Sara Levine on 'Treasure Island!!!'
The author and School of the Art Institute of Chicago professor discusses her debut novel, about a pet-rental-shop employee whose life is changed by Robert Louis Stevenson’s adventure classic.
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Chicago magazine's February Issue: The Discerning Drinker's Guide to Chicago
Story highlights from the February 2012 issue of Chicago magazine.
Whet Moser on CAN TV's Chicago Newsroom
Whet Moser discusses ramifications of Chicago Sun-Times sale and Mayor Emanuel’s proposal to limit protests in Chicago during G-8 summits.
Hubbard Street's Penny Saunders on Her New Choreographer Role
MAKING THE LEAP: In a season that features choreography by bold-face names such as Twyla Tharp and Alonzo King, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago stages a premiere (untitled at presstime) by the ensemble member Penny Saunders in January.
Your Plans for This Week, Conan Approved
On the agenda: Doyle and Debbie do the Royal George … Dee Dee Bridgewater brings down the house … Blizzard ’67 reminds us what real cold feels like … plus, Jodi Kantor on The Obamas and what crime novelist Charlie Newton is doing this weekend
Intelligentsia Co-CEO Rob Buono’s Favorite Things
CRAFTS MAN: The stylish new co-CEO of the beloved coffee company tells us about items he loves—some of which he owns and others he is coveting right now.
The 1934 World's Fair in Technicolor
The Columbian Exposition’s slept-on sequel disappeared as quickly as it arrived (except for the tribute to fascism), depriving the city of a more colorful alternate architectural history.
A Look at Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate's "Tracing Mississippi"
A Chickasaw Nation composer (and Northwestern graduate) creates a new-music concerto about the Trail of Tears and his family’s ancestral lands.
Red Grooms, the Perfect Artist for the Entertaining New Miami Marlins
The Marlins got some big Chicago names this offseason: Ozzie Guillen, Carlos Zambrano, and Mark Buehrle. But the loudest and splashiest is a legendary Art Institute dropout.
Top 5 Things to Do This Week: All Free!
On your agenda: Recover from holiday spending with a week of free stuff, from a documentary on Carl Sandburg to a digest of ten-minute plays by boldface names. Plus, what WFMT’s David Polk is doing this weekend.