Book Review: American Warsaw—The Story of Poles in Chicago
American Warsaw: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Polish Chicago by Dominic A. Pacyga (University of Chicago Press, $27) As Dominic Pacyga notes in his fine book about Chicago’s Polonia, […]
GALLERY: Sunday Cosplay at C2E2 2020
C2E2 has finally come to a close, and once again things are as they were before. Nerds go into the phone booth and come out in their business casual attire, […]
Game Over–C2E2 Day 3 Game Retrospective
It’s all over folks, C2E2 2020 is done and gone, leaving us only with fond memories. It feels like C2E2 gets bigger every year–their game presence certainly has. There was […]
Review: The Ghost in Gadsden’s Garden Cracks the Case with Circus and Storytelling by the Actors Gymnasium
The Ghost in Gadsden’s Garden is a charming tale (part coming-of-age story, part Scooby Doo mystery) of the new kid looking to fit in after having just moved to town […]
Review: Beethoven 250 Festival Continued Wonderfully
The Beethoven 250 Festival at the Harris Theater continued on Saturday night with Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique offering excellent performances of Ludwig van Beethoven’s […]
C2E2 2020 Saturday Panel Catchups
Contributing authors: Antal Bokor, Aaron Cynic, Pearl Shin Whew! We made it through Saturday. Panel rooms were packed all over, as was the show floor, and even after the show […]
Review: National Book Award-Winner Middle Passage Adrift On Stage
Lifeline Theatre presents Dr. Charles Johnson’s 1990 National Book Award winner Middle Passage, directed by Ilesa Duncan, who co-adapted with David Barr III. The result struggles from the page to […]
GALLERY: Saturday Cosplay at C2E2 2020
Well, it’s been one heck of a crazy amazing day at C2E2 2020. Day Two is as advertised, with the biggest events, the most crushing crowds and, much to our […]
Critical Role, the Future of Games and more–C2E2 Day 2 Game Retrospective
Update: A previous version of this article mistakenly listed Shail Mehta’s project incorrectly. It has been changed to Gameboard-1–and you can find information on their Kickstarter page and website. Day […]
Review: Tuta Theatre’s Hedda Gabler Explodes the Classic Drama with Live Music and Stylized Staging
Hedda and Nora. The strong female characters in Henrik Ibsen’s two well-known plays—A Doll’s House (currently on stage at Raven Theatre) and Hedda Gabler—established him as a modern playwright of […]
C2E2 2020 Friday Panel Catchup
Contributing Authors: Aaron Cynic, Antal Bokor, Julian Ramirez and Pearl Shin. Our team of nerdy writers and photographers have an extremely good work ethic, and as soon as doors […]
Review: At the Intersection of Hollywood and Politics, Seberg Falls Short
The late, American-born actress Jean Seberg certainly led a fascinating life, from her first film, 1957’s Saint Joan (in which she was actually burned during the film’s climactic sequence) to […]