More than half a century ago, on August 27, 1967, local residents, poets, painters, photographers and gang members gathered to dedicate the “Wall of Respect”—a mural painted on the side […]

We’re living in a strange period of horror shows in politics, health and racial injustice. You never know what type of abomination you’ll find when you turn on your phone, […]

I had no idea when I wrote about Kenosha just a few weeks ago we’d be where we are today. I had no idea I’d be trolling Twitter and see […]

By now, if you’re on social media, especially Twitter, you may have noticed that Kenosha is trending on Twitter. In fact, Kenosha made the national news–or rather, an author at […]

Well, we’re here. It might be cooler than it is out in California where one particular convention center would normally be packed to the brim with fans of all number […]

How are we at Saturday still looking at one more day of Comic-Con@Home? This is far less exhausting than an in-person convention that stretches over 5 days would be, but […]

Well, it’s Friday! The work week may be wrapping up but Comic-Con@Home still has 2 more full days of amazing programming planned. They started us off light on Wednesday with […]

So, did you pull up a nice slice of couch and learn some things yesterday? We sure hope so, as the goals and messages of some of the panels we […]

One of summer’s most obvious absences are festivals, big and small. There’s no sprawling parks full of concert stages, no small towns bedecked with smiling strawberries leading you towards the […]

We all know the Mag Mile, but you may not be as familiar with the Wild Mile, a planned floating eco-park that will be located on the North Branch Canal […]

There are a lot of incredible groups for people who love nerdy things in Chicago, whether that’s gaming, nerdlesque, theater, dance or all of those things. One of our favorite […]

We told you we’d bring you more of what’s happening in museums around Chicago in Part 2, and we’re back with some great ways to interact with all the great […]