Eight Favorite Finds From This Year’s Inspired Home Show
The Inspired Home Show, or #TIHS23 (formerly known as the International Home and Housewares Show) is a pretty big deal.…
On the Road: It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s Super Air Museum Attractions
For today’s travelers, a trip to the airport can bring as much a sense of anxiety as anticipation. Outdated airline…
On the Road: A Whimsical Look Inside California’s New Modernism Museum
The release of the 2022 film Don’t Worry Darling has once again cast a spotlight on Palm Springs. A playground…
It’s Electric! The 2023 Chicago Auto Show Highlights Hybrids and EV options in Every Shape, Size and Color
February is for lovers, and that means car lovers, too. Every year (save the freak mid-summer COVID show) we’ve headed…
Review: A Soldier in the Struggle: Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win, by Helen Shiller
Helen Shiller—a longtime radical activist and the new alderman in Chicago’s 46th ward—turned 40 on November 24, 1987. Two days later,…
Review: The Horror Tarot Deck Is a Great Spooky Addition to Your Halloween
It’s the right time of year for the spooky and supernatural to come to the forefront. Everyone’s got ghosts and…
Review: Laughing at the Race with No Rules, Woman Without Shame, by Sandra Cisneros
In her new book of poetry Woman without Shame, Sandra Cisneros looks aging in the face and laughs. She laughs at…
Review: Henry Gerber, Father of the Gay Rights Movement—An Angel in Sodom, by Jim Elledge
As a title, An Angel in Sodom is evocative and a bit ambiguous. The subtitle of Jim Elledge’s book is…
Feature: Michelle Obama’s South Shore Neighborhood Explored in CHF’s Cooler by the Lake Trolley Tour
Last spring, the Chicago Humanities Festival offered a bus tour of Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, and this September, offered a tour of the…
Feature: CHF’s Pilsen Mural Tour Explores Rich Latinx Street Art
National Hispanic American Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) started off strong with the Chicago Humanities Fest’s Pilsen Mural Tour, following last…
Interview: A Gamer’s Paradise—Everything Games Builds Community, Provides Retro Game Nostalgia Fix for All
Retro video games are huge right now, and the collector’s market is booming. Whether you are looking for some good…
Essay: Walking Graceland Cemetery with—and Without—Adam Selzer’s New Book
Near the end of my hourlong walk around Graceland Cemetery the other day, I went past a stone obelisk, maybe…
