Marilyn Monroe is the American public’s white whale, that which we seek to dominate and claim as our own.
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Chicago Opera Theater’s Moby-Dick is well worth chasing down
It’ll banish all your memories of English-class torture.
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There’s madness ahoy in Lookingglass’s Moby Dick
David Catlin’s dazzling aerial-acrobatic production returns.
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You’ll never believe the 11 reasons Clickhole is the Internet’s most brilliant site
In its first year of existence, the Chicago-based Onion spin-off Clickhole has become the smartest, funniest, and most absurd thing on the Internet—precisely by lampooning the Internet’s absurdity. Share if you agree!
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When turkeys take flight
Sometimes, one generation’s turkey is the next generation’s feast
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The romance of books: the Newberry Library at 125
A special exhibit displays some of the exquisite items in the Newberry’s vast collection, on the occasion of the library’s 125th anniversary
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Our top five theater picks for fall
Moby-Dick, Follies, Spring Awakening, and more