Review: Coco VR Brings The Land of the Dead to Life
My love of Pixar’s film Coco is deep and profound. Living in New Mexico opened my eyes to Dia de Muertos and helped me cope with the loss of my […]
Pritzker Spending $171,000 per Day on Campaign
Candidate J.B. Pritzker is spending about $171,000 per day from his $3.6 billion fortune to try to win the governor’s job, which pays $177,412 a year. Pritzker ran his first […]
CPS Set To Vote on Controversial Englewood School Closures
The Chicago Board of Education will vote Wednesday on closing four high schools in Englewood and one elementary school on the Near South Side. Chicago Public Schools officials say the […]
Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar to Launch Progressive News Outlet
Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar (47th) is launching a non-profit news outlet he says will be a “progressive response” to the conservative Illinois Policy Institute. Pawar plans to launch One Illinois […]
Madigan Releases List of Nine Harassment Cases as Investigation Begins
House Speaker Michael Madigan released a list of nine harassment cases on the day of a closed-door meeting of a Democratic panel investigating harassment on his watch (Chicago Tribune). State […]
Interview: Coco‘s Anthony Gonzalez On Getting the Part, Inspiring Other Kids and the Food at Pixar
The young actor Anthony Gonzalez is a magnificent bundle of 12-year-old energy (he actually turns 13 in a couple of weeks). I can’t think of a human being more excited […]
Pitchfork Music Festival Lineup Announcements Begin Today!
We’re getting close to music lovers favorite time of year again: festival season. But before we all deck out in our favorite festival threads, it’s announcement season, when the lineups […]
Review: Kingdom Come: Deliverance Manages Fun Gameplay, Historical Accuracy
Warhorse Studios has finally released its long-awaited epic Kingdom Come Deliverance. An open-world role-playing game set in historical Bohemia and based on a true story, Kingdom Come does something that […]
Review: Indie Game Past Cure Has AAA Look, Not Much Else
Minor plot spoilers ahead: One thought kept coming back as I played though the first few hours of Past Cure, the third-person action/stealth debut from German indie developer, Phantom 8 […]
Black Ensemble Theater’s Hail Hail Chuck Will Make You Get Out Your Chuck Berry Records
The Black Ensemble Theater has a new musical story on stage, a tribute to the late great guitarist Chuck Berry, who died a year ago. Hail Hail Chuck: A Tribute […]
Review: Debris Never Breaks the Surface
Minor spoilers throughout, and major spoilers when noted below: Moonray Studios’ debut title Debris was born from an initial meeting between a PhD Neuroscientist and the small Canadian development team. […]
The Mowgli’s Joyful Vibes Filled Schubas
I first heard The Mowgli’s in 2012, when WXRT played “San Francisco” on a new music segment. I recall being struck by the song’s earnestness. It opened with the lyrics, […]