Based on the wildly popular 2021 novel by Andy Weir (The Martian) and adapted by master genre storyteller Drew Godard (also The Martian, as well as The Cabin in the […]
With the opening of Robert Weinberg’s poem—“On North Broadway/Middle aged women roll their pushcarts into Rexalls”—you know you’re not in Kansas any more. Instead, you’re back nearly 40 years to a […]
In the mid-1960s, Anne Keegan wore white gloves to apply for a job as a reporter at City News Bureau of Chicago. She recalled riding the elevator to the wire […]
Editor’s Note: the following article contains spoilers about Peaky Blinders. Here’s the thing about the Netflix original series Peaky Blinders: if you know it, you love it. Unfortunately, for some […]
Summer music lineups are pouring in this week and the four-day behemoth of a festival that is Lollapalooza just jumped into the fray! Lollapalooza will take over Grant Park July […]
There may be snow on the ground and the temps well below freezing right now, but beautiful summer festival are announcing their lineups; giving us something grand to look forward […]
The Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its production of Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly on Saturday. It has been highly anticipated with a new vision for the story of Cio Cio […]
The National Hellenic Museum’s annual trial of a Greek legend returned triumphantly this year with The Trial of Odysseus, the hero of Homer’s Odyssey. Since the series was founded in […]
In the 21st century, it’s normally a matter of when, not if, a band that breaks up will reform. Some acts barely allow enough time to be missed when the […]
Over the past couple of months, Ravinia Festival has been building up anticipation for the 2026 season. Specifically they’ve been noting the changes going into the Hunter Pavilion, which has […]
In this day and age, it’s tough for a first-time horror filmmaker to not only find an untapped subject or threat to make terrifying, but also to find tools to […]
The novels, and the movies based on the novels of, best-selling author Colleen Hoover seem to have one mission, and that is to make you sad. Sure, maybe by the […]