10 Great Stories You Should Read This Week
Wakandacon, a megachurch’s #MeToo moment, the plan to make the Bears good, and more
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Best of Chicago
This year, our annual celebration of the city’s superlative offerings is more useful and inspiring than ever.
Best of Chicago: Culture & Fun
Cone, Chicago Magic Lounge, Mondays at the Empty Bottle, and more
The Bull of Rush Street
In our first installment of a new feature showcasing some of the city’s best storytellers, raconteur Tony Fitzpatrick remembers an epic night out with artist Shelley Howard in the 1970s.
Your Talking Points for August 2018
This month’s essential cocktail party fodder
Chicago Tattoo Ideas that Are Better than the Flag
…and the L map, and the Mälort logo, and anything Cubs.
Hammacher Schlemmer Is a Toy Store for Adults
The bizarre and sometimes insanely expensive “image items” peppered throughout Hammacher Schlemmer’s catalog are part of a long and storied tradition.
Hammacher Schlemmer: the World’s Most Peculiar Company
How does catalog-loving retailer Hammacher Schlemmer, famous for such eccentric and extravagant products as the Navigable Water Park, continue to survive in the age of Amazon?
Eight Years on, SlutWalk Chicago Is Going Strong
Supporters of sexual assault survivors crowded the streets on Saturday for the eighth annual protest against rape culture and police violence.
What Police Torture Looks Like
In an excerpt from his new memoir, Ronald Kitchen offers an unflinching account of how he was coerced by Jon Burge and other Chicago detectives into confessing to a mass murder he didn’t commit.