Why Sahar Mustafah Doesn’t Do Happy Endings
In her debut novel The Beauty of Your Face, a hate-driven shooting upends a suburban Muslim girls’ school.
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Listen to Nnamdï During This Quarantine for the Love of God
Brat drops April 3.
The Many Lives of Rome Flynn
The How to Get Away with Murder actor on growing up in and out of Chicago homeless shelters and briefly becoming a basketball star downstate
Cameron Esposito Learns You Can't Always Save Yourself
On tending an ill partner, taking her book tour online, and Zoom trolls
Virtual Exhibits You Can Tour During Shelter-in-Place
Museums and galleries may be shuttered, but some are offering digital back doors into their collections.
Without This Chicago Puppeteer, There Would Be No Sesame Street
Kukla, Fran and Ollie creator Burr Tillstrom got his start doing shows at Chicago parks and Marshall Field’s.
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.
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.