From the Brush of Torkel Gundel
A chance purchase at a sidewalk sale leads to a curious obsession.
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Ask Chicago: Why Is Netflix So Obsessed With Chicago?
Four of the streaming service’s recent original movies (Holidate, Midnight at the Magnolia, and The Princess Switch and its sequel) and one series (Emily in Paris) have major Chicago plot points. Though there is a tax incentive to film in Illinois, that’s not the reason, since most of those works were filmed out of state. … Read more
Illinois Needs a New State Song
The aptly titled “Illinois” was written by a Civil War vet to promote Chicago’s bid for the 1893 World’s Fair. Surely we’ve earned an upgrade.
How ZooLights Is Doing Social Distancing
Lincoln Park Zoo is plugging in the psychedelic light displays again this holiday season, pandemic and all. Here’s how it’s restructuring the annual favorite.
Bisa Butler Reimagines Textile Portraiture
Her richly colorful, kaleidoscopic works are on display at the Art Institute.
A User's Guide to Stay-At-Home Holiday Theater
Audio plays, Zoom performances, and other ways theater companies are getting creative with their seasonal fare
Sebastian Maniscalco
The standup, 47, on finding success late, facing off with Robert De Niro, and steering clear of Trump jokes
The Judgment of T Rex
This summer, long-simmering grievances against the doyenne of Chicago’s drag scene exploded, and Boystown will never be the same.
Which Boy Band Does Kenny From Chicago Manage?
All about the Boy Band Night, Chicago’s newly famous BSB cover band
Extra! Cow Vindicated
Think you know everything about the Great Chicago Fire? Think again: In a new book, historian Carl Smith rekindles the untold stories of our city’s most famous disaster.