Celebrate Mother’s Day with Plays, Pigs, Puppetry, and a Pot of Tea
It’s never too early to honor Mom. And those who want to jumpstart Mother’s Day festivities may begin with the Chicago s…
Arts & Culture
Beth B’s Film Serves Up Lydia Lunch Retrospective
The label “underground icon” seems paradoxical. But so does Lydia Lunch — the musician, singer, spoken-word artist, writ…
South and West Side Youth On What They Need
“There is an endless amount of queer youth of color in Chicago that are trying to do different types of things, whether …
The Art of Appreciating Art in Chicago
A return to normalcy means a return to the arts! Since the pandemic hit, nearly 1.4 million U.S. jobs and $42.5 billion …
June is Busting Out All Over with Theater & Dance in Chicago
Masks are coming off! People are stepping out. And Chicago venues are putting on a host of shows that can be enjoyed onl…
Art on theMART Flashes Adler’s ‘Astrographics’ & Works by CPS Students
After spending a year or so in lockdown, Chicagoans are ready to resurface by visiting newly opened venues, from the Art…
Andra Day and Anthony Hopkins Deliver Tour de Force Performances
COVID-19 changed a lot of things, including Oscar eligibility. Ordinarily, only movies from 2020 would be honored this y…
Poetry Review: ‘Extremely Lightweight Guns’ Beautifully Juxtaposes the Divine and the Mundane
Content warning: abuseThe brain stores trauma in pieces. Disconnect, in some instances, provides protection. Sound a…
Breaking The Gold Ceiling: An Oscar Quiz Regarding Cinematic Women
Oscar nominations are in! And, unlike last year’s shameful shutout of exquisite works by women writer/directors, from La…
Get a Good Read on Women’s History Month with These 3 Titles
Fifty percent of the population.Give or take, that's how many women there are in the world, women who work, rai…
