Ike Barinholtz
The comedic actor, 46, on his bullshit detector, weed, and why he’ll never have a six-pack
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Five Things: How the Great Fire Changed Chicago
In The Burning of the World: The Great Chicago Fire and the War for a City’s Soul, Scott W. Berg offers new conclusions about the 1871 fire and its aftermath.
Why Nathan Hill Sets His Stories In Chicago
Nathan Hill’s award-winning debut novel, The Nix, was set in Chicago and its suburbs. Similarly, his second book, Wellness, follows the life cycle of a young couple, Jack and Elizabeth, from their meeting in Wicker Park in the early 1990s, to their move to the North Shore. Hill has been observing Chicago for most of … Read more
Mortal Kombat Is a Chicago Export
“Even in our Williams Electronics days,” says cocreator Ed Boon, “everyone had this very Midwestern ‘roll up your sleeves and do the work’ attitude about their jobs.”
40 Great Things To Do This Fall
From must-see shows to an autumnal farm feast, here’s how to get the most out of the season.
Hit the Road for an Epic Farm Dinner
“We are not a restaurant,” says chef and cookbook author Abra Berens, who runs the dinners at Granor Farm in Three Oaks, Michigan. “We are truly a farm that happens to host meals and experiences to give people an opportunity to understand what we do.” And what they do is, well, a lot — from growing vegetables … Read more
See Hermès Artisans in Action
Just as Hermès debuts its massive renovation on Oak Street this October, the French design house is offering an inside peek into the work of the artisans who turn their artistry into art. Hermès in the Making, a free exhibition that takes over Union Station from October 27 to November 1, brings the brand’s leatherworkers, … Read more
Get Up and Dance to Rami Atassi’s New Album
For local Syrian American musician Rami Atassi, sonic inspiration extends far beyond the city’s borders. He has amassed an eclectic range of influences — desert guitar, jazz, Tropicália, samba, Arabic folk music, and Afrobeat — that populate his music. You can hear it in the scores he’s done for films, including his brother Remsy’s Chicago-set Bad Animal, which won … Read more