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Posted inCity Life

Jump into spring with these Chicagoland events

by Salem Collo-Julin, Kerry Reid and Micco Caporale March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

The spring equinox (the moment when the sun is exactly above the equator and day and night are of equal length) for this year starts at 10:33 AM on Sunday 3/20, and brings our chance to check out Chicagohenge (if you go to the Loop, you might see the sun framed by our skyscrapers). And […]

the cover of "The Apology," a novel by Christian TeBordo, photo of female statue figure that is sitting on a stump (French artist Claude-Marie Ferrier's "A Bather")
Posted inArts & Culture

Why does he keep apologizing?

by Dmitry Samarov September 30, 2021September 30, 2021

Is satire allowed anymore? We’re living through a period which largely demands literality from art. We want to know where the author stands. Unambiguously, with no shade or contradiction. Satire, on the other hand, lives in the gray and attempts to get at larger truths. Christian TeBordo’s new novel is set unreservedly outside the bipolarity […]

Posted inArts & Culture

For Kyle Beachy, skateboarding is The Most Fun Thing

by Dmitry Samarov May 18, 2021August 18, 2021

The author takes a deep dive into the culture of the lifestyle and his personal connection to it.

Posted inMusic

Jumaane Taylor, tap dancer

by Philip Montoro October 15, 2020August 18, 2021

“I’ve been on this journey to be able to present within the jazz community. . . . To be a union of creative beauty.”

Posted inMusic

From soul sweetheart to blues bombshell

by Steve Krakow July 2, 2020August 18, 2021

Holle Thee Maxwell’s long career has taken her through several genres and across the world—but it’s never made her a star.

Posted inMusic

Pianist Charles Joseph Smith celebrates companionship and solitude in a new video

by Salem Collo-Julin April 2, 2020August 18, 2021

Dr. Charles Joseph Smith collaborated on his new video with filmmakers from Mississippi Records and Raw Music International.

Posted inColumns & Opinion

Roosevelt’s revolving door

by Deanna Isaacs October 2, 2019August 18, 2021

In: a new Auditorium Theatre CEO; out: 16 board members, an associate dean, and the Joffrey Ballet

Posted inMusic

Pedro Bell made art to embody Funkadelic’s revolutionary grooves

by Steve Krakow September 10, 2019August 18, 2021

The underappreciated genius behind many of Funkadelic’s most famous album covers died last month after nine years in a nursing and rehab center.

Posted inBlogs

Murder and Mayhem in Chicago and more of the best things to do this weekend

by Rachel Yang March 16, 2018August 18, 2021

Sci-Fi Spectacular movie marathon and more goings-on March 16-18

Posted inColumns & Opinion

With the Joffrey leaving, what’s the future of the Auditorium Theatre?

by Deanna Isaacs November 21, 2017August 18, 2021

The ballet company will head for a new home in 2020, and the historic venue needs to figure out how to replace it.

Posted inBlogs

Banned Books Week gets entertaining

by Tony Adler September 22, 2017August 18, 2021

City Lit Theater’s Books on the Chopping Block pop-up and other local events draw attention to the year’s most challenged works.

Posted inBlogs

Avoid Saint Patrick’s Day in Chicago this weekend with works by Larry Clark at the MCA and more things to do

by Brianna Wellen March 10, 2017August 18, 2021

Louder Than a Bomb, the We Watch Wrestling podcast, Claudia Pop-Up dinner, and more happenings from March 10-12

Posted inBlogs

Peter Thiel and “the YouTube couple” stir Chicago’s Second City syndrome

by Ryan Smith September 20, 2016August 18, 2021

Recent comments exposed the city’s inferiority complex.

Posted inNews & Politics

Is this the year the Cubs win it for Judith Sherwin?

by Tal Rosenberg July 7, 2016August 18, 2021

As the All-Star break approaches, the team is currently the best in baseball. But for a diehard fan of nearly 60 years, a Cubs World Series wouldn’t change a thing.

Posted inBlogs

Art Shay’s new show captures the ‘Troublemakers’ who made history

by Aimee Levitt November 4, 2015August 18, 2021

Three hundred photos, many never seen before, depict the Chicago social movements of the 1950s and ’60s.

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