It’s already been established that fezzes are cool. In Chicago, though, it’s doubly true, as anyone who frequents The Lincoln Lodge should well know. The alt comedy playground, now located at Under […]
It’s official: LEGO has invaded the Chicagoland suburbs for the summer! Both Brookfield Zoo and the Morton Arboretum are currently hosting exhibits that spotlight the iconic colorful bricks. Titled “Brick Safari”, Brookfield […]
Imagine that you really like cheese. Now, imagine you also enjoy burlesque shows and a nice cocktail or beer now and then. What if I told you that you can get everything […]
It’s been a pretty epic April and May for anyone who belongs to the “nerd” tribe. We had a great (if overstuffed at times) C2E2, Star Wars Celebration at McCormick Place to […]
A lot of things come to mind when one looks at the work of Laurie Simmons: isolation, scale, gender, and the modern myths that surround us. From empty domestic spaces and miniatures, […]
Last month’s International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago at McCormick Place is an annual tradition for us at Third Coast. Every year it’s been in Chicago (since 1928), it’s brought the […]
It’s no small feat to win the C2E2 Crown Championships of Cosplay. In fact, it’s no small feat to cosplay in general. While you can certainly buy costumes to walk around […]
We’ve finally reached the end of the biggest pop culture, comic and entertainment event within city limits, and this year it was bigger than ever, with Saturday selling out entirely and Friday […]
Well, it’s been quite a weekend! Saturday was at capacity, completely sold out and packed from show floor to panel rooms (with some definite hiccups, to be sure), but Sunday was no […]
Way back when we first heard there’d be two Doctors in the house for C2E2 2019, we warned you we thought that this might be the year that broke all the records. […]
Today was the big day for C2E2. Saturday is always the busiest day of the con, and usually the best time to catch the best of the C2E2’s cosplay, not only because […]
There was actual sunshine and not too terrible temperatures awaiting all those streaming into McCormick Place for C2E2 2019’s first day, and thus we got to bask in some great weather and […]
