Amid a Crisis, West Loop Gets a New Bookstore
After months of construction delays, Madison Street Books opened on March 14. Two days later, it was forced to shutter temporarily.
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Samantha Irby Is an “Endless, Bottomless Well of Anxiety”
The Evanston-born, Michigan-based comedian on her new book Wow, No Thank You and long-held love for Judge Mathis
Mute Duo Makes Music Like No One Else
The offbeat project, whose first LP comes out Friday, marries percussion and pedal steel guitar.
I Barely Made It Out of Italy
After two months performing in the country, a Chicago musician, writing from self-quarantine, recounts its wildfire coronavirus outbreak.
Without SXSW, Kris Rey Looks for a Home for Her Film
The festival was meant to be the coming-out party for Rey’s new film, I Used to Go Here. Now, its future is uncertain.
Remembering the Farnsworth House Feud
Life was not always sunshine and I-beams at the iconic Mies van der Rohe building in Plano. A new book spills all.
High Fidelity Turns 20, and the Chicago It Imagined Is Gone
A writer reflects on the vanished city the movie immortalized.
Kim Knoll Became a Painter While Daydreaming at Work
The graphic designer turns her favorite travel memories into abstract works of art.
An Art Show All About Cats
Photo: Courtesy of Jason West When Jason West was invited to curate an exhibit at 4Art Space in Bridgeport, the Brookfield artist wanted to do something more interesting than, as he says, “Hey, paintings!” Trying to attract a broad audience, he surmised that “everyone loves a cat video.” The result is the Fantastic Felines Art … Read more
Will Chicago Theaters Go Dark for Coronavirus?
In most houses, the show will go on — but that could change quickly.