The Judgment of T Rex
This summer, long-simmering grievances against the doyenne of Chicago’s drag scene exploded, and Boystown will never be the same.
Contributors: Rebecca Makkai
Moran Cerf Wants to Get Inside Your Head
The enigmatic Northwestern University neuroscientist, TED Talk star, and former hacker has some advice for you: Don’t believe everything your brain tells you.
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.
They Were Warriors
Thirty years ago this month, activists — many fighting for their lives — took to the streets of downtown Chicago in one of the biggest AIDS demonstrations in history. Here’s how that pivotal protest played out, in the words of those who were there.