Red Alert, Chicago Nerds! Nerd Alert, Chicago! We are Chicago’s nerds and we are legion. It’s possible you missed us as we walked by you in the streets and in […]

How do you tell someone what it feels like when your child dies of cancer? How do you express the pain of knowing they’re fading away? What about the importance […]

Good art is about connection. Art is personal, to both its creator and observer. When we look at a painting hanging in a gallery, we see what it plainly is […]

Being a cat behavioralist isn’t always easy—and it certainly wasn’t back in the ’90s, when Jackson Galaxy got his start down the path to becoming one after volunteering at shelters […]

Undertale came out of nowhere in 2015, and became a cult hit. Sure, there were those aware of Toby Fox’s previous work on the web comic Homestuck, but no one […]

  As we move forward from the ‘10s (is that what we called them?) and into the ‘20s, there’s been a lot of looking back at some of the best […]

There’s a lot of good things that come out of November, as the holiday season kicks off, and with the extended shopping hours and long weekends come more events and […]

What do The Logan Theatre, C2E2, Revolution Brewing and The Nerdologues have in common? We suspect a lot of things, but among those is a love for all things nerdy. […]

Bit Bash is back. After eschewing their main event for a series of pop-ups last year, Bit Bash has brought back their titular summer festival with an impressive showing of […]

To us, Bit Bash and MSI are a natural match. Both the Museum of Science and Industry and Bit Bash are experts at creating fantastic interactive experiences and creating a […]

Stick around the games scene in Chicago long enough and you’ll be sure to encounter Bit Bash. Founded in 2014, the volunteer-run group has made it their goal to share […]

  Another year, another Electronic Entertainment Expo (better known as E3); and this year’s was the leakiest in recent memory. It feels like every major game announcement was spoiled for […]