Lollapalooza: The Tour Is Getting Soft
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.
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A Beautiful Union; Plus, Chris Ware Goes to Target
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
Celebrate Talk Like Shakespeare Day, and the Royal Wedding, With "The Madness of George III"
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.”
RIP: Sol Saks, "Bewitched" Creator and Medill Alumnus
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.
Painter Matthew Metzger Takes on Reality at MCA with ‘Nocturne’
DOUBLE TAKE: The Ravenswood artist, who is gaining international attention with his combination of trompe l’oeil and abstraction, is featured in a solo show at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Artists to Watch at Art Chicago’s NEXT: Chinatsu Ikeda, Juan Angel Chavez, and Angel Otero
THREE ARTISTS TO WATCH: Three emerging, SAIC-connected artists to look for at the younger, edgier companion to the art fair
Mini-review: ‘Reveal: Studio Gang Architects’ by Jeanne Gang
LETTING IN THE LIGHT: The local starchitect builds an idiosyncratic work from her firm’s hidden influences
Atlas Sells: Why the New Ayn Rand Movie Is Popular
Critics can’t stand “Atlas Shrugged: Part 1.” Insiders think it should be a flop. But a cursory look at the numbers suggests that the film is bulletproof, just like a certain epic about taxation.
Four Plays and a Concert, Plus Lara Miller’s Plans
This Week’s Five: A Pulitzer winner hits the Loop … a retooled Chicago classic returns home … plus, what the fashion designer Lara Miller is doing this weekend
Three Videos on the Creative Process
Paul Bloom on how pleasure works; Mike Dean (Kanye’s engineer) on technology and music; and Jim Coudal, John Gruber, and Michael Lopp on the writing process.