Note: Jean K. Carney will discuss Blackbird Blues at the Seminary Co-Op Bookstore (5751 S Woodlawn Avenue) on Thursday, January 16, at 6 p.m. Blackbird Blues; by Jean K. Carney Bedazzled Ink Publishing […]
Saturday Night Sage by Noah C. Lekas Blind Owl Reviewed by Carr Harkrader In Noah Lekas’ new poetry collection, Saturday Night Sage, Buddha’s divine path is paved over with Wisconsin asphalt. Writing […]
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like being inside a kaleidoscope, look no further than James Hood’s Mesmerica 360, a multisensory experience that does, indeed, mesmerize. I caught a sold-out show at […]
Hopey: From Commune to Corner Office Hope Mueller Inspire Books Reviewed by Terry Galvan. Mueller’s incisive autobiography illustrates an inspiring, if unconventional, upbringing in a household where alternative “hippie” culture is the […]
The Music of Her Rivers: Poems By Renny Golden University of New Mexico Press, 87 pages, $18.95 Reviewed by Patrick T. Reardon The Pueblo boy with “thick hair…the color of a night […]
By M.D. Walters Now that you’ve learned how to make our feature recipe – a delicious kale and butternut squash risotto, here are some helpful tips I learned during my Tuscan adventure. […]
By M.D. Walters I spent some time exploring traditional Tuscan cuisine recently through Chicago-based culinary travel company, The International Kitchen. I stayed in the tiny and picturesque Vagliagli, a medieval village in […]
Binga: The Rise and Fall of Chicago’s First Black Banker By Don Hayner Northwestern University Press, 312 pages, $24.95 Reviewed by Patrick T. Reardon A hallmark of the black nationalism movement in […]
This is a guest post by Chloe Noelle Fourte. Named after a song by the documentary’s main subject, Konrad Wert, When It Breaks is a deceptively understated portrait of a local teacher […]
Angel Olsen may have been fighting a cold during her show last night at the Riviera, but that didn’t stop her inner queen from shining through. “I have a case of the […]
By Valerie Nikolas Power. It’s the theme of this year’s Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF), now in its 30th year of attracting compelling and thoughtful speakers to Chicago. It’s also the central theme in […]
The Art of Regret By Mary Fleming She Writes Press Reviewed by Terry Galvan While 1990s Paris wavers between its stupendous past and uncertain future, failed US-born photographer Trevor McFarquhar wallows in […]
