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Food & Drink

Quick smart

A new generation of restaurants is sating customers' hunger for fast, filling bites. We meet three ventures turning tasty takeaways into fine art.

  • Issue #164
  • 11 min read
Illuminated orange arrow sign with light bulbs spelling 'BEER DINING' pointing toward restaurant entrance
Entertainment

Off the cuff

Since the late 1950s, a comedy club has been spreading the gospel of making things up as you go along. Here’s a lesson in taking risks.

  • Issue #150
  • 4 min read
Group of masked people in casual clothing standing in a circle doing improv exercises in a modern classroom
Affairs

The opener

How to improve street lighting, shopfronts and city transit, a celebration of rats’ lives and dogs’ dinners and why the solution to our modern malaise is simplicity itself.

  • Issue #130
  • 8 min read
The opener
Design

Building a legacy

Outgoing Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel reflects on eight years reshaping his city through bold infrastructure, a pioneering Architecture Biennial and the relentless pursuit of inclusive urban spaces.

  • Issue #122
  • 9 min read
Building a legacy
Culture

Culture

Socially engaged art in Chicago, a televised Polish parallel universe and perusing the shelves of London’s poetry bookshop.

  • Issue #118
  • 6 min read
Culture
Affairs

Obama army

Chicago is now home to Barack Obama’s new political fighters. As the midterms approach, we head to the city to see how his legacy is shaping politics today.

  • Issue #117
  • 19 min read
Obama army

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