What Chicago Booksellers Are Reading During Quarantine
The staff at Seminary Co-Op, 57th Street Books, Book Cellar, Unabridged, and Sandmeyer’s share their picks for kids and adults.
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What Happens When You Cancel a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opera
The coronavirus hit America at the worst possible moment for Lyric Opera.
The Six-Hour Experimental Opera Happening on Zoom
On Tuesday night, more than 250 performers will participate in Full Pink Moon, a streamed version of an opera by composer Pauline Oliveros.
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.
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.