These Neuroscientists Are Box-Office Mind Readers
Northwestern’s Moran Cerf and Sam Barnett are using brain waves to predict hit movies.
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Tomeka Reid on Giving Strings the Spotlight in Jazz
The cellist hosts the Chicago Jazz String Summit this weekend.
The Top Ten Things to Do This Week in Chicago
Evanston Literary Festival, New Media Art from China, Chicago Jazz String Summit, Chicago Critics Film Festival, and more
SAIC Students Turn Household Objects Into High Art
Can you guess the functions of these bold and bizarre items from the Whatnot collection?
Five Cool Things About America's First Writers Museum, Opening Soon
Showcasing 500 years of American literature, the Chicago museum will include immersive exhibits and rare treasures.
The World's Loudest Inner Monologue
This is a story about Samantha Irby—blogger, author, former Evanstonian, newly minted TV executive producer. But it is also a story about poop. Lots and lots of poop. Has to be. “Because,” she tells me over a plate of peanut-sesame noodles at LuLu’s, her favorite Evanston joint, “the costar of the Sam story is my … Read more
Ready for Chicago Zine Fest? Alex Nall Gives a Rundown
The organizer of this weekend’s celebration talks Quimby’s, the local zine scene, and why you should join the party.
The Top Ten Things to Do This Week
En Mas’: Carnival and Performance Art of the Caribbean, W. Kamau Bell, Chicago Zine Fest, Polish Constitution Day Parade, Avalon Quartet, and more
Five Things You Might Not Know About the Chicago Picasso
On the 50th anniversary of the iconic sculpture’s groundbreaking in Daley Plaza, a new book uncovers some old dirt.
68 Things to Do in Chicago in May
Polish Constitution Day Parade Photo: Anthony Souffle/Chicago Tribune Through May 21 Art Whistler’s Mother: An American Icon Returns to Chicago Loop It’s your last chance to catch one of the world’s most recognizable masterpieces, Whistler’s famed portrait of his mom, before it goes back to Paris. In person, the painting of the woman in black … Read more