Indie Rocks
The perfect fit for booming Logan Square: a shop that encourages emerging local designers and aims to inspire a crop of new ones.
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Hollywood Squares
A crossword puzzle for film lovers
Dancing Queen
Katrin Schnabl designs draping, wrapping clothes that reflect her appreciation for movement.
Culture Dot Com
The British sexologist Havelock Ellis once said that every artist writes his own autobiography. Ellis died six decades before the advent of the Internet, but time—and the rapid expansion of the blogosphere—have proved him right. Here’s a who’s who of local cultural blogerati who are telling the world about their lives and their art.
Critical Mass
Noteworthy new book releases for June
Under the Radar
The media-shy Yusef Jackson, third son of the famous reverend, takes a curious venture into publishing by pumping money into Radar, the on-again, off-again celebrity-driven magazine
Lone Stars
They’re successful, beautiful, and available. It’s our annual showcase of 20 of the city’s most desirable singles. Find out which ones have gone skinny-dipping and which one’s haven’t.
Everybody Loves Bruce Norris
FROM JULY 2006: Except Bruce Norris. The playwright’s growing notoriety as a social satirist is surpassing his success as an actor, and Chicago’s top directors value him as an original mind and an excellent dinner companion. But nothing saves him (or the rest of us) from his contempt
Hello, Goodbye
In a new book on friendship, a noted Chicago author concludes that it should be treated as an art—one worthy of regular maintenance through thoughtful cultivation
January 2007
Features Breakthrough Medicineby Dennis RodkinBecause its world-renowned teaching hospitals regularly attract scores of talented doctors and scientists, Chicago stands in the front ranks of medical innovation. Here are some of the latest cutting-edge advances and treatments related to breast cancer, the brain, prostate surgery, bionic limbs, the heart, minimally invasive hip and knee surgery, autoimmune … Read more