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ARTICLES: 149
Stages, Storefront, Theater

Review: What the Weird Sisters Saw by Idle Muse Reenvisions Macbeth Through the Eyes of Its Most Elusive Characters

Review by Devony Hof. Reminiscent of the Three Fates of Greek mythology and famous for their incantation, “Double, double, toil and trouble,” the weird sisters of Macbeth are an iconic trio. But […]

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Stages, Theater

Review: In Rivendell’s Wipeout, Three Friends Navigate the Waves, and the Aging Process, With Humor and Tenacity

Review by Devony Hof.  “This is what I love about being old!” proclaims one of the characters in Aurora Real de Asua’s new play, Wipeout, directed by Rivendell artistic director Tara […]

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Stages, Theater

Review: The Ensemble Wins Big in Music Theater Works’ The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Review by Row Light. In its 44th season, Music Theater Works and director/choreographer Christopher Pazdernik set their sights on a beloved musical, one that Pazdernik himself saw during its original […]

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Stages, Theater

Review: Saint Sebastian Players’ An Enemy of the People Depicts a Prophet Submerged in Politics

Review by Anthony Neri. A new staging of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play An Enemy of the People has come to Chicago, directed by Jim Masini. It dramatizes a public health crisis in […]

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Fiction, Interviews, Lit, Live lit events, Poetry

Interview: Diego Báez Debuts New Poetry Collection, Yaguarete White

Interview conducted by Binx River Perino. Chicago-based writer Diego Báez is an educator at the City Colleges and a fellow at CantoMundo, the Surge Institute, and the Poetry Foundation’s Incubator […]

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Review, Stages, Theater

Review: Otherworld Theatre’s Twihard! A Twilight Musical Parody Is a Comic Treat for Diehard Fans and Others

Review by Anthony Neri.  A zany and eclectic soundtrack by Tiffany Keane Schaefer and Brian Rasmussen meets a zany and eclectic cast in this hilarious generation-specific parody. The three background […]

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Stages, Theater

Review: At Timeline Theater, Anna Deavere Smith’s Notes From the Field Walks in the Words of Racial Reality

Review by Susan Lieberman. Sometimes the topic of a play is so big and important, a brief description falls short. Anna Deavere Smith’s Notes from the Field, now onstage at TimeLine […]

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Food, Review

Review: Let’s Get This Bread—Top 5 Bakeries in Chicago

Review and photos by Lydia Schultz If you think finding good bread is easy, you’re wrong. Bread seems simple enough, but it takes substantial work to produce and find exceptional […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Raging Grace Finds More Horror in the Immigrant Experience than Its Jump Scares

This article was written by Zachary Lee. I did not realize the clever double meeting of the title of writer-director Paris Zarcilla’s Raging Grace until the credits rolled. The film […]

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Film, Film & TV, Review

Review: Yorgos Lanthimos Channels Dark Humor, Surrealism and a Touch of Feminism Into an Enrapturing Poor Things

This article was written by Lauren Coates. Between awards darlings like The Favourite and offbeat fan favorites including The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Yorgos Lanthimos’ filmography […]

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Cafes and restaurants, Food, Review

Review: Putting a Bit of Seoul Into Our Soul

Review and photos by Bruce Kong. What we know about Korean food can be summarized in a variety of recipes that include spice, vinegar and fermentation. Bulgogi, tteokbokki, and naengmyeon […]

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Stages, Theater

Review: Red Theater’s Caveman Play Tells Its Story via a Playful Dialogue With the Audience

Review by Anthony Neri. Nothing about the set of Caveman Play is very primal. Yes, there is a fire in the center of what is presumably a cave, but it crackles silently […]

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