If Wednesday Addams grew up and held a rummage sale, it might look a lot like the Oddities Flea Market. Drawing from taxidermy, gothic history, and the dark arts, this Brooklyn-based traveling emporium, coming to Logan Square’s Stan Mansion August 24 to 25, has something for every fan of the peculiar. Here, three picks sure … Read more
Kathryn Scanlan discusses her new book, Aug 9—Fog, and the rural Illinoisan diarist behind it.
Just how influential was the local theater scene in the 1970s and ’80s? A new book goes behind the scenes.
Photo: Courtesy of Illinois Humanities Bronzeville artist Dorothy Burge, 64, who comes from a line of seamstresses, crafts quilts that serve as searing memorials to victims of America’s criminal justice system. Life Without the Possibility of Parole (pictured) is one of several she is contributing to Envisioning Justice, an Illinois Humanities group show exploring how … Read more
Photo: Chelsea Ross Humboldt Park resident Lakshmi Ramgopal has a doctorate in classics from the University of Chicago. When she isn’t working on her book about Roman imperialism, she plays music under the name Lykanthea. Next year, the 35-year-old will release her second EP, Some Viscera, which blends South India’s Carnatic music with Hindi, Sanskrit, … Read more
The YA novelist, 30, on the perils of early success, coping with anxiety, and the brutal honesty of teenagers
Turns out neon is in this year.
Photos from the final day of the festival
Plus shots of Twenty One Pilots, Fantastic Negrito, and a whole lot of sweaty fans.
A guest appearance by Chance the Rapper with Death Cab for Cutie and all the other action from Friday
