We couldn’t get enough of the double gloss, pearlescent, almost holographic colors on all the brand new models at this year’s Chicago Auto Show, and even though the show was still under […]
GALLERY: Chicago Auto Show 2021
Big Wheel, Keep On Turning–Chicago Auto Show Returns to McCormick Place for Slightly Altered 2021 Show
The Chicago Auto Show was one of the last events we covered in 2020 before the pandemic hit, and the new July edition of the Chicago Auto Show that opens tomorrow will […]
Vibrant and Subversive Chicago Comics: 1960s to Now at MCA thru October 3
Chicago is a printing town. In the early 20th century, the many printing houses spawned an entire Printer’s Row, located near the Dearborn train station where the paper arrived and the Loop […]
The Field Museum’s Summer Blockbuster Becoming Jane Is a Heartfelt Look at Goodall’s Legacy and How She Inspires Women in Science
Inspiration is almost like divine intervention. There you (or someone else) are, living your life, totally unaware that the next moment or moments, everything will change for you. You don’t know what […]
Art on the Street: Get Over to Halsted for Hello, Helios, an Homage to the Sun in Greektown
Chicago is known for its public art and you usually find it in high-traffic areas like Michigan Avenue or on Loop office building plazas. But this summer, we suggest you take a […]
Frida Kahlo: Timeless Opens Today at Glen Ellyn’s Cleve Carney Museum of Art
Whether you’ve studied Frida Kahlo and her works intensively or she exists as merely a name and notion in your mind, there’s a few concrete things that come to mind at the […]
Review: Bisa Butler: Portraits Are Brilliantly Complex and Emotive
It felt like no coincidence that I found myself in the Art Institute’s Bisa Butler exhibit the same day I had wandered through Monet and Chicago. To view Butler’s amazing portraits is […]
Review: Monet and Chicago Should Be on Your Bucket List
One thing I love about travelling is the opportunity it gives you to get to know someplace new. It’s why I eschew experiences I can have other places in favor of things […]
Review: UIMA Presents Two Perspectives on Abstract Art
When going to an exhibition that presents abstract art, two questions always come to mind: Can contemporary abstract art still create an element of surprise? And is it still a vital form […]
The Illustrative Man: New Exhibit on Local Speculative Fiction Writer Ray Bradbury
Ray Bradbury’s work and reputation have aged like fine dandelion wine. Unlike many of his fellow 20th century science-fiction and fantasy writers, he’s entered the current millennium fairly woke and relatively […]
Phenomenon: Pac-Man Exhibit at Chicago Gamespace Brings Pac-Man’s Legacy and History to Life
When I went to check out Nom Nom: 40 Years of Pac-Man Design and History at Chicago Gamespace, there was a lingering question in the air. The question no one should be […]
Review: Blockbuster Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes at MSI is the Whole Package
Back in my middle and high school days, the world was pretty different. Everyone says that, and for the most part, is right, but what I’m talking about is the rise of […]
