This exhibition is a much needed reminder of our interconnectedness in the face of the toxic individualism touted by much of contemporary American culture. It explores the increasing overlaps between artistic practice, mutual aid, and political activism. The title, “For Each Other,” references the ways the included artists “consider care in their work and in […]
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Posted inFilm
Bad Animal captures Chicago’s glimmering indie music scene
Bad Animal feels like the natural progression for their fledgling production company [Emulsion Lab], marrying the indie music locus that inspired their start with the drive for creating projects that rival the scale of their DIY counterparts.
Posted inCity Life
Signs of spring
Upcoming events and recommendations from our listings coordinator
Posted inColumns & Opinion
‘Essential, not disposable’
We need a new ethic of care that values workers not only for their labor but for the lives that they are living.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Back to college in a pandemic
Faculty and staff unions question safety, while the future of higher ed gets murky.
Posted inMusic
Bluesman Frank ‘Little Sonny’ Scott Jr. gave his all to Maxwell Street for half a century
The Supreme Mayor of Maxwell Street left a scant recorded legacy, but he’s well remembered for his efforts to preserve the historic market and open-air blues hub.
Posted inMusic
Remembering drummer, pharmacist, activist, and seeker Alvin Fielder
A charter member of the AACM and a longtime partner of saxophonist Kidd Jordan, drummer Alvin Fielder was an encyclopedia of jazz history with an eye on the future.
Posted inNews & Politics
More money no problems
For the first time in decades, Chicago has a say in who its treasurer will be. But what the hell does the treasurer even do?
Posted inNews & Politics
The problem with the “public health” approach to ideological violence
The Countering Violent Extremism program is meant to stop terrorism and hate crimes before they happen, but critics say it’s yet another excuse to spy on Muslims.
Posted inArts & Culture
‘Chicago New Media 1973-1992’ pays tribute to the city’s contribution to video games and digital art
On the frontier of free information, experimentation, and self-expression.
Posted inNews & Politics
Protests and blaming the media—sound familiar? That was during the ’68 Democratic National Convention
Archived letters to former Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley bring up familiar concerns about unrest, policing, political divisions, and “propaganda.”
Posted inBlogs
The slow death of the student protest movement: a 1972 report
“Maybe it’s fatigue, maybe it’s apathy. But the student movement isn’t the same, and never can be again.”
Posted inBlogs
The time Ben Joravsky got Bill Ayers to admit he was an asshole
A classic profile of a very complicated subject.
Posted inBlogs
Rauner slams NFL players who protest the national anthem and flag before games, and other Chicago news
Also, a Rascal Flatts restaurant is (seriously) opening in the Fulton Market District.
Posted inBlogs
Queer and proud in a cool protester outfit
Artist Angela Davis Fegan sports a red coverall for a staged protest during the Open Engagement conference.