What is this salty discharge? The average human tear contains about 2% electrolytes. Especially emotional droplets need even more salt ions to maintain balance in the eye. Therefore, there is […]
Solo Mio, the new film from Angel Studios, delivers on its promise of giving us a light, cute, escapist romantic comedy. It’s warm, fun, easygoing, and above all, very low-stakes. […]
It’s Valentine’s Weekend! Whether you partake in the holiday or not, there is something amazing for you to do this weekend with plenty of fun events going on. Crying at […]
Hedda and Nora. A 19th century Norwegian playwright created two female protagonists that resonate with us strongly today. Nora, in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House (1879) reminds us of the […]
Lunar New Year is a time for reunion, renewal, and celebration, and Urban Belly rises to the occasion with a thoughtfully crafted special menu. The five-course experience begins with three […]
The time has come again for us to darken the doors of McCormick Place for a flurry of trade shows and conventions the likes of which much of the world […]
There is so much good about the Goodman Theatre’s current production of Holiday that I wish it were better. It’s an understatement to say that the play arrives with some […]
The Architecture & Design Film Festival, a touring international film festival, returns to Chicago next week. The festival runs Thursday, February 19, through Sunday, February 22, at the Chicago Cultural Center […]
That sketch comedy tends to be a predominantly white art form is a bit of a “chicken and egg” situation—it took seven years before Bob Curry became the first Black […]
I don’t remember exactly when I first heard Slug and Ant do their thing together as Atmosphere; their tracks have seemingly always been around, thanks to cooler older cousins and […]
Since nobody seems to be talking about climate change any more, classical music in Chicago has taken up the mantle, at least during the first week of February. Soprano Renée […]
At this point, I’ve played more roguelike deckbuilders than I can remember. That’s not a bad thing, because when they’re good they can offer some of the most satisfying gameplay. […]
