Review: For Summer Fun at the Movies, Mamma Mia! Sequel is a Sure Thing
Let’s get this out of the way up front: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, like its predecessor (and smash hit, currently sitting at $144M worldwide gross), is silly from start […]
Striking Window Washers Picket City Hall
Striking window washers took their message to City Hall Wednesday morning and were joined in solidarity by community members and local Aldermen. Window washers with SEIU Local 1 have been […]
Detained Immigrant Children Describe Poor Conditions, Abuse, at Shelters
Stunning allegations of physical and emotional abuse of migrant children separated from their parents at the border and held in shelters have begun to surface, including one Chicago shelter run […]
Rahm Emanuel Has Already Raised $10 Million for Re-Election Bid
Big money is already flowing into the Chicago mayoral race, more than half a year away from election day. Incumbent Rahm Emanuel, who’s seeking a third term, has already managed […]
Mayoral Candidate Forum Scheduled for July 25th in Horner Park
The first candidate forum for the 2019 Chicago mayoral race will be held on July 25th in Horner Park. According to the 33rd Ward Democrats, who are organizing the event, […]
On The Road: South Bay Farmers Market–A Destination Worth the Trip
Wandering through the colorful and brimming-with-produce Campbell, Calif., farmers market when you’re staying with friends, most likely dining out and boarding a flight the next day is simply torturous. I […]
Who We’re Excited to See at Pitchfork Music Festival 2018!
It’s finally here! Pitchfork Music Festival is this weekend and they’ve curated quite the show. There has always been an emphasis on music that just this side of mainstream, acting […]
Review: Marriott’s Murder for Two Proves Less Is More in Absurd Comedy
There are lots of dynamic duos—Batman and Robin, peanut butter and jelly, Italian beef and fries. Now there’s murder and dancing. Murder for Two is a horse of a different color […]
Interview: Blindspotting Creative Duo On Oakland, Finding a Director and the Ten Years to the Big Screen
Musicians, poets, actors, and general creative types Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal have been working on-and-off on the screenplay for Blindspotting for somewhere around 10 years—long before Diggs got involved […]
Review: Glassjaw and Quicksand Deliver A Heavy Performance at Concord Music Hall
Whenever I think of Glassjaw I think of the downpour before one of their Riot Fest performances in Chicago. Whenever I think of Quicksand I think of their lack of […]
Review: Mothergunship is a First Person Rogue-Lite that Makes You the Bullet Hell
Developer Grip Digital’s follow-up to Tower of Guns came as a bit of a surprise. First person shooter rogue-lite bullet hell Mothergunship first showed off its fast-paced action and gun […]
Review: Stacy Keach As Aging Ernest Hemingway in Goodman Theatre’s Pamplona
As the Goodman Theatre opens Pamplona, a one-man show starring Stacy Keach as an aging, rambling Ernest Hemingway, the production’s primary claim to fame may be its rough road to […]