EU Film Festival: Week 2 Preview
The Gene Siskel Film Center’s EU Film Festival is in full swing, with the second week of films offering a few of the festival’s biggest highlights. Including films from Croatia, […]
Everything You Need to Know About Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
Here’s a wrapup on the basics about St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago. Learn about the famous dye-the-river-green act, including when and where to see it. (It takes 40 pounds of […]
Review: Earthworms is a Surreal Adventure Game That Borders on Absurd
Earthworms by developer All Those Moments is a surreal and often absurd point and click adventure game. Longtime fans of the genre will likely find the gameplay familiar, with a few […]
Review: Neil Tobin’s Near Death Experience at Rosehill Cemetery Mildly Amuses
Neil Tobin is a warm, funny man. He’s welcoming and doesn’t have a hard time putting people at ease. It’s a good quality to have in general, but especially important […]
Top Three Democratic Candidates to Meet for Final Televised Debate
The top three candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for Illinois Governor will meet Wednesday evening for the final televised forum in the primary. Billionaire JB Pritzker, State Sen Daniel […]
Rauner Vetoes Gun Licensing Bill
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill Tuesday that would’ve required licensing and regulation for gun stores in the state. “The core issue is not which guns to legally ban […]
Students, Elected Officials Across Chicago Participate In National Walkout Over Gun Violence
Students across Chicago and all of Illinois staged walkouts as part of a national protest around gun violence on Wednesday. Rallies and walkouts, along with get out the vote efforts […]
City Lit’s Picture of Dorian Gray Misses Wilde Glitter With Flawed Adaptation and Casting
The Picture of Dorian Gray, the only novel by the brilliant Irish playwright and poet, Oscar Wilde, is loaded with Wildean bon mots. It is one of the most quotable […]
Pitchfork Musical Festival’s Full Lineup Announcement Is Here!
Over the past two weeks, Pitchfork Music Festival has been carefully announcing their 2018 lineup. The reveals have taken place with a pair of hour long videos featuring artists revealing […]
What’s Cooking at Third Coast? Turkey Sausage Marinara—Chunky Good
Tired of traditional meat sauce over your spaghetti? Bored with store-bought marinara? Here’s an easy and healthy alternative using turkey, crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce. Not only is it delicious […]
Review: Q.U.B.E. 2 Punctuates Physics Based Puzzles with Sci-Fi Thrills
Q.U.B.E. 2 is Toxic Games follow up to 2011’s Q.U.B.E., a physics-based puzzle game by that’s long drawn comparisons to a less punctuated but more popular title, Valve’s Orange Box hit, Portal. In Q.U.B.E. 2, […]
Lookingglass Theatre’s Plantation! Views Reparations Through Farcical Lens
Plantation!, now receiving its world premiere in a production at Lookingglass Theatre directed by David Schwimmer, is a comedic take on race and reparations in the 21st century. Written by […]