On the new basketball documentary 'The Street Stops Here'
A powerful new documentary examines the legacy of St. Anthony High School coach Bob Hurley
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Tonight on TV: 'Future Food' Pits Molecular Chefs Against Eco Problems
We’re not sure whose idea it was to fuse the molecular gastronomy crew at Moto, a noted restaurant in Chicago’s West Loop, with a television series about saving the earth through better dining, but the result is Future Food, which premieres tonight…
'The Celebrity Apprentice,' Episode Three: Blagojevich Said What?
Donald Trump started last night’s episode by asking Rod Blagojevich (the ex-governor of the fifth-largest state in the nation, let’s not forget), if the right person had been fired last week. It shouldn’t have been a difficult question to answer…
Last-Minute Passover Dining Solutions: Five Ways to Avoid Cooking
If you are feeling overwhelmed by the myriad details of putting your seder table together, burned your brisket, or just don’t want to cook this year, here are some places we like that you can turn to for help…
Grown Person Finds Real Entertainment in 'Beauty and the Beast'
An avid theatre goer, Penny Pollack, Chicago magazine’s dining editor, may have been the only person in the audience of Beauty and the Beast on Wednesday night who did not have a fresh memory of the 1991 Disney movie on which this touring musical production is based…
Eighth Blackbird Presents Genre-Defying Head Scratcher at Harris
I’m a big fan of classical music’s great and powerful dead guys (e.g., Mozart, Beethoven); but that’s just it: they’re dead. Giving feedback is kind of a challenge. So when eighth blackbird, the decorated contemporary-classical sextet, brings a freshly composed piece to Chicago…
Cowards, Saints, and Brigadiers
Our top five picks for things to do this week: A Coward extension; a free Hitchcock screening with a classic Hollywood star; short, cheap cinema; and more
No True History of the Zipper in the New Play at the Goodman
When you attend the theatre, little things can break the spell of the performance on stage. Maybe the person sitting next to you has an unsettling horse laugh. Or maybe some trivial detail of the performance causes your mind to wander…
'The Celebrity Apprentice,' Episode Two: Blago Brings the Balloons
Falling back on his experience with photo opportunities—a politician’s bread and butter—Rod Blagojevich managed to squeak out of a three-man boardroom showdown without getting fired…
Dissecting the grand finale of "Billy Elliot"
Spin Cycle: The boys who play the title character discuss the toughest move in the show: a finale of pirouettes