“Immanuel Wilkins Quartet: Live At The Village Vanguard” is a searing 3-volume document of the saxophonist’s acclaimed quartet with Micah Thomas, Ryoma Takenaga & Kweku Sumbry in action at the hallowed NYC jazz shrine. Pre-order “Vol. 1” & hear “CHARANAM” now: immanuelwilkins.lnk.to/LiveAtTheVil...

I love them (live in the Irish potato epicenter), but my family finds them repulsive. There is also a store-brand Irish soda bread that hits shelves in these parts this time of year, and I’ve been known to eat by the loaf.

PA Food Icons | Irish Potatoes | Irish Potatoes Candy Made in PA Learn more about Irish Potatoes, a Philly-area seasonal specialty candy that's as familiar to locals as shamrocks and leprechauns around St. Patrick's Day!

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Why Frederick Wiseman Was the Greatest Documentary Filmmaker Ever In nearly sixty years of nonfiction filmmaking, Wiseman passionately probed the nodal points of political and social power and connected them in a cinematic universe of his own.

The greatness of Frederick Wiseman’s work “isn’t only in its documentation of extraordinary events but in the fervor with which Wiseman himself experiences them.” @tnyfrontrow.bsky.social writes about the filmmaker, who died yesterday, at the age of 96. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/yJttWL

The apron game is strong at your parish.

The flip side is when I discover jazz albums in the under-$5 crate, so I feel obligated to purchase them.

It's A 'New Era' For The Chicago Reader As Iconic Alt-Weekly Shifts To Monthly Magazine The Reader has struggled in recent years amid funding gaps and administration changes. Editor-in-Chief Sarah Conway says she plans to honor the paper's history while focusing on its future.

Read the full article for Conway’s plans to instill a “sharp, culture-obsessed [and] opinionated” approach to the Reader in its newest form, including new columns, a curated calendar of citywide events, and a continued investment in critical investigations. blockclubchicago.org/2026/02/04/i...

Gift of the artist

Robert Gober, Hope Hill Road, 1975
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Do those “serious” topics include more saturation coverage of the Grammys?

BOYS DON’T CRY (86 MIX) SINGLE - INCLUDING A 2026 REMASTER - IS AVAILABLE TO STREAM NOW. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON CD FROM UK INDIE RECORD STORES AND ONLINE AT thecure.lnk.to/BoysDontCry

Genderqueer twist on Anglo-Catholicism.

Stream the January edition of “The Blue Note Monthly,” which features a track from each of the albums to be reissued in the Tone Poet Vinyl Series in 2026 including “Fit For A Hanker” from Hank Mobley’s album “Hank”: bluenote.lnk.to/BlueNoteMont...

Another Place Show, December 15, 2025 Source: 90.9fm WDCB. Chicago journalist and jazz aficionado Andy Pierce hosts "Another Place" Sundays at midnight. The show explores creative music, jazz and the avant-garde, and delves into the longer, more complex compositions and improvisations in jazz.

Another Place Show, December 15, 2025

Source: 90.9fm WDCB. Chicago journalist and jazz aficionado Andy Pierce hosts "Another Place" Sundays at midnight. The show explores creative music, jazz and the avant-garde, and delves into the longer, more complex compositions and improvisations in jazz.

What data is driving the stream plots or is it just a formula?

The Shabeen! You should see it at the holidays.

Guess I won’t be watching U.S. Open Cup then.

They could figure out a way to get it on the Season Pass. Do they really think folks are going to get Paramount+ to watch an Open Cup game?

Be cool if we could watch on the $100 package we had to get to watch Union games.

If enough people take to the streets in protest, will you reconsider?

Layperson here. Make sure the celebrant explains how folks can receive, not receive, cross hands for only a blessing. Make sure it’s not intimidating for folks to approach the altar rail.

Figured. Thanks.

Do you know if the print edition of The Inquirer includes today’s runners?