Let me start by coming clean: one of my favorite journalists covers neither arts nor culture. In fact, it’s quite possible that the only readers of his who also frequent Third Coast […]
Beer Culture Summit Comes to Chicago October 24-27
Review: Erasing the Writing on the Wall—Walls of Prophecy & Protest: William Walker & the Roots of a Revolutionary Public Art Movement
Walls of Prophecy & Protest: William Walker & the Roots of a Revolutionary Public Art Movement By Jeff W. Huebner Northwestern University Press Reviewed by Patrick T. Reardon Bill Walker was once described […]
George R.R. Martin Discusses Influences, Inclusion & Diversity in Sci-Fi/Fantasy at Humanities Festival
Commencing last week with journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates, the Chicago Humanities Festival continues to celebrate its 30th anniversary in full force with acclaimed author George R.R. Martin being the latest to […]
Pictures at an Exhibition—a Multi-Sensory Performance That’s More Than the Sum of Its Parts
Jeff Yang’s passion project In The Realm of Senses presented Pictures at An Exhibition: Ukraine this past Friday evening at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Ukrainian Village. The unique sensory concert […]
Review: Wizard World 2019 Featured Fantastic Moments with a Few Disappointments
We’re just coming off an incredibly jam-packed August here at Third Coast Review–full of music festivals, summer vacations abroad, indie games events, and more recently, the behemoth of pop culture that is […]
Viewpoint: Fringe FOMO and the Decline of Arts Journalism
I went to Edinburgh this August with the goal of reviewing a small part (namely circus, my professional specialty) of the famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival in a mad rush. Maneuvering through the […]
Wizard World Chicago 2019 Sunday Panel Catchup
Sunday was the final day of four for this year’s Wizard World Chicago. While there was a definite dwindling in attendance from last year to this, there was still amazing cosplay and […]
GALLERY: Wizard World Chicago Sunday Cosplay Gallery
Well, Wizard World Chicago 2019 has finally come to a close. It was a fun but long four days on the floor and in the panel rooms, catching up on the latest […]
Wizard World Chicago 2019 Saturday Cosplay Gallery
Saturday is the busiest day at Wizard World Chicago every year, and it’s also always the best time to catch some truly amazing cosplay. We found so many amazing costumes walking the […]
Wizard World Chicago 2019 Saturday Panel Catchup
Buckle up, nerds! As you may already know, Saturday is “the big one” every year at Wizard World. That’s because from the time the doors open til the main hall gets seated […]
Wizard World Chicago 2019 Friday Panel Catchup
Wizard World’s programming schedule kicked into high gear Friday, with its full schedule allowing for more panels and the weekend allowing for the arrival of more of this year’s big names. We […]
GALLERY: Wizard World Chicago 2019 Friday Cosplay
If we’re being honest, we were expecting the crowd crush to be a little more intense this Friday than it was when we actually arrived on scene. Depite the thinner crowds though, […]
