fourteen of Chicago's most acclaimed live lit collectives and solo performers are teaming up for the 19th annual Fillet of Solo Festival. The festival opens Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 7pm at Mayne Stage in Rogers Park and runs for...
On Gapers Block and Chicago2015-12-30T16:35:17Z2015-12-30T10:33:26-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2015:/mechanics//16.913292015-12-30T16:33:26ZIf somehow you haven't seen the news anywhere else: Gapers Block is going on hiatus effective January 1. You can read the open letter from our esteemed editor-in-chief here. There have been many nice things said about Andrew and Gapers...Phil HuckelberryChicago
If somehow you haven't seen the news anywhere else: Gapers Block is going on hiatus effective January 1. You can read the open letter from our esteemed editor-in-chief here. There have been many nice things said about Andrew and Gapers...
At the MCA: Pop Art Design Gives Us a Refresher Course on the '60s and '70s2015-12-28T03:50:46Z2015-12-28T10:00:28-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2015:/ac//13.913032015-12-28T16:00:28ZPop Art Design exhibition view. Photos by Nathan Keay. It may be your father's pop art, but the work shown in the new exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art is still fresh and fun. The art that shocked the...Nancy BishopReview
Pop Art Design exhibition view. Photos by Nathan Keay. It may be your father's pop art, but the work shown in the new exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art is still fresh and fun. The art that shocked the...
The Hateful Eight, Concussion, Joy, Carol, Hitchcock/Truffaut & Man Up2015-12-24T23:23:29Z2015-12-25T00:00:46-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2015:/ac//13.912972015-12-25T06:00:46ZThe Hateful Eight For more than a few raving cinephiles, watching a Quentin Tarnatino film is a bit like going on a scavenger hunt through the filmmaker's personal movie library. It's a history lesson where the students (i.e. the audience)...Steve ProkopyColumn
The Hateful Eight For more than a few raving cinephiles, watching a Quentin Tarnatino film is a bit like going on a scavenger hunt through the filmmaker's personal movie library. It's a history lesson where the students (i.e. the audience)...
Black Ensemble Theater's Dynamite Divas: See It for the Music2015-12-23T03:57:09Z2015-12-23T10:00:33-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2015:/ac//13.912962015-12-23T16:00:33ZPreston, Addison, Dawan and McCullough. Photo by Michael Brosilow Dynamite Divas, Black Ensemble Theater's contribution to holiday celebrations, is subtitled "A Tribute to Women of Soul." And it's a worthy tribute to those talented and charismatic singers, with performances of...Nancy BishopReview
Preston, Addison, Dawan and McCullough. Photo by Michael Brosilow Dynamite Divas, Black Ensemble Theater's contribution to holiday celebrations, is subtitled "A Tribute to Women of Soul." And it's a worthy tribute to those talented and charismatic singers, with performances of...
Mark Your Calendars: Supper Club Doc at Siskel2015-12-23T17:50:53Z2015-12-23T05:34:56-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2015:/drivethru//2.912982015-12-23T11:34:56Z Fun fact I learned about the Old-Fashioned while watching Holly DeRuyter's documentary "OId-Fashioned: The Story of the Wisconsin Supper Club": Korbel set up a booth at the Columbian Exposition of 1893 to introduce the world to their brandy, which...Robyn NisiEvent
Fun fact I learned about the Old-Fashioned while watching Holly DeRuyter's documentary "OId-Fashioned: The Story of the Wisconsin Supper Club": Korbel set up a booth at the Columbian Exposition of 1893 to introduce the world to their brandy, which...
Steppenwolf's Domesticated Is A Paper Tiger2015-12-22T05:35:20Z2015-12-22T10:00:18-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2015:/ac//13.912562015-12-22T16:00:18ZMary Beth Fisher and Tom Irwin in Steppenwolf Theatre's Domesticated. Domesticated opens with an all-too-familiar press conference you've seen both on cable news and in TV dramas: a middle-aged politician apologizing (or trying to, anyway) for a sex scandal as...Adam MorganTheater
Mary Beth Fisher and Tom Irwin in Steppenwolf Theatre's Domesticated. Domesticated opens with an all-too-familiar press conference you've seen both on cable news and in TV dramas: a middle-aged politician apologizing (or trying to, anyway) for a sex scandal as...
Review: Heaven's Forgotten by Branden Johnson2015-12-21T19:49:15Z2015-12-21T13:07:49-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2015:/bookclub//3.912512015-12-21T19:07:49Z Branden Johnson's Heaven's Forgotten begins with the story of Moira, a young single mother, and her daughter, Penelope running from the fallen angel who is the girl's father. As the novel progresses, it becomes clear that Penelope is more...Brianna KratzBook Club
Branden Johnson's Heaven's Forgotten begins with the story of Moira, a young single mother, and her daughter, Penelope running from the fallen angel who is the girl's father. As the novel progresses, it becomes clear that Penelope is more...
Dinner at the New Johnny's Grill2015-12-19T19:14:29Z2015-12-19T12:29:11-06:00tag:gapersblock.com,2015:/drivethru//2.912422015-12-19T18:29:11ZAh, the ubiquitous diner-- where one goes to meet friends, cure hangovers, and linger over endless cups of coffee. To me, the perfect diner provides a rallying point for its community. Johnny's Grill, the Logan Square mainstay, has always served...Danielle SnowRestaurant
Ah, the ubiquitous diner-- where one goes to meet friends, cure hangovers, and linger over endless cups of coffee. To me, the perfect diner provides a rallying point for its community. Johnny's Grill, the Logan Square mainstay, has always served...