We live in weird times. For a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the global pandemic that is very much still a thing. But it’s also a weird time, […]
Review: Chicago TARDIS Featured Double the Heart in 2021
GALLERY: Lightscape at the Chicago Botanic Garden Sparkles in 2021
If you haven’t spent a lot of time hanging around any botanic gardens, conservatories or arboretums in the area, you might think the season is long past over once the first freeze […]
Review: Messy Cities, Monstrous and Full of Hope, Metropolis, by Ben Wilson
Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind’s Greatest Invention By Ben Wilson Anchor Books In the 1850s, Swedish writer Fredricka Bremer visited Chicago and, to say the least, was not impressed. Ben […]
Review: Chicago Grittiness With an Eye for Beauty: Sacred City by Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
Sacred City By Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. University of New Mexico Press The Teddy in Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.’s new short story collection Sacred City has a way of telling […]
GALLERY: Wizard World Chicago 2021 Cosplay Competition
As we’ve established, there was a lot to see and do this past weekend at Wizard World Chicago 2021. We’ve been keeping you up to date on everything we saw from cosplay […]
Wizard World Chicago 2021 Sunday Panel Catchup
Even in years past, Wizard World Chicago has seemed simultaneously long and short, with long days filled with panels, merch, cosplay and after parties. It seemed like we’d just gotten off the […]
GALLERY: Wizard World Chicago 2021 Sunday Cosplay
Though Sunday is oft considered a winding down period, this year’s Sunday crowd was dressed to the nines in great cosplay. Enjoy the fruits of their labor and stay tuned for the […]
Wizard World Chicago 2021 Saturday Panel Catchup
We spent much of our day in panels at Wizard World Chicago on Saturday. There was a long list of programming that included fandoms that ran the gamut from Outlander and Disney […]
GALLERY: Wizard World Chicago 2021 Saturday Cosplay
Saturday was a busy day, and with a small team we had our hands full covering cosplay and panels! Here’s a look at some of the cosplay we saw on the show […]
Wizard World Chicago 2021 Friday Panel Catchup
Friday was the beginning of the end for Wizard World Chicago as we know it, and though it felt a little like Thursdays did in years gone by, there was a bit […]
GALLERY: Wizard World Chicago 2021 Friday Cosplay
Wizard World Chicago has finally arrived, for the very last time. Last night kicked off the three-day nerd paradise, and there was a lot to see and do, even if it felt […]
Preview: The Last Wizard World Chicago
It’s here, and for Chicago-goers it’s bittersweet. Tomorrow the doors open one last time on Wizard World Chicago. We’ve had a great time over the years with this convention, covering the convention […]
