Mayer Hawthorne, Occupy Philadelphia protests, and Zac Efron's big night out
A look at what's going on this week on the local A.V. Club sites
Efron probably looked something like this after his big night out.
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Hey, did you know The A.V. Club has eight local sites? Every day, writers in Ann Arbor, Chicago, Denver, Madison, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Toronto, and the Twin Cities are posting about music, films, and other events and news happening in their cities. Whether you live in one of these cities or elsewhere, there’s plenty of great local stuff that’s worth a look. Here’s a round-up of what caught our attention this week.
• While Hugh Hefner was getting steamed about The Playboy Club’s cancellation, Chicago was surprised by Zac Efron’s big night out on the town thanks to the kindness of a Russian billionaire.
• Ann Arbor talked to hometown hip-hop-DJ-turned-neo-soul-crooner Mayer Hawthorne about his new album.
• With Occupy Wall Street protests spreading across the country, Philly checked out its local incarnation with mixed results.
• Toronto turned its focus inward and reflected upon a piece of Canadian pop culture lore: Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill.
• Madison tried out some chicken wings because Rick Ross said so.
• Milwaukee was bummed to find out the legendary Milverine has agreed to a meet-and-greet.
• The Twin Cities chatted with Minneapolis humor writer John Jodzio about his writing and being an absurdist.
• With the NBA season in jeopardy, Denver is attempting to find a new winter pastime beginning with ping-pong.
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