Beyond, Event, Event, Games & Tech, Previews

Preview: C2E2 2019 Starts Friday, and it’s Time to Choose Your Own Adventure!

The great thing about being a nerd is that there are many things you can be a nerd about. Maybe you love comics, knitting or Dungeons & Dragons. Or maybe […]

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Art & Museums, Beyond, Museum, Travel feature

New York Reviews: Andy Warhol—from A to B and Back Again at the Whitney Museum

The blockbuster exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art could be called Andy Warhol—From A to Z and Back Again. Because it’s a very comprehensive view of the life […]

Nancy S Bishop /
Beyond, Stages, Theater

New York Review: Irish Rep Explores Ireland in Civil War With The Shadow of a Gunman

  Third Coast Review’s chief theater critic is spending the month of March in New York. This is is the first of her dispatches on New York theater and other […]

Nancy S Bishop /
Architecture, Art & Museums, Beyond, Design, Museum

The Whole World a Bauhaus Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Iconic German and Chicago Design School

Furniture. Textiles. Toys. Home goods. Buildings. Photography. Theater design. Typography and graphic design. It’s hard to exaggerate how much the visual design that surrounds us is influenced by the work of […]

Nancy S Bishop /
Beyond, Event, Today

Photos: Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown

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Hundreds lined the streets along Wentworth and Cermak on Sunday for Chicago’s annual Lunar New Year Parade to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The parade featured colorful costumes, lion dances, […]

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Beyond, Event, Previews

Preview: Wild Things Community Seeks Expansion, Beginning with You

All too often, we hear the Midwest referred to as fly-over states. To some, the idea of escaping civilization and heading out into nature involves hopping on a plane. I’ve […]

Matthew Bucher /
Beyond, Chicago history, Event

Atlas Obscura’s First Ward Ball Celebrates Chicago’s Bawdy Levee District History

By June Sawyers New Orleans may have had its Storyville but Chicago had the Levee, the infamous red-light district on the Near South Side that was known for drinking, gambling […]

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Beyond, Event, Uncategorized

Preview: C2E2 Announcements Heat Up with David Tennant Joining Matt Smith at This Year’s Con

While we’re still a few months out from the beginning of Chicago’s con season, that doesn’t mean we’ve been lax about keeping up with what’s to come. C2E2 is only […]

Marielle Bokor /
Beyond, Soapbox

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 down Robert Moses’ efforts to demolish part of Greenwich Village […]

Nancy S Bishop /
Beyond, Feature, Games & Tech, Interviews, Museums

Adler Arcade Puts the Spotlight on Game Making Workshop Full of Art and Heart

Giant, comfy beanbags lay side by side in one of the Adler Planetarium’s spacious theaters. Super Smash Bros., one of the hottest video game releases in the past few months, […]

Marielle Bokor /
Beyond, Dance, Event, Stages

Review: Raks Inferno is a Lot of Fiery Passion in an Intimate Space

If you’ve been around the performing arts scene in Chicago enough, you might have heard tales of a bellydancing Wookiee. We certainly had, and found ourselves mesmerized by the fun […]

Marielle Bokor /
Beyond, Event

Run Review: Cheers to New Year’s 5K Does Not Live Up to Potential

The first annual Cheers to New Year’s 5K in Itasca failed to live up to its potential due to the combined forces of weather and inadequate planning, and showed how a […]

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