Friendships in Black & White
When it comes to best friends, does race matter? How these four interracial pairs answered that question might surprise you.
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Why the Chicaaaaago Accent Is Really a New York One
Robert Forster’s tough-guy long vowels got him typecast as a cop, like Chicagoans Dennis Farina and Dennis Franz. But Forster is from upstate New York. So what gives?
Carol Marin
The former TV journalist and anchor, 72, on a gang threat, the Jerry Springer fiasco, and a 9/11 close call
The Free Throws That Changed the ’97 Finals
Rewatching Karl Malone face the Bulls that year prompts an NBA fanatic to ponder the psychic implications of the foul shot.
I Went on a Zoom Date With a ‘Bachelorette’ Contestant
What’s it like to date a boy-band manager and Bachelorette contestant?
Tackling the New Motherhood Taboo
Julia Fine’s second novel untangles the traumas of new motherhood, with a dash of the paranormal.
Piping Plovers at Montrose Beach
Two endangered birds have already bent a music festival to their winged will. Can Monty and Rose conquer the Chicago Park District?
Sex in a Pandemic
With everyone stuck at home, a writer seeks to find out: Who’s still having it? And can I have some too?
Peter Sagal Learns From His Elders
What’s the secret to a happy marriage? To a fulfilling career? To preventing your kids from repeating your stupid mistakes? America’s preeminent public radio personality put these and other burning questions to 10 Chicagoans over the age of 65. What he discovered might surprise you.
Jeff Tweedy Bought a Special Puzzle Table for Quarantine
We’ve all acquired weird things during the pandemic to give us a break from existential dread. This got us wondering: What did Wilco’s frontman cop?