Peppers are magic, be they bell peppers perfectly charred on the grill for your fajitas or the almighty chile pepper, small in stature but giant in heat and medicinal value. Peppers […]
Celebrate Peppers at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Early Morning, Weehawken, 1804
July 11 is the anniversary of the Hamilton-Burr duel at Weehawken, NJ. Guest author June Skinner Sawyers has written an homage to Hamilton and to his modern-day re-creators. Sawyers has published many […]
CST’s Doreen Sayegh Brings the Bard to the City of Big Shoulders with Shakespeare 400 Chicago
Doreen Sayegh has been a skosh busy. Playwright and quote-machine William Shakespeare died 400 years ago this year, and a few folks still like to produce his work, so she is […]
Actors of Theatre at the Center’s Odd Couple Try to Redefine “Space Oddity”
Before there was a film rendition, a sitcom, an animated sitcom featuring a cat and a dog, a revival sitcom featuring the 1980s, and finally yet another sitcom featuring Chandler Bing from […]
Chicago Pride is Stronger than Ever: Photo Journal by Chris Riha
Chris Riha is Third Coast Review’s new staff photographer. One thing I’ve noticed I can count on Chris for is that if something is happening in Chicago, he will be there and […]
OUT Chicago’s LGBTQ Visitor’s Guide
Windy City Times, the news source for the Chicago area Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Trans, and Queer community has released a print version of OUT Chicago’s LGBTQ Visitor’s Guide. This conveniently sized guide […]
“Butterflies and Blooms” Is a Magical Encounter at Chicago Botanic Garden
It hasn’t been a great news week (or news year, for that matter). Amidst all the sadness and struggle, it’s helpful to try and find a bit of a bright spot or […]
The Addictive Magic of Great Seas
Guest author Julia Pham is a queer feminist who dropped out of art school at age 23 to pursue cooking. After working in several cafes and restaurants, she opened an underground restaurant, […]
Soundset 2016: Chicago takes the hip-hop fest by storm
Guest Author Emily Ornberg is a music geek from Minnesota who loves making magazines and drawing pictures of Elvis Presley. You can find her moshing at hip-hop shows, writing about said […]
Backstage: Exploring the Unseen World of the Field Museum
Sometimes it’s a sandwich with extra bread and bacon. Sometimes it’s a smart leather jacket, or a key to get into that sweet teak sauna. As they say, membership has its […]
Presence: David Wallace Haskins at the Elmhurst Art Museum
While exploring Presence, David Wallace Haskins’ first museum exhibition, you might laugh at yourself one moment and experience a rush of adrenaline the next. Situated somewhere between sculpture, painting, and architecture, the […]
The Shoulda Been Candidate
While the Republicans were playing clown car with 17 candidates on the debate stage, the Democrats had three. And the best one—I believe the most electable one—never got any traction, never got […]
