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Remembering chef Homaro Cantu through his writing

by Michael Gebert April 15, 2015August 18, 2021

Looking back at the life and autobiographical essays of the late chef Homaro Cantu of Moto

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The real Maenads of Monmouth

Theater Wit’s environmental comedic fable Hurricane Diane places Dionysus in New Jersey.

by Kerry Reid

An Antigone for our times

Redtwist presents Anne Carson’s contemporary translation of the Sophoclean tragedy.

by Albert Williams

Girl, interrupted

In the musical Life After, a teenager struggles to understand her father’s death.

by Kerry Reid

Metro hosts a joyful send-off for the late Cynthia Plaster Caster

Plus: A video celebration of footwork culture and the Bud Billiken Parade debuts on the side of the Merchandise Mart, and Chicago Film Archives pairs musicians and movie makers for its Media Mixer.

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil

A flexible position on free speech

Looks like Elon Musk believes in free speech for everyone except his SpaceX employees.

by Ben Joravsky