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Preview: Tony-Award-Winning American Players Theatre Prepares Season of Classic and Contemporary Plays in Wisconsin

by Anne Siegel
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Interview: Raghav Rao Never Fails in Missy

by Caroline Huftalen
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Review: Into the Trees—Her Place in the Woods: The Life of Helen Hoover, by David Hakensen

by Dan Kelly
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Preview: Inside Conrad Tao’s Expanding Musical World

by Zach Carstensen
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Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 13: Jeff Probst’s Spoiler Spices Up a Predictable Finale

by Anthony Cusumano
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  • Preview , Stages , Theater , Theater Festival

Preview: Tony-Award-Winning American Players Theatre Prepares Season of Classic and Contemporary Plays in Wisconsin

If you’ve been waiting to visit the lush, green countryside of rural Spring Green, Wisconsin, home of American Players Theatre (APT), this year’s recent news may encourage you to schedule […]

  • Anne Siegel
  • May 27, 2026
    • Fiction , Interviews , Lit

    Interview: Raghav Rao Never Fails in Missy

    In his debut novel, Missy, Raghav Rao keeps one foot in India and one foot in Chicago. A tale of immigration, family, and the love of place—homeland or not. His […]

  • Caroline Huftalen
  • May 27, 2026
    • Lit , Nonfiction

    Review: Into the Trees—Her Place in the Woods: The Life of Helen Hoover, by David Hakensen

    I restrict my relationship with Nature to short forest preserve visits. I prefer my body sheltered, my water tapped, and my immediate environment free from things that might kill, injure, […]

  • Dan Kelly
  • May 26, 2026
    • Music , Photos

    Photos: Warm Love Cool Dreams Made the Salt Shed Feel Special

    This past weekend Warm Love Cool Dreams took over the entire Salt Shed campus for two days of incredible music. The festival, whose first edition too place back in 2024, […]

  • Julian Ramirez
  • May 26, 2026
    • Classical , Music , Previews

    Preview: Inside Conrad Tao’s Expanding Musical World

    There is an old home video of Conrad Tao that captures the modest beginnings of a prodigy. In the footage, a very young Tao sits at the piano, pawing out […]

  • Zach Carstensen
  • May 26, 2026
    • Film & TV , Review , Television

    Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 13: Jeff Probst’s Spoiler Spices Up a Predictable Finale

    After 50 seasons, one would be forgiven for assuming that, outside of convoluted twists, there would never be another Survivor first. Most of the noteworthy records occurred during the show’s […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • May 25, 2026
    • Film & TV , Review , Television

    Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 12: And Now For Something Completely Unsatisfying

    What a difference a decade makes. Ten years ago, heading into the finale of her first season, Aubry Bracco was the fan favorite, beginning Survivor: Kaoh Rong as an unstable […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • May 25, 2026
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Concludes Their Season with Music from France and France Adjacent

    The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center ended their season at the Harris Theater on Wednesday evening with music from “France or France Adjacent,” as violist and Chicago native Matthew […]

  • Louis Harris
  • May 22, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Silent Friend Weaves Three Lives Into a Quietly Mesmerizing Meditation on Nature

    From Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi (On Body and Soul, The Story of My Wife), Silent Friend presents us with three very different stories, all exploring the natural world as it […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 22, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Filmmaker Boots Riley Brings Chaos, Fun and Revolution to the Big Screen in I Love Boosters

    Apparently, I like what writer/director Boots Riley is laying down. In his previous film, Sorry to Bother You, he found an inspired way to attack racism and gross capitalism through […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 22, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Star Wars Returns to the Big Screen With The Mandalorian and Grogu, Feeling More Like a Few New Episodes Than a Cinematic Epic

    A great deal of your appreciation of the first new Star Wars film since 2019’s limp Rise of Skywalker is going to depend on what you bring into it. In […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • May 22, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Mad Bills to Pay Shows You Can’t Buy Love, but Money Sure Helps

    Mad Bills to Pay feels like watching a home movie, which is part of why it’s so relatable. In Joel Alfonso Vargas’s directorial debut, we get an intimate look at […]

  • Tory Crowley
  • May 22, 2026
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