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Preview: Neptune’s Core Makes It Easy to Love “Lemon Car”

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Review: City Lit’s New Musical Scaramouche Thrives on Comedy and Theatrical Flair

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Preview: Shedd Aquarium Opens New 4D-Experience Theater Where You Can Visit the World of Penguins, Sharks and Oct opuses

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Review: At Young People’s Theatre, The Hula Hoopin’ Queen Sings With Joy and Energy

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Review: Second City’s Pandemonium, Please Hold Is Hilarious Musical Mayhem

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Review: Aether & Iron Is a Gorgeous Noir Tale Stuck in Turn-Based Traffic

Also seen on CultureCombine.com. As much as video games have tightened up as safe, corporate products over the years, it’s still awesome to see developers taking chances and swinging for […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • March 30, 2026
    • Music , Pop/Rock , Reviews

    Review: Mike Doughty Rocks Garcia’s with Wit and Warmth

    In 2024, after a 25-year hiatus, Soul Coughing, one of the wildest and weirdest bands of the ’90s, reformed for the “We Said it Would Never Happen” tour. Much like […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • March 30, 2026
    • Classical , Film , Film & TV , Music , Reviews

    Review: Raiders of the Lost Ark at 45 Is Still a Thrill—Live With the Chicago Philharmonic

    The Chicago Philharmonic returned to play a live soundtrack in the Philms at the Auditorium series, with guest conductor Thiago Tiberio on Saturday night. The occasion was the 45th anniversary […]

  • Kathy D. Hey
  • March 30, 2026
    • Music , Reviews

    Review: Ulrika Spacek Finds New Ways to Perplex and Delight the Empty Bottle Crowd

    What is it with the UK and art rock? Seemingly every year, some group of university students stumbles into each other at a pub or cafe and decides to start […]

  • Patrick Daul
  • March 30, 2026
    • Cafes and restaurants , Food , Review

    Review: Brunch at The Dearborn Is Festive, Fun, and Best Enjoyed with Friends

    In the rush of St. Patrick’s Day merriment, my friends and I headed downtown to enjoy brunch at The Dearborn. The founders, Amy and Clodagh Lawless, have incorporated their Irish […]

  • Row Light
  • March 29, 2026
    • Classical , Music , Reviews

    Review: Benjamin Beilman, Wu Han, and David Finckel Perform in Chamber Music Program Both Dark and Light

    Following last weekend’s excellent performances at the Sun Valley Music Festival, violinist Benjamin Beilman joined pianist Wu Han and cellist David Finckel at Harris Theater on Thursday evening. This was […]

  • Louis Harris
  • March 28, 2026
    • Chicago history , Chicago history , Lit , Nonfiction , Soapbox

    Essay: In Chicago, Banks Street Isn’t Named for Ernie

    I drove down Cuyler Avenue the other day, and, as usual, I was reminded of Kiki Cuyler who played outfield for the Cubs from 1928 through 1935 during a 19-year […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • March 27, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Time Traveling, Mafia Crime and Romantic Affairs in a Messy but Entertaining Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

    When your script is in doubt, add a time-travel plot line. That’s what it feels like writer/director BenDavid Grabinski (Happily) deduced could save his decidedly average crime comedy Mike & […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • March 27, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: They Will Kill You Offers Familiar Horror Tropes and Mediocre Action in an All Too Common Subgenre

    It’s shocking to consider that there was a time not that long ago when this film and Ready or Not 2 were coming out on the same weekend, instead of […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • March 27, 2026
    • Film & TV , Review , Television

    Recap: Survivor 50 Episode 5: I’ve Got a Blank Parchment, Baby, and I’ll Write Your Name

    Last week, Survivor 50 was preempted by an installment of The Zac Brown Smile Time Flower Power Variety Hour–ok, not really, but the show dedicated a third of its airtime […]

  • Anthony Cusumano
  • March 27, 2026
    • Film , Film & TV , Review

    Review: Alpha Follows a Teen Facing Her Fate in an Apocalyptic Alternate Timeline Featuring an Inexplicable Epidemic

    Alpha (Mélissa Boros) is a troubled 13-year-old girl living with her single mother (the great Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani, Paterson) in coastal France as the earth is dealing with multiple […]

  • Steve Prokopy
  • March 27, 2026
    • Review , Stages , Theater

    Review: Walk Through David Byrne’s Head in Goodman Theatre’s Innovative Theater of the Mind

    Ever wanted to attend your own funeral? Ever wondered if your memories are real or imagined? Ever desired to get inside the big brain of big-suited Talking Heads frontman David […]

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