It’s opening weekend for Incredibles 2, the highly anticipated sequel to Pixar’s amazing tale of a family of superheroes trying to get by in a world that doesn’t want them. Our film critic says it’s […]
The Ancients AR by developer Immersion VR is a surprisingly robust mobile naval combat real time strategy game. In it you’ll lead a fleet of ships across the sea to fight an army of foes, […]
Burnham’s Dream by Lost and Found Productions is a musical about one of the most iconic times in Chicago history. Only 22 years after the Chicago Fire, the city was on the verge […]
If it’s been a little bit since you set foot in the Field Museum, it’s likely to be a surprise the next time you do. Ahead of the museum’s 125th anniversary next […]
This past weekend, Otherworld Theatre hosted the sixth annual Juggernaut Film Festival at the Music Box Theater. The festival, while not terribly well publicized, featured a huge selection of sci-fi and fantasy films […]
Welcome to summer, everyone! We’ve been up and back weatherwise, but once Buckingham Fountain turns on and the beaches open for Memorial Day it’s more or less a foregone conclusion. We had […]
Spring’s been sprung and skipped straight into summer, but that’s no reason not to stop and smell the roses. If you don’t mind taking the trip to Glencoe, IL to the Chicago […]
This weekend, Chicago is celebrating science fiction and fantasy film with the Juggernaut Film Festival at the Music Box Theatre. Now in its sixth year, this festival is being put on by […]
It’s been about a week since the sixth annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival. In its sixth year at Stage 773, this festival has always been an intimate favorite, truer to the nature […]
The Earth is about 71 percent covered by water, as we’ve all heard. That means we’re in the minority here on land. It also means we’re missing out. That 71 percent is […]
Tana Karo started Acrobatica Infiniti, billed as the world’s first “nerd circus” back in the era of Gaper’s Block. It was 2015, and “nerd culture” was on the rise, as was the attention to […]
Just a day ago we were thinking spring and fireworks and sunshine, happily combatting ants and cartoon bears that were trying to get our goodies from the pic-a-nic basket. But on this […]
