Every once in a while—and it isn’t very often, I assure you—I ask a very simple favor of anyone who takes the time to read what I have to write […]

For some, it may be tough to reconcile the idea that Jay Roach, the same man who directed all three Austin Powers films and both Meet the Parents movies, also […]

  The holiday concerts presented by Music of the Baroque and Chicago Philharmonic had a few things in common. Both performances were a pleasure to attend. They both featured brass […]

Dealing with viral fame at just 19 years old is no easy task. For Sub Urban, however, it seems like a breeze. The singer-songwriter and producer, known for his hit […]

You may be thinking, for any number of reasons, that a new film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women is not a great idea, and therefore you aren’t planning […]

There is dancing in Dance Nation, now at Steppenwolf Theatre. It’s sometimes clumsy, sometimes graceful, and generally amateurish. Clare Barron’s play is about a crew of 13-year-old girls (and a […]

This is the season of miracles. So let’s call this the Miracle of the Humongous Squash. You may be a subscriber of Imperfect Foods.  If not, you may by now […]

Southern Exposure: The Overlooked Architecture of Chicago’s South Side By Lee BeyNorthwestern University Press, 192 pages, $30 Reviewed by Patrick T. Reardon When Lee Bey writes about Pride Cleaners, he […]

In the latest installment of what’s become an annual Yuletide tradition, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center gave a wonderful performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s six Brandenburg Concertos before […]

Working transforms Studs Terkel’s iconic 1974 book of interviews with American workers of all stripes into a musical revue that pays homage to the value of work and the pride […]

There is no denying that writer/director Terrence Malick has created some of the most evocative and moving films in history, since his earliest works Badlands and Days of Heaven. He […]

To bake or not to bake. Should you haul out the mixer, stock up on candied sprinkles, carve out several hours to preheat, mix, bake, frost and package? I for […]