This week’s featured gig poster was designed by the Empty Bottle using a photo illustration by John Sturdy.
Tag: Holiday
Posted inBlogs
Archive dive: What puts the “X” in Xmas?
“The True Meaning of Xmas” explores the reason for the season.
Posted inArts & Culture
House Theatre’s no-dancing Nutcracker finds light in wartime darkness
The show moves from holiday hijinks to deep sadness with plenty of sweetness throughout.
Posted inArts & Culture
Hellcab’s appeal remains just as mystifying now as it was in 1992
Despite the update to a female cabdriver, the script’s fundamental flaws remain unaddressed.
Posted inArts & Culture
Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins gives Jewish kids their own insipid holiday show
As far as mainstage children’s theater goes, though, this isn’t bad.
Posted inBlogs
Activists disrupt Black Friday shopping on Chicago’s Mag Mile
Demonstrators called for resisting Donald Trump, Rahm Emanuel’s resignation, and an elected Civilian Police Accountability Council.
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F Is for Family: The last show to binge-watch in 2015
Bill Burr delivers his raunchy take on life in a lower-middle class family during the 1970s in his new animated Netflix series.
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A Very Murray Christmas is one twisted holiday special
Bill Murray’s Netflix show is bizarre, melancholy, and entertaining.
Posted inCity Life
Chicago gifts that should be on your 2015 shopping list
A list of the best Chicago-made gifts to give this year
Posted inFilm
Our guide to the 2015 Chicago Latino Film Festival, week one
More than 80 international features screen over the next two weeks at River East 21.
Posted inArts & Culture
Ten top picks for holiday cheer
Theater, parties, markets, and more to add to your holiday calendar.
Posted inBlogs
Enticements for Last-Minute Holiday Shopping
Last-minute holiday deals, trunk shows, and an Ugly Christmas Sweater party this weekend.
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Shaming Holiday Gifts for the Body-Conscious Little Girl
A retrospective of body-shaming dolls for girls.