The Short List
Self-help with Scarlett; a South Side soprano gets Bach; puppets, squid, and other items for May
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Rap Sheet
Think hip-hop theatre is a novel concept? These Chicagoans have been doing it for years.
Note Worthy
A few years ago, singer Jackie Allen retired her pipes. Then a leading jazz label called.
New Art Examiners
Just in time for art season, four up-and-coming contemporary curators anoint a few rising stars.
Free Verse
Poet-professor John Keene riffs on abstraction, chaos, and getting bullied as a kid in St. Louis.
Dino Dilemma
What is Jane? Inspired by this mysterious find, a family creates a documentary with a Jurassic plot.
Critical Mass
Noteworthy new book releases for May
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Features The Best of Chicago, Our annual roundup of the outstanding people, places, and things in the city and suburbs-including a hot Hinsdale shopping strip; our dining experts’ picks for the tastiest sushi, pub grub, and other foods; hometown recollections from Artbabe‘s Jessica Abel; and a few favorites from Ozzie Guillen and other folks in … Read more
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Features Kid Time, We’ve sampled birthday cakes, counted highchairs, taken a tumble, shopped till we dropped, and scoured the town for little-known treats to bring you this month’s compendium of our favorite places to go and things to do with kids-in the city and beyond. The Vinci Code, by Robert Sharoff The architect John Vinci … Read more
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Features The New South Side, by Dennis Rodkin, Charles Whitaker, and Deborah Wilk After decades in the shadow of the North Side, Chicago’s historic South Side is in the midst of a mind-boggling makeover. Our writers examine six of its dramatically changing neighborhoods and meet the people who are settling there-while also providing a list … Read more