Review: Festival of Me with Jonah Ray at @North Bar a Hulk-Style Smash
Chicago’s a comedy city. Throw a stone and you’ll hit a great comedy stage, and whether it’s Second City, iO, Annoyance or somewhere else you’ll be guaranteed a laugh or two. […]
Spike the Corpse Flower, 2.0–Chicago Botanic Garden’s First Corpse Flower Finally Blooms Big
Back in the summer of 2015, I was working for Chicagoist and in covering arts and culture there, had gotten myself unofficially on museums and park duty (no surprise […]
Preview: Jonah Ray Hits Chicago for Comedy, Raydio and Riffs with ‘Festival of Me’ at North Bar This Weekend
While you might have been forgiven a few years ago if you were unfamiliar with Jonah Ray, these days you’d have to have more or less lived under a rock […]
Interview: Third Coast Talks Secret Chicago with Jessica Mlinaric
From the moment I saw the bright pink cover of Secret Chicago by Jessica Mlinaric I was excited. Visions of the kinds of things I loved to see so much on […]
On the Road: At the Jersey Shore, Spring in Springsteen Country
The calendar says it’s spring, even though the weather doesn’t. But it was time to hit the beach anyway. That is, the Jersey Shore. We spent four days last week […]
Review: Thomas Nickell and Oistrakh Symphony Wowed on a Wintry Saturday
It was an abysmal day to have to go outside this past Saturday, when we headed to Music Under Glass at the Garfield Park Conservatory. The “wintry mix” was far […]
Video Game History, Icons and More at 2018 Midwest Gaming Classic
[soliloquy id=”26299″] We had the pleasure to visit Milwaukee this weekend for the Midwest Gaming Classic trade show and convention. It has grown from humble beginnings 17 years ago […]
Interview: Dungeons, Dice and Everything Nice Talk Roleplaying and Podcasting
In recent years, there has been a surge in popularity for podcasts starring a live playthrough of pen-and-paper roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). Ongoing series’ like Critical Role […]
Oprah and Oppression in MCA’s Poor People’s TV Room
Oprah is a leitmotif in the multimedia movement narrative Poor People’s TV Room, at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art from April 12-15. United States Artist Fellow Okwui Okpokwasili and director-designer Peter […]
Interview: Shelby J on Her Extensive Collaborative Career with Prince
April 21st marks the second anniversary of shocking and tragic death of musician and showman Prince. To mark the event, Paisley Park, Prince’s private estate and production complex located outside […]
Gallery– Our C2E2 2018 Wrap-Up and Favorite Cosplay
[soliloquy id=”26205″] It’s a week since the doors to C2E2 2018 opened and all the cosplayers, fans, vendors and celebrities filled up McCormick Place with geeky goodness. Now that we’ve […]
Preview: Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee Promises Plenty For Gamers and Pinball Wizards
Hot on the heels of last weekend’s C2E2 convention is the Midwest Gaming Classic in Milwaukee at the Wisconsin Center. This “unique social trade show” has been around for 20 […]