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
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…
From Our Founder: Happy 9th Birthday, Rebellious!
Nine years ago today, on International Women’s Day 2012, a mouthy Black lesbian, her equally mouthy white gay male besti…
International Women’s Day Proves the Past is a Present For Chicagoans
From Ida B. Wells to Michelle Obama, Jane Addams to Jennifer Weiss, Chicago shares its legacy with dynamic and diverse w…
Interview: Judith Hill’s Strengths Shine Throughout ‘Baby, I’m Hollywood!’
“Baby, I'm Hollywood/I'm the rhythm and the soul/I'm the rock that rolls,” belts out Grammy-winner Judith Hill on the ti…
Embrace Black History Month Through Entertainment, Enlightenment & Empowerment
It’s not too late to partake in Black History Month per online purchases, performances, podcasts, and other nonprofit re…
