This time of year, there’s a lot of looking back –for better or worse. We see what worked and what didn’t, what we want more of and what we want […]

Commencing last week with journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates, the Chicago Humanities Festival continues to celebrate its 30th anniversary in full force with acclaimed author George R.R. Martin being the […]

Wizard World Chicago is already upon us! Just a few short days after Bit Bash, Chicago’s amazing alternative games festival, the four day behemoth of pop culture is set to […]

Major spoilers follow. Seriously. You’ve been warned. The final episode of “Game of Thrones” begins how it should: in silence. It’s a thoughtful silence, one that both reflects—and objects—on behalf […]

Mild spoilers follow. A season of television beleaguered by the pressure and presumptions of millions is bound to suffer. This newest episode, however, is schlock no one thought Game of […]

Mild spoilers follow. Once upon a time, Game of Thrones was more like a perversion of chess than it was an action epic, a drama about conquest, strategy, and family. Each […]

Guest post by Hayden Mears. Mild spoilers ahead. As legions of wights approach Winterfell, all our heroes can do is sit, sip, and sex the night away before hell reigns […]

Guest post by Hayden Mears. Mild spoilers ahead. As it approaches its end, “Game of Thrones” is strange to behold. The seventh season saw a dramatic increase in production value […]