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Which Boy Band Does Kenny From Chicago Manage?
All about the Boy Band Night, Chicago’s newly famous BSB cover band
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Making a More Ethical Field Museum
Julian Siggers, who began leading the museum in September, on the collection’s cultural reckoning
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Five Things You Didn’t Know About the Great Chicago Fire
In a new book, historian Carl Smith rekindles the untold stories of our city’s most famous disaster.
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Five Autumnal Day Trips for Misanthropes
No people, no problem.
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28 Fun Things to Do This Fall
Worried that the season might be canceled? Relax and read on. We’ve got activities galore to enrich and engage you, from a virtual film festival and a blissful farm-stay weekend to cool DIY projects (trust us, you need a homemade bird feeder).
1 month
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Sam Prekop Hits a Mid-career Zenith
On his new album, the artist and musician constructs an entrancing masterpiece out of electronic abstraction.
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Ten Art Shows to See This Fall
The annual art behemoth Expo may be shelved, but September brings plenty of smaller shows, from an exhibit by a soon-to-be-famous painter to a one-stop roundup of the city’s DIY scene.
2 months
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Why Must We Have the Haves and Have-Nots?
Writer Eula Biss, now an artist-in-residence at Northwestern, examines how capitalism makes everyone feel lousy.
2 months
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Inside the Restless Mind of Hebru Brantley
The artist, 40, on his deep obsessions and crippling anxiety and how the protests are informing his work
2 months
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When the Government Paid Writers to Travel Illinois
On the enduring appeal of “The WPA Guide to Illinois,” and why we might be due for a second edition
2 months
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A Walking Tour of Uptown That’s Anything But Pedestrian
A new book offers guides to 35 urban trails around the city. We walked the author’s hometown route.
2 months
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What We Can Learn from the Reagan Years
Author Rick Perlstein on reassessing the past to put 2020 into context
3 months
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The Reckoning of Natasha Trethewey
In the three and a half decades since her mother’s murder, the two-time U.S. poet laureate has been stalked by the ghosts of her past. Now she might just be able to lay them to rest.
3 months
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