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 […]
OUT Chicago’s LGBTQ Visitor’s 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 […]
Going Beyond Beyond
When we launched Third Coast Review in January, we defined the Beyond page this way: We’ll go Beyond. Our focus will clearly be Chicago but occasionally—because of travel or whim—we’ll report on an […]
The Best Korean Food You’ll Ever Enjoy While Wearing Standard-Issue Pajamas
Back in January, I decided that 2016 was the year I said “yes” to opportunity and didn’t even bother to qualify it by adding “within reason.” That’s how I found myself at […]
Claire Ashley’s “Lumpy Morsels, Hot Rocks” at the Cleve Carney Art Gallery
Spray painted in neon hues and silver grays, the inflatable sculptural forms in Claire Ashley’s ambitious solo exhibition “Lumpy Morsels, Hot Rocks” are reminiscent of aging bodies, saggy breasts, fat rolls and […]
Sister Act Gets The Marriott Theatre Dancing
It’s always interesting to see productions in the round at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. Set design must be creative and lightweight, and the actors’ movements on the square stage must give […]
Celebrate V-Day the 3CR Way: Our Faves
With the possible exceptions of New Year’s Eve and Mother’s Day brunch, no other holiday combines high expectations with the even higher probability of your best-laid plans going absolutely pear-shaped quite like […]
