Review: Sunda’s Curated Menu Offers a Delicious Trip Around Asia
Sunda New Asian restaurant spans a sunny corner in Fulton Market, sharing a warm and cozy space that offers warm and cozy dishes. In addition to this location at 333 […]
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Review: Suffs Puts the Rage into the Musical History of the American Suffrage Movement
Menses are syncing up at the CIBC Theatre in downtown Chicago, both with the strong women and non-binary-presenting performers in the cast of 22 (some playing male parts) and in […]
Review: Goodman’s Iceboy! Imagines Eugene O’Neill’s Inspiration
The Goodman Theatre continues to commemorate its 100-year anniversary with the 40,000-year-old caveman musical, Iceboy! The Completely Untrue Story of How Eugene O’Neill Came to Write “The Iceman Cometh.” Marc […]
Review: July 4 Barbeque at Lexington Betty’s and Beautiful Vistas at Cindy’s Rooftop
It’s BBQ season and award-winning pitmaster and Illinois Institute of Art-trained Chef Dominique Leach is serving tangy starters, platters, Wagyu dogs, sandwiches, and soulful sides on the South Side. Located […]
Review: Willem de Kooning’s Rich Canon Explored in Art Institute’s Drawing Exhibit
Dutch-American artist Willem de Kooning (1904-1997) and his evolution as an important Abstract Impressionist and producer of a dynamic, seven-decade-long body of work is chronicled in the riveting new Art […]
Review: Anne Frank Exhibit at MSI Helps Us Remember What Fascism Means
Whenever my older sister and I asked our dad if we could watch the World War II television comedy Hogan’s Heroes, he also required us to watch the documentary series […]
Feature: Food Roots Film Shares Billy Dec’s Filipino Origins + Mexican Radio Opens with Mezcal
The documentary Food Roots was screened at AMC River East on May 19 as a benefit for Common Threads, a national nonprofit that shares cooking and nutrition education with families […]
Dialogs: Humanities Fest Hosts History with Frida Kahlo’s Family and Mary Beard
In front of a rapt audience, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s great nieces appeared at the Chicago Humanities Festival’s Northwestern Day on Sunday, to talk about their new book Casa Kahlo: […]
Feature: All in All, It’s Just Another Brick in Chicago with Brick Tours
Brick expert Will Quam shared his love and knowledge of the clay rectangles on lsat weekend as part of the spring 2026 Chicago Humanities Festival. The author of Fire and […]
Dialogs: Chicago Humanities Fest Authors Triage the US Constitution
At the Chicago Humanities Festival’s Lakeview Day on Saturday, May 9, two speakers focused on the United States Constitution and how our founding document is weathering onslaught and erosion. Authors […]
Review: Celebrate Moms on May 10 with Labriola Italian Specialties, Plus Pan-American Rum
Artisan baker and restaurateur Rich Labriola launched Labriola Italian Specialties at 852 W. Fulton Market on April 22, joining other Labriola outlets started in 1993 on Michigan Avenue, as well […]
Dialogs: Mayor Johnson Interviews Antiracist Author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi for Humanities Festival Bridgeport Day
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson interviewed noted anti-racism writer Dr. Ibram X. Kendi at the Chicago Humanities Festival’s Bridgeport Day on April 18. The New York Times-bestselling author of How to […]