Uji Films Duo Looks at School Lunches in the New Documentary, 'Lunch Line'
TRAY TALK: A Q&A with Michael Graziano and Ernie Park on the school food movement
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How a Chicago Detective Found the Stolen Body of Elizabeth Taylor's Third Husband, Mike Todd
When thieves stole the remains of the showman Mike Todd in 1977, Anthony Pellicano—later the “detective to the stars”—stepped in to solve a case that had baffled police. Turns out Todd and Pellicano had lots in common, especially a craving for the spotlight.
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This Week’s Five: National Theatre of Scotland’s Black Watch makes its Chicago premiere … dance for $5, theatre for $10, concerts for $15 … plus, what Kartemquin Films’ founder Gordon Quinn is doing this weekend
'The Interrupters': Kartemquin Films Goes Inside CeaseFire
THE PEACEMAKERS: A new documentary by Steve James and Alex Kotlowitz follows three former felons who return to their Chicago neighborhoods and embark upon a unique antiviolence campaign
What Lupe Fiasco Is Reading, Listening to, and Wearing Right Now
Get inside the mind—and the closet—of Chicago’s cerebral hip-hop star
Jon Michael Hill, Steppenwolf Actor and Star of 'Detroit 1-8-7,' Returns to the Local Stage in 'The Hot L Baltimore'
A STAR ON DECK: A look at the next big thing
Behind the Scenes at the Spring 2011 Fashion Shoot
RELATED STORY: SPRING FASHION—SULTRY SEVENTIES STYLE » Chicago’s fashion director Stacey Jones and senior fashion editor Stephanie Soong jetted to the bewitching, cobblestoned streets of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, for the March feature Viva la Vida, our spring ode to sultry seventies style. Despite a torrential downpour and a feral cat attack, the dynamic … Read more
Ivan Brunetti Explains His Art in 'Cartooning: Philosophy and Practice'
HEAD CASE: The illustrator pulls back the curtain on his work in a new book.
Creatures of the Wind’s Spring Collection
LIGHTNING STRIKES: The Chicago-based fashion house projects femininity and intellect in its ready-to-wear designs for women
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Five picks for this week: A top Irish export hits Chicago Shakes … You can’t look; you can’t look away: Body Worlds returns to the MSI … Zombies, vampires, and Rick Bayless take over C2E2 … Plus, five don’t-miss freebies