The Complete (Chicago) Beer Course: Rauchbier
When COVID-19 closed taprooms and cancelled festivals, I looked for ways to still engage with Chicago’s craft beer scene. I therefore decided to finally work my way through The Complete […]
Book Review: A Vibrant Novel about Random Life, Right after the Weather, by Carol Anshaw
Right after the Weather by Carol Anshaw Atria Books, 269 pages, $27 It’s one of those random moments in life. Cate, running late, drives into Neale’s alley, puts on her […]
Review: We should talk. is a Game That Could Improve Your Real Life Relationships
There are few games I feel like everyone should play. In general, I believe games are as personal a choice as ice cream flavors and fashion. What you enjoy and […]
American Blues Theater Offers “Classes for Masses” in Music, Theater and More
American Blues Theater is offering “Classes for the Masses” with small classes taught by ensemble members in various arts and cultural practices. You’ll receive four hours of coaching or consulting […]
Review: Troublemakers Chronicles the Power of Social Activism in Chicago
Troublemakers: Chicago Freedom Struggles through the Lens of Art ShayBy Erik S. GellmanUniversity of Chicago Press In Troublemakers: Chicago Freedom Struggles through the Lens of Art Shay, historian Erik S. […]
Review: Playing with Visual Illusions in Superliminal
The tagline for puzzle game Superliminal is “Perception is reality.” A more accurate summation would be perspective is reality. The indie from Pillow Castle Games plays on how your perspective […]
Preview: New Demo For Wacky Switchboard Puzzle Game Cold Calling Out Now
When you want to play some different, something unique, your first choice should always be an indie game; and I’m really racking my brain to think of a game similar […]
Review: Colorful We Are Little Zombies Finds the Existential Optimism in Despair and Grief
In some other timeline, we’re out enjoying a real Chicago summer, complete with street fairs and beach days and rooftop drinks and yes, summer blockbuster movies. Instead, this summer will […]
Review: Human Rights on a Grand (and Personal) Scale in Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly
This is a guest post by Chloe Fourte. Director, producer and art curator Cheryl Haines takes on human rights and the far-reaching powers of free expression in her documentary, Ai […]
Review: The Tobacconist Can’t Decide What Kind of Film To Be, Falls Short at Both
As premises go, The Tobacconist has an interesting one: a young man moves to Vienna to apprentice in a tobacco shop, only to become friendly with one of the store’s […]
Review: The Women of Relic Drive a Moody, Brooding Thriller
What haunts in Relic, the debut feature film written and directed by Natalie Erika James, is something sinister, but also something essentially unseen and, therefore, all the more terrifying. A horror […]
Interview: A Summery Delight, Soul Honey Records Debuts The Family Barbecue
One of my favorite musicians of all time, Nile Rodgers, has a quote that couldn’t be more applicable to our worldly situation. What do great artists do when they see […]