Last year, Chicago Shakespeare offered We Are Out There, a digital sneak peek of Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair’s goofy musical adaptation of the 1953 Universal Pictures sci-fi film, It Came From Outer Space, which was itself based on an original story by Ray Bradbury. Now it’s finally onstage at Chicago Shakes’s cozy upstairs studio […]
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Journalist Danny Fenster’s detainment shows we are living Fahrenheit 451
The Columbia College graduate has been held in Myanmar to the detriment of free speech everywhere.
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We Are Out There offers a sneak peek of Chicago Shakespeare’s It Came from Outer Space
The full musical at Chicago Shakes is on hold, but you can see a streaming mockumentary based on the OG aliens-in-the-desert flick.
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Stuart Gordon, legend of off-Loop theater and horror films, dies at 72
From Warp! to Re-Animator, Gordon told the stories he wanted to see his way.
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Dystopian novels are dominating best-seller lists
Read the book, then live the nightmare.
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Is Interstellar better when you’re stoned?
Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic has a few things in common with 2001: A Space Odyssey, you say? Let’s put it to the test.
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Cocktail Challenge: Dandelion
Sean Patrick Riley of the Burlington crafts a dandelion-infused G&T that’s (supposedly) good for you.
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Reader’s Agenda Sat 2/1: Chinese New Year celebrations, Juggernaut Film Festival, and Iron & Wine with the Haden Triplets
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, February 1
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Reader’s Agenda Sat 6/8: The Ray Bradbury Festival, ComedySportz Theater, and a backyard BBQ bike bash
What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Saturday, June 8
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Writers bring “Vision and Voice” to the 17th annual Story Week
“Vision and Voice” is the theme of the 17th annual Story Week Festival of Writers.
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Our five best bets for fall books
Our five best bets for fall books: Ray Bradbury, Chris Ware, Fran Lebowitz, and more