[soliloquy id=”18308″]   The 88-degree weather in September caused a frenzy with fashion choices on the first day of Riot Fest in Chicago. While some opted to pair too-short shorts […]

You may have been to craft fairs before. After all, there are lots of art fests around the city and suburbs year-round. Maybe you feel like if you’ve seen one, […]

Next week, Chicago’s Elevated Films presents their last summer screening, and it’s a doozie. The non-profit that presents new films on rooftops around the city brings Chicago its first screening […]

It’s another great weekend in Chicago! The weather is starting to cool down and Twin Peaks: The Return has ended, but the events as always are going strong! Theater, jokes, […]

[soliloquy id=”17843″]   This weekend, we took a trip out to rural Harvard, Ill., where they were hosting over 20 balloons in the town’s second annual Harvard Balloon Fest. The […]

I’m still not entirely sure why writer-director-actor Lake Bell (who last helmed the appealing In A World…) chose the making of a documentary about marriage as the framework for her […]

  Sunday was Day Four of Wizard World Chicago, one of the largest cons in Wizard World’s portfolio. As we arrived to the con, we noticed crowds were much thicker […]

  We can hardly believe we made it through Day 3 of Wizard World. Between the chaos of the crowds a and the full schedule of celebrity panels, if you wanted to […]

[soliloquy id=”16914″]   Over the edge of the the Wisconsin border lies a very interesting place; one where Queens and their knights still reign supreme, the shops still cater to […]

It’s that time again! Wizard World Chicago is just around the corner, with its first of four days of comics, games, cosplay and celebrities beginning Thursday in Rosemont. You may […]

Today’s the day! The solar eclipse will be happening later today! Whether it’s with special glasses, solar lenses on cameras, or through the old tried and true pinhole methods, I […]

Have you ever contributed to a church or neighborhood cookbook? Have you ever bought one? Are matriarchal communities still pooling their creativity into volumes of recipes as a testament to […]