Our City Flag Is Cool Enough to Wear
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We Take Street Art Literally
Pothole #1, 4631 N. Kenton Ave. Photos: Courtesy of the artist Here’s a reason to embrace our winter weather: Without it, we wouldn’t have so many potholes, and without so many potholes, we wouldn’t have pothole art—specifically, the whimsical tile mosaics that Jim Bachor has been clandestinely embedding in patches of broken pavement around the … Read more
We Love to Work Blue
Illustration: Hawk Krall For comediennes at Ladylike, the monthly all-female storyteller showcase at Cafe Mustache, holding back is strictly verboten. Liz Ziner told a story about pulling out an IUD she mistook for a tampon. Brittany Meyer upped the ante with an anecdote about her DivaCup spilling during sex and turning her bed into a … Read more
The Best Discounts and Freebies of Chicago Theatre Week
Tickets to more than 100 local shows come at the deep discount of $15 to $30 a head.
Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week
University of Chicago Folk Festival, Chicago Auto Show, Uncle Vanya, The Orchid Show, and Common Time
Is Your Kid Ready to Be a Spielberg Star?
This weekend, an open casting call in Northbrook is seeking the star of a new Steven Spielberg film.
The Bite That Changed My Life
More than a decade in the making, Emil Ferris’s stunning graphic novel, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, will be released on February 14.
Five Things You Didn't Know About the Beats in Chicago
Like how a Chicagoan coined the term “Beat,” and other things you could learn at the Newberry Library this month.
The Grit and the Glory
Photographer Michael Jarecki captures
the wild energy and bizarre beauty of
Chicago’s underground pro wrestling scene.
The Top Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Straight White Men, Jonathan Biss, Wayang: The Art of Indonesian Puppetry, Lunar New Year Parade, and Sampha