Art & Museums, Beyond, Photography

Chicago Pride is Stronger than Ever: Photo Journal by Chris Riha

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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 […]

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Beyond, Reviews, Uncategorized

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 […]

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Beyond, Museum

“Butterflies and Blooms” Is a Magical Encounter at Chicago Botanic Garden

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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 […]

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Beyond, Food

The Addictive Magic of Great Seas

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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 […]

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Beyond, Festivals, Music

Soundset 2016: Chicago takes the hip-hop fest by storm

[soliloquy id=”5022″]   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 […]

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Beyond

Backstage: Exploring the Unseen World of the Field Museum

[soliloquy id=”4817″]   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 […]

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Architecture, Art & Museums, Beyond, Installation, Painting & sculpture, Sculpture

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 […]

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Beyond

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, […]

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Beyond

Going Beyond Beyond

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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 […]

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Beyond, Food

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 […]

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Art & Museums, Beyond, Installation, Sculpture

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 […]

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Beyond, Stages, Theater

Sister Act Gets The Marriott Theatre Dancing

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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 […]

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