Here we are, already facing the final curtain. We’ve had a lot of fun so far,  haven’t we? As we promised, there’s been a little something for every kind of […]

  We’ll trust you didn’t get in too much trouble the night before and are all ready to go for Saturday at C2E2 2020. Let’s not waste any time then, […]

Red Alert, Chicago Nerds! Nerd Alert, Chicago! We are Chicago’s nerds and we are legion. It’s possible you missed us as we walked by you in the streets and in […]

We may have been seeing the sun more since the beginning of this month, but it’s still winter, and we’re tangling with icy winds, snow and grey days more often […]

  Contributing Author: Antal Bokor The Chicago Auto Show, which has been pulling into McCormick Place every February since the turn of last century, kicked off its official 112th edition […]

Harriet Tubman is back in the news as the first feature-length movie chronicling the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad is now available on DVD. Star Cynthia Erivo is […]

Being a cat behavioralist isn’t always easy—and it certainly wasn’t back in the ’90s, when Jackson Galaxy got his start down the path to becoming one after volunteering at shelters […]

When you think of a night out at the theater, you probably aren’t thinking much about your cats at home. When Jackson Galaxy thought about selling out theaters as a […]

Undertale came out of nowhere in 2015, and became a cult hit. Sure, there were those aware of Toby Fox’s previous work on the web comic Homestuck, but no one […]

The World of Juliette Kinzie: Chicago before the Fire Ann Durkin Keating University of Chicago Press, 280 pages, $27.50 When 27-year-old Juliette Kinzie settled with her husband John, the local […]

This time of year, there’s a lot of looking back –for better or worse. We see what worked and what didn’t, what we want more of and what we want […]

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like being inside a kaleidoscope, look no further than James Hood’s Mesmerica 360, a multisensory experience that does, indeed, mesmerize. I caught a sold-out […]