Marielle Bokor

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

  It’s time once again to buckle up for three days of nerdy performance fun at Stage 773 tonight as the sixth annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival begins. This year’s […]

I’ve a confession to make as I attempt to review Bad Samaritan—I love David Tennant. I’m a hard core Whovian and David Tennant is “my” Doctor. In fact, I enjoyed […]

This week, we’ve got a recipe that’s the best of both worlds for a weeknight: Absolutely delicious, with tons of flavor–and quick to make. We found this recipe via Andrew […]

If you’ve ever passed by Superdawg on Milwaukee at Devon and Nagle, you’ll have seen the gargantuan hot dog couple standing side by side on top. He, the Tarzan-suited strongman and […]

As we already mentioned, Jonah Ray’s recent stint at @North Bar this past weekend was fantastic, and we had a great time. With all the great standup and movie riffing, […]

Chicago’s a comedy city. Throw a stone and you’ll hit a great comedy stage, and whether it’s Second City, iO, Annoyance or somewhere else you’ll be guaranteed a laugh or two. […]

One of the arcade games I sunk the most time into (and spent the most quarters on) as a kid was Taito’s incredibly popular title, Puzzle Bobble. The cheery music […]

  Back in the summer of 2015, I was working for Chicagoist and in covering arts and culture there, had gotten myself unofficially on museums and park duty (no surprise […]

We’re finally starting to say goodbye to the snow and cold and hello to sunshine, rooftops and patios. Even if you don’t trust there’s no snowstorms around the corner, it’s […]