Review: You Don’t Nomi Makes a Study of Cult Favorite Showgirls
Although I am not of a mind that director Paul Verhoeven’s 1995 opus Showgirls is anything but watchable trash, there are many who believe it is a masterpiece—or at least […]
Preview: Grant Park Festival Goes Virtual
Having delivered and recorded excellent concerts for many years, Grant Park Festival is dipping into its archives to offer Festival Remixed, a virtual season comprising performances from past seasons. Starting […]
Activists Continue to Call on CPS to Cancel its Contract with CPD
Tens of thousands of people continued to march all across Chicagoland to demand an end to police violence and increased accountability over the weekend, including a group of a few […]
Review: Lovable or Sinister, Robots Rule Industry, Technology and Culture in New History
The American Robot: A Cultural HistoryBy Dustin A. AbnetThe University of Chicago Press Robots are endlessly fascinating—as all-purpose helpers, industrial workers, personal slaves, and even companions. Ian McEwan’s 2019 novel, […]
Review: Super Holobunnies: Pause Café is Wasted Potential
I’ve been sitting here, trying to think of an intro to Super Holobunnies: Pause Café that doesn’t give away my feelings for the game. But it’s hard. See, Super Holobunnies […]
Review: Scott Gryder Revels in Barbra’s Basement in Pride’s Buyer and Cellar
You’ve probably heard the story since Buyer and Cellar has been around since 2013. In fact, actor Michael Urie recently reprised his award-wining performance in a livestream by Broadway.com as […]
Review: Centered by a Riveting Performance, Shirley Plays Like an Experiment in Human Interactions
Elisabeth Moss is the rare actress who has made remarkable work in both television (“Mad Men,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Top of the Lake”) and film (Her Smell, Us, The Invisible […]
Lightfoot Says Citywide Curfew Will Continue Throughout Weekend As Demonstrations Continue
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city’s 9:00pm curfew will continue throughout the weekend amid a full week of massive citywide protests against police misconduct. Lightfoot told reporters at a […]
Bandcamp Is Waiving Its Fees Again; Many Labels & Bands Are Donating Their Share to Worthwhile Causes
Back in March and then again in May, Bandcamp decided to waive their fees on the site for a day, letting their cut of the profits go to the artists […]
Book Review: The Problem of Being Female—Rodham: A Novel
Rodham: A Novel By Curtis Sittenfield Random House We think we should all know her by now. After decades in the limelight, Hillary Rodham Clinton remains, for many, an enigma. […]
Review: Throw Knight Squad on the Switch Party Game Pile
Party games aren’t really that easy a sell right now, especially couch party games. I mean, with COVID-19, and the protesting, it’s not exactly the time to get together with […]
Last Day: Donate Today to #SaveChicagoMedia
Today is the last day of the first campaign to #SaveChicagoMedia by the newly formed Chicago Independent Media Alliance (CIMA). You can donate until midnight tonight—Friday, June 5. We’ve told […]