Midwest Highlights from the 'Postmodernism' Exhibit at the V&A in London
From the Pruitt-Igoe housing complex to Stanley Tigerman’s The Titanic, a brief look at postmodernism’s influence on the Midwest.
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Chicago in the 1970s: The EPA Photographs of John H. White
The Peanut Man, Savior’s Day, the Bud Billiken Parade, the Kadats of America, and more images of Chicago’s South and West sides from one of the city’s legendary photojournalists.
Merce Beaucoup
Top 5 Things to Do This Week: A dance institution takes a final leap … the Neos do seasonal theatre, sort of … Black Ensemble Theater moves into new digs, remounts a hit … free Dungeons & Dragons … plus, WBEZ reporter Natalie Moore’s weekend agenda
This Week in Music in Chicago, and People Talking About It
Former Q101 host Electra on the disappearance of rock from the FM dial; how Chicago house and Detroit techno took over the world; our city’s underground ball scene; and the Chicago premiere of a Nico Muhly choral work.
Chicago magazine's December Issue: 189 Great Ways to Warm Up
Story highlights from the December 2011 issue of Chicago magazine.
Top 5 Things to Do This Week
Your agenda for the days ahead: One man, decades of battle at Court Theatre . . . a jazz up-and-comer with a famous last name returns to Chicago . . . what to hear in place of Tune-Yards’ sold-out shows . . . plus, playwright Seth Bockley’s weekend plans and free stuff
The Contentious Historical Origins of Spray Paint
The aerosolized spray paint can comes from the Chicago ‘burbs, but the process of spraying paint on to things dates back to the Columbian Exposition of 1893 (and explains its “White City” name). Or maybe it doesn’t.
My Favorite Song About Chicago
“Cars and Parties” by Edith Frost, a song by a Chicago transplant for Chicago transplants about the tension between going out and staying home.
Fall’s Best Week Yet
What to do this week: The days are getting shorter, but the stuff to do just keeps getting better. Highlights include Old Town School of Folk Music’s theatrical debut, Laurie Anderson at the Chicago Humanities Festival, and Lucinda Williams in the burbs … plus, weekend plans from the MCA’s Naomi Beckwith and where to see Jolie Holland for free
Work by Five 'Happiness Project' Artists
Five contributors whose work you should not miss this November