As the country engages in an urgent and necessary conversation on racism and inequity, it’s tempting to think of much of the history of this particular issue as just that, the sort […]
In March of 2015, I moved back to Chicago from New York. That was right about the time a new musical production about an (until then) obscure founding father was also making […]
It’s another round of Bandcamp Fridays as the online music platform has decided to waive their fees on the site for the day, directing their cut of the profits to the artists […]
We all know the Mag Mile, but you may not be as familiar with the Wild Mile, a planned floating eco-park that will be located on the North Branch Canal of the […]
What indie games often lack in production value, they can make up for in style. Night Call, is a perfect example of this. The dialogue is communicated only via text and the visuals […]
I’ve said this before, but I love music documentaries. Before it was unceremoniously canceled this year, I used to go to the SXSW Film Festival and relish in the abundance of music-themed […]
I’ve never had a particular affinity for war movies, but the ones I tend to appreciate the most are those that feel honest and authentic about the way people behave during wartime, […]
After a delay caused by the COVID-19 restrictions, the Tuesday SOAR Farmers Market on the plaza outside the Museum of Contemporary Art opened for the summer last week. And with the precautions […]
Developed by Arsi “Hakita” Patala and published by New Blood Interactive, known for publishing other 90s inspired shooters like Dusk and Amid Evil, ULTRAKILL fuses the SSStylish point systems of games like Devil May Cry with the […]
Springsteen as Soundtrack By Caroline Madden McFarland Books, 2020 242 pp Caroline Madden is a film reviewer and fellow Bruce Springsteen fan. She has written a critical analysis of how Springsteen’s music […]
For years I’ve been playing video games with friends—it’s always been our way of hanging out across the thousands of miles that separate us. For a long time, Vermintide 2 was our […]
Video games have been trying to tackle mental health more and more lately. Games like Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice not only did the research to get it right, but was able to carry […]
