Writing the True Story of Vivian Maier’s Life
Biographer Ann Marks uncovered details of the reclusive Chicago photographer and nanny’s life.
Custom Placements: Culture Lead
Opinion: Nelson Algren Is a Writer for Our Times
The author’s stories feel more relevant today than perhaps ever before.
House Theatre of Chicago Gets a New Artistic Director
Lanise Antoine Shelley, House Theatre’s new artistic director, is doing away with boys’-club culture and changing the status quo.
How Actor Larry Yando Keeps Running Across Stages
Scrooge, vitamin devotee, bagel lover: How Yando keeps his energy up.
Ken Krimstein Salvages the Stories of Pre-Holocaust Jewish Youths
The author’s latest book sketches a powerful portrait of Eastern European Jewish youths, full of angst and optimism, on the eve of the Holocaust.
Reading List: New Books from Sarah Ruhl, Sesali Bowen, and Ann Marks
Read about life with facial paralysis, feminism through hip-hop, and the biography of Vivian Maier.
Go: December Agenda
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month, from Christkindlmarket to ZooLights.
Ten Things to Do This Week
Fannie (The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer), Dead Ringers for Dead Singers, 34th Annual Streeterville Dog Halloween Party, Arts in the Dark, Sylvan Esso, and more.
A Chicago Puppet Tradition Lives on at Opera in Focus
Brothers Justin and Shayne Snyder continue the city’s legendary puppet performances in Rolling Meadows.