October 1 is World Sake Day, marking the beginning of sake brewing season in Japan, and all month long at West Loop’s TenGoku Aburiya (owned by Michelin-starred Chef Sangtae Park […]

Dear Cinnamon is a monthly column based on the idea that all of life’s questions can be answered by art, because, after all, art is the spice of life. To […]

Inherit the Wind at Goodman Theatre has no flashy costumes or rapid costume changes, no chorus or dance squad. It’s simply two hours of enthralling courtroom drama with lacerating wit about […]

The sounds of the first viola ever made by Antonio Stradivarius wafted through the rafters of Symphony Center on Thursday as French-born Antoine Tamestit performed William Walton’s concerto for that […]

In a conversation with a fellow film critic recently, they mentioned how, regardless of the outcome, they are always in favor of a filmmaker taking big swings with their production. […]

Flash theater is the theme of the 2024 Go To New Play Fest. Flash theater contains a plot, climax, and denouement similar to flash fiction but the impact is more […]

For those of us who have been following the career of René Pérez Joglar, aka Residente, since he and stepbrother Eduardo Cabra exploded into Puerto Rico’s and Latin America’s urban […]

In a time when so many films are adding to the fear and paranoia about where technology is taking us, The Wild Robot dares to examine the unlikely connective tissue […]

It’s the end of the month, so let’s get all the last bit of Septemeber energy out before we venture into the scary October vibes! There are tons of markets, […]

Now that there’s been a few days rest from the blistering sun, strong rains, mosh pits, and generally intense music, it’s time to get a good look at the beautiful […]

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson inaugurated the Chicago Humanities Festival’s autumn 2024 season in front of a packed, enthusiastic crowd at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance. In […]

On opening Jason Hammel’s The Lula Cafe Cookbook, it is beautiful. The images are sparse except the detail of the food. All simple dishes, solely attention to detail plating. It […]