Widows is about a great many things, only one of which is a group of women, all of whom have lost their husbands during the commission of a joint robbery […]

I’ve attended more opera in the last year than I have in all my years of attending theater (and that’s a lot of years!). I’ve been able to see several […]

Bolstered by two knock-out performances, Green Book may just be the crowd pleaser of the holiday season. Directed by Peter Farrelly (yes, of the Farrelly Brothers and their gross-out comedies of […]

Manual Cinema is presenting a weirdly enchanting version of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein at Court Theatre. Nine puppeteers and musicians display the original story of Dr. Frankenstein and the Creature, combined with […]

Usually when we’re in the dregs of the winter months concerts slow down a bit and music festivals are nowhere to be seen. Thankfully that won’t be the case next […]

As per usual, the holidays have started to pour in and take over the city. Whether it’s the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival or the huge amount of markets ready to […]

The Design Museum of Chicago recently brought a brand new exhibit to the Loop in an all new location. And this time around, the pop-up experience they’ve created at Expo […]

One of the things I love about speculative literature is its ability to capture the emotional impact of real, plausible experiences through fantastic metaphors. It’s also just really fun to […]

Hello, I’m Sarah. And I’m low-key obsessed with dreamy, ‘60s vibe-infused duo Tennis. I interviewed singer Alaina Moore for Gapers Block three years ago, and yet I still hadn’t seen […]

There are times watching Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald that feel like directing rush hour traffic at a four-way stoplight that is green on every side. With dozens of […]

I recently had a conversation comparing bands to food. If Dirty Projectors were edible, I decided they would be Pop Rocks, that explosive candy you melted on your tongue as […]

Earlier this week, the world lost Stan Lee, aged 95. Hailed for his role as the creator of such characters as Spider-Man, Black Panther, and the Fantastic Four, Lee had […]