Julie Farstad’s Space Dream A year ago this month, artist Julie Farstad (33) got hit by a truck. Hurt, she faced a summer of moping around Kansas City, where she had relocated from Chicago to teach painting at the Kansas City Art Institute. A colleague suggested an outing to see roller derby. “I thought, ‘That’s … Read more
Dancing with the Stars is so May sweeps. Just put down that remote and catch the interactive alfresco version: dancing under the stars. Here are a few—mostly free—places to perfect your samba (or foxtrot or two-step) this summer.
Men, for starters. In a Q&A, the polemical essayist Laura Kipnis talks about the anatomical roots of gender inequality and asks why women, even in this postfeminist age, are still complaining.
Yo-Yo Ma reflects; around the world with Shel; fore! a tip from a golf pro; guerrilla design; and more for June
After two years gone, the quartet resurfaces with a dazzling new album.
An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories, out in October, spotlights more than 75 artists including four Chicago natives. Showing that Chicago’s comic community extends beyond superstar Chris Ware.
Deborah Voigt shocked the world when she revealed that the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden had fired her because she was too hefty. The seductive diva has slimmed down and is speaking to Chicago.
In his 20 years at The New Yorker, Adam Gopnik has worn several hats: art critic, Paris correspondent, author of the “New York Journal” column. Victoria Lautman caught up with Gopnik, who spoke by phone from his New Yorker office.
It’s been six months since I started writing Last Girl Standing, Chicago magazine’s blog about nightlife and dating. While I consider myself somewhat of an expert – thanks to plenty of trial-by-error experience – I’d like to hear other people’s perspectives as well. That’s where you come in. What obstacles do you face in the … Read more
On the surface, “Sound Opinions” on WXRT-FM (93.1) is a talk show about rock ‘n roll–about bands that rule and bands that suck; about albums great and awful; about the search for backbeats that move the soul. But listen closely and it’s about more than that. Listen closely, and “Sound Opinions”–perhaps the country’s only rock … Read more
