The Top Five Things to Do This Week in Chicago
Andrew Bird, Blow Up: Inflatable Contemporary Art, Dawoud Bey: Harlem Redux, In the Heights, and Xplore Chicago
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Through Chemo and Divorce, Gina Frangello Still Delivers on Third Novel
Every Kind of Wanting is about three couples who have a “community baby” through gestational surrogacy.
Five Prime Spots to Discover Rising Local Artists
Where to find the Chicago art world’s next breakout talent
Five Things to Do This Week in Chicago
Chicago Jazz Festival, Lauryn Hill, Movies in the Park, North Coast Festival, and the Taste of Polonia Festival
59 Things to Do in Chicago in September
Jenny Lewis Photo: Hayne Palmour/San Diego Union-Tribune Sept. 1 R&B Lauryn Hill Highland Park In purchasing a Lauryn Hill ticket, fans run several risks. First, there’s the chance Hill won’t show up. Then, if she does, her spontaneous performance style could render her timeless hits nearly unrecognizable. But there’s also the chance that Hill, one … Read more
Pinball Machines Get the Museum Treatment
The curator of new art and history exhibit Skillshot, the Collaborative Art of Pinball shares the secrets of his own Chicago-built game.
And God Created Oprah
Before she was a media deity, Oprah Winfrey was a fledgling local talk show host with a shot at national stardom. An oral history of her pivotal first syndicated season.
John Legend on Love, the Obamas, and Southside with You
The R&B star who has entered the TV and film business shares why he signed on as executive producer of this Chicago-made movie.
Five Great Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Arcade, Video, and Game Room Expo 2016, Master Drawings Unveiled, Midnight Circus in the Parks, Oh, Coward!, and Ryley Walker Record Release Show
The Bizarre Art Lawsuit Where a Painter Proved He Didn't Paint Something
It’s not every day that a renowned artist like Peter Doig has to show that a painting isn’t his.