Four Ways the Chicago Defender Changed America By Whet Moser In his new book, Ethan Michaeli explores the legacy of the influential black newspaper. Read more
Phillip B. Williams’s New Poetry Collection Is a Relevant Read By Tomi Obaro A horrible murder inspires Williams’s new collection. Read more
Grade School Gets Raunchy with Teachers By Jason Heidemann Starting this week, six Chicago improvisers star in a new TV Land sitcom. Read more
VIDEO: Watch Mary Beth Fisher in This Fiery Scene from Domesticated She plays the betrayed wife in Steppenwolf’s story of a political sex scandal. Read more
16 Must-See Acts at Tomorrow Never Knows By Dana Getz and Calley Nelson Catch these performers and more at the midwinter fest. Read more
On the Staggering Complexity of Pierre Boulez, Composer and Conductor By Whet Moser The CSO fixture was a giant in classical music, but it was a long journey from his beginnings as an angry outsider. Read more
The Top Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, Byhalia, Mississippi, Buddy Guy, Thodos Dance Chicago, and Beth Stelling Read more
10 Great Chicago Albums You May Have Missed In 2015 By Dana Getz From Homme to Meat Wave, local acts produced some great music this year. Read more
The Best and Worst of Chicago Theater in 2015 By Catey Sullivan The Tempest and Sondheim on Sondheim were among the best this year. Read more
The Best and Worst in Chicago Pop Culture in 2015 By Matt Pollock The high highs and low lows in Chicago music, film, and TV this year Read more
