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Jared Logan was breastfed until he was 11, and look how he turned out

Sat, 19 May 2012 08:00:00 -0500

We probably don't even have to introduce this particular magazine cover: Time magazine really knocked it out of Controversy Park with this one. Comedian Jared Logan wasn't alone in finding this scandel ripe for the joke-picking, but he may have taken the joke further than others. "I breastfed until I was 11 and, as you can see, I’m a completely normal well-adjusted person," he said at The Paper Machete.

Daily Rehearsal: For those who hate NATO

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:13:00 -0500

Activities you could take part in this weekend that are not NATO-related also include Cameron Esposito's Side Mullet Send Off. You could also take advantage of the many half-price tickets that are usually available; just remember, allow time for travel.

The Student Loan Crisis as Seen by the Guy who Hangs Out on Campus but Doesn’t Actually Go There

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:45:00 -0500

"If you're worried about student loan debt, what it means for graduating seniors and for the future of our nation, congratulations.

Daily Rehearsal: New season from American Theater Company returns to Columbine

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:36:00 -0500

American Theater Company's new season includes a revised version of the United States Theatre Project’s columbinus from Artistic Director PJ Paparelli: "Following in the wake of contemporary shootings like those at Virginia Tech, Paparelli will return to Littleton, Colorado for the first time in ten years to conduct new interviews with survivors and community members; the revised production of columbinus will be part of the theatre community’s citywide discussion on school violence 'Now Is the Time to Act.

Don’t-Miss List May 17-23: May musicals and sports theater

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:21:00 -0500

This weekend, check out these two outstanding examples of the musical genre and two that delve into our passion for sports.

Nobody wants the dollar coin: Why America hates change

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:00 -0500

Americans have been quietly mourning a surprising death for months, ever since news hit that the U.S. government would stop minting $1 coins in an effort to save money. "Nobody wants them," Vice President Joe Biden said with typical candor.

Daily Rehearsal: New Leaf closes shop

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:41:00 -0500

1. Henry V from Promethean Theatre Ensemble is apparently not super fantastic, but maybe it's just the play and not the performance?

Torture and theater: Peas in a pod

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:36:00 -0500

What fascinates contemporary theater about torture is precisely what Medieval, Elizabethan and Jacobean theater didn't question: the moral ambiguity of it.

Which hits harder, writing or performance?

Tue, 15 May 2012 15:38:00 -0500

In our conversation yesterday about My Kind of Town, Steve Edwards raised the question why the staged version of Chicago’s police torture scandal affected audiences so much more, and more viscerally, than written accounts of the scandal. There’s the physical presence of theater, of c

Daily Rehearsal: Is it a comedy exodus if just one comic leaves?

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:30:00 -0500

Cameron Esposito is leaving Chicago; another one bites the dust. She's described by Matt Byrne as "arguably the best stand-up comic in Chicago, but not for long."