The Creepiest Haunted House Is One That Makes You Think
The creators of A Memory Palace of Fear discuss how the exhibit is inspired by real-life housing nightmares, segregation, and inequality.
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The Hypocrites Turn Dracula Into a Gore-Soaked Feminist Fable
In the theater company’s rendition of a classic (misogynist) tale, a patriarchal bloodsucker meets his match.
10 Things You Should Do This Week in Chicago
SNL: The Experience, Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Welcome to Jesus, Nomi Dance Company, and more
Drag Queens Create 2017-Inspired Halloween Looks
Inspired by the year’s slate of horror movies and women’s pro-wrestling shows, check out these very topical (and elaborate) makeup transformations.
A Chicago Startup Wants to Help You Publish a Novel
Illuminovel uses crowdsourced data to help aspiring authors.
Thanks to the Illinois Holocaust Museum, Visitors Can Talk to Survivors for Decades to Come
The last of them will soon be gone, but their stories will be preserved for future generations through 3D projections and voice recognition.
5 Must-See Items at the New Saturday Night Live Exhibit
The exhibit at Museum of Broadcast Communications opens tomorrow, and includes the original outline of the very first episode in October 1975.
Playwright Rohina Malik on Portraying Diverse Muslim Characters and Using Art as a Hammer
The Niles North graduate and associate artist at 16th Street Theater discusses the diversity of the Muslim experience, her play’s importance in today’s social climate, and more.
Patti Smith on Being Broke, William Blake, and Writing About Writing
The woman known as punk’s poet laureate stopped in Chicago to promote her new book Devotion and perform some heartfelt songs.
10 Things You Should Do in Chicago This Week
Lit & Luz Festival, Joffrey Ballet, June Jordan, Trevor Noah, Daniel Johnston and Jeff Tweedy, and more