Director James Gray has always made movies about perpetual outsiders, people who are living and existing in places far away from where they were born and grew up. He’s dealt […]
Like most of the DisneyNature films released once a year around Earth Day, there isn’t much to say about them beyond the fact that they are visually stunning efforts in […]
I don’t know the first time I heard Sondre Lerche. I do remember having the pre-conceived notion that he was a Norwegian guitarist inspired by bossa nova music. That was an oversimplification […]
In case you missed it, yesterday we posted a pretty comprehensive guide to this year’s C2E2, which begins this Friday, April 21st and runs through Sunday, April 23rd. But what […]
This weekend is nuts. Below as always are my curated picks, but no joke folks, there are so many great events going this weekend that if I were to stuff […]
I’ve always been an Alec Baldwin fan—his ability to shape-shift through a variety of different roles astounds me. From portraying an ex-husband-turned-lover in It’s Complicated to his pinnacle role as […]
Ai Weiwei’s photo selfie, Illumination (2009), which signaled the start of the artist-activist’s notoriety, is a defining image in the Museum of Contemporary Photography’s new exhibition, #AiWeiWei, covering a whole wall in […]
As per usual, Riot Fest does not suck. The acclaimed punk festival released the first wave of its lineup that will be playing at Douglas Park from September 15 to […]
The Arts Club of Chicago, tucked unassumingly on the corner of Ontario and St. Clair in Streeterville, may be one of the most overlooked and under-appreciated exhibition spaces in the […]
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., author of fourteen novels and numerous short stories, was also a prolific visual artist during his lifetime. On display at the National Veterans Art Museum is Vonnegut’s […]
Spring is in the air, which means street festivals will be starting to pop up across the city. Shutting down a busy street to enjoy live music and drink some […]
We had to wait an extra month to kick of Chicago’s “nerd season” this year, but C2E2 is finally upon us as of Friday, and it’s been worth the extra […]
