A Saturday morning in March All is quiet Except for a few cars on the street And the occasional person Head held low against a blustery wind Just the eerie sound of a dog […]
Poem: Life in the Time of Corona
On The Road: Memphis’ Graceland Is a King-Sized Tribute to Elvis and a Bygone Era
There’s hardly anything more American than a road trip, right? Pack yourself and your ride-or-die, and all your various belongings into the car with some extraordinarily unhealthy snacks and some music, and […]
Viewpoint: How Beethoven 250 Made Me Relive Beethoven 9/11
I approached Monday’s Symphony Center concert of Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos, and Yo-Yo Ma performing Beethoven piano trios by with some trepidation. For nearly 20 years those piano trios have held a […]
Preview: City’s Transit Lifeblood Explored in WTTW’s “Chicago by ‘L’”
Geoffrey Baer’s latest “learn about where you live” offering, “Chicago by ‘L’,” premieres Wednesday, March 4, at 7:30pm on WTTW. The 130-minute special is a fantastic voyage through the bloodstream of Chicago […]
C2E2 2020 Sunday Panel Catchup
Contributing authors: Aaron Cynic, Antal Bokor, Julian Ramirez, Pearl Shin. Sunday used to be a little bit lackluster when it came to star power and panel panache, but even going back to […]
Book Review: American Warsaw—The Story of Poles in Chicago
American Warsaw: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Polish Chicago by Dominic A. Pacyga (University of Chicago Press, $27) As Dominic Pacyga notes in his fine book about Chicago’s Polonia, American Warsaw, […]
GALLERY: Sunday Cosplay at C2E2 2020
C2E2 has finally come to a close, and once again things are as they were before. Nerds go into the phone booth and come out in their business casual attire, and another […]
C2E2 2020 Saturday Panel Catchups
Contributing authors: Antal Bokor, Aaron Cynic, Pearl Shin Whew! We made it through Saturday. Panel rooms were packed all over, as was the show floor, and even after the show floor, the […]
GALLERY: Saturday Cosplay at C2E2 2020
Well, it’s been one heck of a crazy amazing day at C2E2 2020. Day Two is as advertised, with the biggest events, the most crushing crowds and, much to our delight, some […]
C2E2 2020 Friday Panel Catchup
Contributing Authors: Aaron Cynic, Antal Bokor, Julian Ramirez and Pearl Shin. Our team of nerdy writers and photographers have an extremely good work ethic, and as soon as doors opened on […]
GALLERY: Friday Cosplay at C2E2 2020
C2E2 2020 roared in just like we hoped it would, and wasted no time establishing itself as the biggest and best nerd party in town. Sometimes the first day of a weekend […]
PREVIEW: Episode III, C2E2 2020: A Choose Your Own Adventure Guide to Sunday
Here we are, already facing the final curtain. We’ve had a lot of fun so far, haven’t we? As we promised, there’s been a little something for every kind of nerd, from […]
