I Voluntarily “Sheltered in Place” for Nine Months. It Went Surprisingly Well. Here Are My Tips
In this series, writer Terry Galvan has volunteered to share their experiences with extended alone time in Ecuador and the…
Viewpoint: How Beethoven 250 Made Me Relive Beethoven 9/11
I approached Monday’s Symphony Center concert of Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma performing Beethoven piano trios by with…
Trump Delivers ‘Greatest Hits’ Speech to Conference Before Fundraiser, Thousands Protest Throughout the Day
President Donald Trump finally came back to Chicago – a city he loves to hate – on Monday morning for…
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…
Viewpoint: Art and Politics Tangle Around the Irish Troubles … in Books, on Stage and Screen
The Irish are known for their devotion to language and their love of talking. In his one-man show, On Beckett,…
The Unbearable Whiteness of Hollywood: Thoughts on Asian American Representation in Pop Culture
One of the first times I remember seeing myself represented in an American film was in the early 2000s remake…
The Printer’s Devil Asks: What’s a Neighborhood? Right now, Lincoln Yards Is Not.
We don’t have to look far for a definition of a neighborhood. Jane Jacobs, the famous architecture writer who faced…
Reflecting on Stan Lee: A Superhero of Storytelling
Earlier this week, the world lost Stan Lee, aged 95. Hailed for his role as the creator of such characters…
Bodied: Living Deaths I Haven’t Died
Guest Author: Arthur Haynes Arthur Haynes is a Black fiction writer, feminist, backseat freestyler, and juris doctor. He is a…
The Fire at Museu Nacional Rio de Janeiro, The Field Museum, and the Treasures in Our Own Backyard
The first thing I thought of when I first heard the news of the devastating fire at the Museu Nacional in Rio…
The Printer’s Devil: We Support Freedom of the Press Too Even Though We Don’t Own One
“Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.” The famously acerbic journalist, A.J. Liebling, wrote that…
Puppies and Kitties and Bunnies, Oh My! Help the Pet Pony Express and Clear Chicagoland Shelters
Local shelters have been in the news lately as they are in desperate need of animal fosters, due to overcrowding,…
