Fist-time writer/director Celine Song was only just beginning to make her name as a playwright when the pandemic shut down the New York run of her celebrated play Endlings just […]
Memoirs of Jazz in the Alley is a tribute to a decade-plus of people jamming in a garage near 50th and Champlain, created by artistic director and choreographer Kia S. […]
Imagine, if you will, that you’re a teacher in your early to mid 30s in the small British town of Sherwood, Nottingham. While not particularly luxurious or grandly remarkable, your […]
It was a sea of tie-dye and top hats on Clark Street Friday night as Deadheads poured into Wrigley Field for Dead & Company’s farewell tour. Across the street at […]
In the vibrant realm of rock music, where emotions run wild and music serves as an outlet for introspection, the enigmatic band known as Sparta emerges as a true force […]
This two-week fundraiser benefits 47 small, grassroots newsrooms and media entities serving diverse communities and issues across the Chicagoland area. You can donate here right now and have your gift matched. The […]
I’m genuinely confused about what we’re supposed to learn about the iconic enigma who was Salvador Dali or art in general or the period in which Daliland is set (most […]
Once again, Hollywood has given us the origin story of a pop culture sensation that somehow managed to shift the way consumers and corporations looked at the world. In most […]
This year’s fundraiser for CIMA—the Chicago Independent Media Alliance—runs until midnight Monday, June 19. When you donate to CIMA, you help 47 Chicago media outlets continue to serve their audiences—whether […]
Chile had its own version of September 11, a national tragedy that scars the country to this day. On September 11, 1973, General Augusto Pinochet led the Chilean armed forces in a coup d’etat […]
Sometimes, a gifted director, a shorter runtime, and a unstoppable period soundtrack is all you need to pivot a franchise in the right direction. For the Transformers universe, the previous […]
“You’re just a patsy doing someone else’s jail time,” E. Howard Hunt’s (Woody Harrelson) daughter tells him. She’s sitting with her brother in a prison yard. Her father is in […]
