The host of the “Colbert Report” gets another diploma from his real-life alma mater. I can think of a greater honor, perhaps the greatest that Chicago can bestow upon its current and former citizens. Plus: Colbert at Second City, circa 1990.
The National City and Regional Magazine Association honored Chicago magazine with two awards at the 2011 conference on Monday, May 2 at The Drake Hotel in Chicago.
This Week’s Five: Chicago Guide goes rogue with a lineup of don’t-miss freebies; plus, Mies’s grandson on the city’s inaugural Architecture & Design Film Festival
NOT TEEN ANGELS: The original version of the sanitized 1978 film opens at American Theater Company
POCKET GUIDE: Chicago Craft Beer Week, Andy Warhol, Hickorydickory, and More
Senior editor Nora O’Donnell visited the set of WGN Midday News to talk fashion. Nora discusses summer’s hottest fashion trends as featured in the May 2011 issue of Chicago magazine. From stripes and solids to swimwear and sandals, this summer is bringing sizzling styles!
The culture vultures are underwhelmed by this year’s Lolla lineup, giving more ammo to those who call it WalMart by the Lake. But it’s closer to Costco, and besides: there are other, cheaper options.
This Week’s Five: Royal wedding music (at a less ungodly hour) … the latest from Beautiful Person Alejandro Cerrudo … mumblecore filmmaker Joe Swanberg takes the floor … plus, what Chris Ware is doing this weekend
Today is Shakespeare’s birthday, and lots of people will be talking in iambic pentameter to celebrate. But if the play’s the thing for you, check out Alan Bennett’s play at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, the basis of the movie “The Madness of King George.”
Sol Saks, who died at the age of 100 this weekend, was best known for his long-running sitcom “Bewitched,” but that was merely the crowning moment in a long career that started with his family’s Chicago paint shop.
