“House Music Is the Chocolate”
Producer-DJ Vince Lawrence takes center stage in a new documentary about the birth of house.
Custom Placements: Culture Lead
Found in Translation
Two theater veterans forge their own artistic path by freely adapting the acclaimed graphic novel, Berlin.
A Castle Made From Gum
A faulty clock. An aerial shortcut. Second-floor jam sessions. Here’s what we learned from a new book about the history of the iconic Wrigley Building.
The Mighty Del-Crustaceans
For 54 years, through raucous parties and life’s twists and turns, the author has rocked on with his band.
The Brutality and Nonsensicality
Michael Shannon makes his leap into film directing with a Chicago-born drama about the parents of a school shooter.
April Agenda
Top 10 reasons to fill up your calendar this month
Ernie, Minnie … and Charles?
A new book highlights Chicago’s pivotal role in both upholding and breaking baseball’s color barrier. Here’s what we learned.
Cynthia Pelayo on Grief, Mystery, and Chicago Ghost Stories
Vanishing Daughters, written in the wake of her father’s death, is a novel about living through grief.
Michael Shannon
The actor, 50, on being a loner at New Trier, the brilliance of Bill Murray, and the beauty of jazz.