![]() ![]() The entries encompassed topics such as “Best non-Latin neighborhood display of copyright infringement” and “Best place to get coffee and potentially pick up a foreign STI along the way.” I never heard back.Ī few years later, my upward masthead journey landed me at the alt-weekly in Santa Fe, where I started as arts and culture editor, and was later promoted to deputy editor. Around the same time, I also started a one-sided love affair with the Reader.Īrmed with the vim and vigor only a self-assured freelancer can possess, I transformed some of my big city exploits into would-be Best of Chicago blurbs I pitched to the then-editor. “Good things come to those who wait,” the adage goes.īack in the summer of 2009, I found myself in Chicago as an alternative journalism fellow at Medill, and I quickly fell in love with the city, its people, culture, and greasy spoons (if I close my eyes and concentrate hard enough, I can still taste the chili at Ramova Grill). On the cover: Photo of Adam Carston and his collections by Yijun Pan. Now Playing: Chicago’s history in movie ads.Get your UnGala tickets: A museum takeover and art party celebrating the Reader's 50ish anniversary Close
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