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Review: Coyote vs. Acme

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By Alec Karam
| Chicago Reader Verified
Children’s movies have long held subtext that gives the parents something to chew on while the kiddos stare at eye-popping imagery. Coyote vs. Acme isn’t quite that. Buried as a tax write-off by a transitioning Warner Bros. before it was sold off to indie distributor Ketchup Entertainment, Coyote vs. Acme is a by-product of decades of Hollywood cynicism, featuring the once-lauded Looney Tunes as disposable accessories the entertainment titan brushed off in the hopes of lifting its sinking ship.
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When Will Chicagoans Lose Their Appetite For Waiting In Line?

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By Alec Karam
| Block Club Chicago Verified
EAST UKRAINIAN VILLAGE — On a sunny Saturday, siblings Allen, Brad and Emily Feng joined the line at Kasama just before 1 p.m. and began planning their order. Allen and Brad had driven into the city to celebrate Emily’s move to the Loop, having heard plenty about the Michelin-starred bakery by day, tasting-menu restaurant menu by night in East Ukrainian Village.
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‘I found it in the alley!’

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By Alec Karam
| Chicago Reader Verified
Social Fabric is a glimpse into the vibrant lives, objects, and spaces that shape our city, cocurated with community archives and local photographers. It can be the most mundane day: gloomy, overcast, and, somehow, both chilly and muggy, when a walk through a Chicago alley brings about an entirely new trajectory. Maybe you spotted a coffee table or an abandoned art piece or a pedal boat. Plenty of us walk on by, wondering what will come of these items.
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