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.
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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?
Choose Your Own Health Adventure
Can a members-only wellness club help me trade my beloved pizza for seeds?
Against Hustle Culture
Social psychologist and Loyola professor Devon Price challenges the idea of laziness in a productivity-obsessed world.
My Teeny-Tiny COVID-Era Wedding
After the year we’ve had, is there anything worthier of celebration than true love? Whether your ceremony is entirely in person, fully virtual, or somewhere in between, here’s how to turn the big day you couldn’t have imagined into the one you never knew you wanted.