Andrew Bird's Sonic Arboretum at the MCA
SOUND GARDEN: The musician partners with Specimen’s Ian Schneller for their latest collaboration, a beguiling universe where art and indie rock collide
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Christmas in Chicago in the 1960s
Some things are timeless, like cars with chrome and fins and mayors named “Daley.” Somethings are timeless and just so subtly eerie, like clowns and Dick Clark.
Rachel Bertsche Seeks Bosom Buddy in 'MWF Seeking BFF'
FRIEND REQUEST: New book on finding a best pal has already been optioned for TV
Hef Travels West: Playboy's Decline and the Dilemma of Aspiration
Playboy’s leaving Chicago for the sunny climes of Los Angeles. It’s been a long time coming, as the magazine left the Second City in spirit long, long ago.
Reindeer Gone Wild
Top five things to do this week: Vampire reindeer or White Christmas? Your choice … plus, The Bad Plus, an all-out Hanukkah jam, and what Eighth Blackbird’s Tim Munro is up to this weekend
Chicago magazine's January 2012 Issue: Top Doctors
Story highlights from the January 2012 issue of Chicago magazine.
Marshall Field, the First PR Man, and a Civil War Vet Create an Epic Transportation Travelogue
One of the Field Museum’s first ventures was an extraordinary journey across Africa, Russia, and Oceana to document the way man traveled at the end of the 19th century—led by a railroad publicist and a great Old West photographer.
Three Words: Tracy. Letts. Speedo.
On your agenda this week: Tracy Letts, pantsless … David Fray, smoldering … Bon Iver, cooing … plus, free stuff to do and Nicole Cabell’s weekend plans
Threewalls Program Features Art on the Cheap
PAINT BY NUMBERS: Strapped for cash? You can still afford great original works, thanks to an innovative nonprofit
Describing Chicago in a Single Word
Prompted by Daniel A. Bell’s new book, The Spirit of Cities: Why the Identity of a City Matters in a Global Age, we asked readers to describe our fair city in a single word or a phrase. Here’s what they had to say.