Why It’s Fine to Not Be a “Good” Fat Person, and Other Lessons from Roxane Gay
The bestselling author stopped in Chicago to promote her new memoir Hunger and explain why she just wants to be called fat.
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What To Do Every Weekend this Summer
The single best thing to do every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through September 3
Makaya McCraven on Improvised Music, Hip-Hop, and Moving to Chicago
The jazz drummer and beatmaker will be performing weekly shows at the Hideout.
The Top Ten Things to Do This Week in Chicago
Daymé Arocena, Ensemble Español, Chicago Pride Fest, Pilsen Taco Fest, and more
If Anyone Deserves a 100-Year Graduation Party, It's Ernest Hemingway
This Saturday’s soiree in Oak Park celebrates the legendary writer. Here’s what you might not know about him.
A North Side Tour of Chicago's Sordid Gangster History
Beyond that guy named Capone, a new book details a more complete history of Prohibition-era misdeeds.
The Top Ten Things to Do This Week
Moby Dick, Chicago Film Archives Media Mixer, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Lizzo, Chicago Blues Festival, and more
A Peek at Gwendolyn Brooks's Chicago, Then and Now
The masterful poet and South Side legend would have turned 100 years old today.
Rhymefest and Billy Branch on the State of Blues
The Blues Fest collaborators discuss the lineage of blues and hip hop and why Chicago breeds “facts of life” music.
Four Pieces You Must See at Takashi Murakami's Chicago Debut
The Japanese pop painter premieres his new retrospective at the MCA this month.