Her spot near McCormick Place is the city’s only Cameroonian restaurant.
Tag: Vol. 49 No. 18
Issue of Feb. 6 – 12, 2020
Posted inArts & Culture
“CA$H ONLY,” the Forget Me Not Shop pop-up, and more to do this weekend
Arts and culture happenings from Fri 2/7 to Sun 2/9.
Posted inArts & Culture
Jeeves Saves the Day offers a midwinter escape
Bertie Wooster isn’t the dimmest bulb onstage in First Folio’s Wodehouse romp.
Posted inFilm
Hello! It’s Hobert wants to teach you a thing or two
The new cable access show is like bizzaro Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood for adults.
Posted inMusic
Building on the pillars of Blue Groove Lounge
An oral history of DJ Jesse de la Peña’s foundational Blue Groove Lounge hip-hop night, on the occasion of its belated 25th birthday parties
Posted inFilm
Reviewing while Black at Sundance
On criticism, inclusion—and exclusion—at one of the most diverse Sundance festivals in history.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
60 billion reasons
Michael Bloomberg’s billions have enabled him to buy his way onto the Democratic debate stage.
Posted inArts & Culture
Art expands the world of Juliet
An exhibit accompanying Theatre Y’s latest production puts motherhood front and center.
Posted inNews & Politics
This is how deportation fractures American families
A story of what happens when the undocumented parents and spouses of U.S. citizens are “kidnapped by ICE”
Posted inMusic
Chicago’s weirdest cook-off signs off on the gig poster of the week
This week’s featured gig poster was created by local artist and animator Samuel Nigrosh.
Posted inArts & Culture
Ravinia finds a new conductor and curator
Marin Alsop takes on a newly created role at the music festival.
Posted inArts & Culture
Bug still gets under the skin
David Cromer’s production for Steppenwolf taps into our current conspiracy-theory culture.
Posted inArts & Culture
Route 66 can’t kick into high gear
Roger Bean’s jukebox musical has pleasant songs, but no point to its journey.
Posted inArts & Culture
A young banker gets sucked into a moral abyss in Labyrinth
Broken Nose examines the high-stakes world of global finance.
Posted inArts & Culture
How to Defend Yourself wrestles with rape culture
A self-defense class reveals hidden vulnerabilities in Liliana Padilla’s world premiere.