Porath Delivers Inspiring Ode to History’s ‘Tough Mothers’
“Tough Mothers: Amazing Stories of History’s Mightiest Matriarchs” by Jason Porath c.2018, Dey Street $24.99 /$31.00 C…
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‘Heartthrob’ Will Have You Falling in Love With All Your Heart
Callie Boudreaux is waiting for her life to start. Callie has a bad heart and as a kid, she’s told that she can’t…
Live Review: Jorja Smith & Ama Lou Revolutionize R&B During Chicago Concert
In the mid-1960s, a slew of bands featuring fresh-faced musicians – with a classic approach to songwriting and a masterf…
Joffrey Premiere of ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is a Solstice with the Mostest Spectacle
The joke is on dance patrons if they think choreographer Alexander Ekman’s Midsummer Night’s Dream is an adaptation of W…
‘I Feel Pretty’ Tries To Prove Beauty Is Skin Deep
I Feel Pretty has its flaws, but it also has a very strong message about how the confidence that comes from truly loving…
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Packs As Many Feels As Explosions
After 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's all been building to this. Every character, every movie, every wor…
‘All the Women in My Family Sing’ Something Thought-Provoking, Irresistible
“All the Women in My Family Sing: Women Write the World: Essays on Equality, Justice, and Freedom,” edited by Deborah Sa…
Drury Lane’s ‘South Pacific’ Provides Some Lessons & Some Enchanted Evening
Meet Ensign Nellie Forbush, the all-American heroine in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “South Pacific.” Pretty, pluc…
Live Review: Kate Nash GLOWs at Chicago’s Park West
In the recent Netflix series "GLOW," Kate Nash stars as the brainy and beautiful Rhonda “Britannica” Richardson, but the…
‘The Beauty’ Holds Up Horrifying Mirror to Our Pursuit of Perfection
Americans are obsessed with appearance. Our market is flooded with diets, exercise programs, magic pills and tummy teas …
