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
What to See at the Chicago Architecture Biennial—and How to See It By Whet Moser The exhibition, closing soon, is a chance to survey the state of architecture—and to peer inside the heads of the architects creating it. Read more
No Plans on New Year's Eve? Go to a Show. By Matt Pollock 13 ways to consume some culture with your champagne. Read more
Jeremih is the Latest Chicago Singer to Be Shelved by Major Labels By Matt Pollock The singer blames Def Jam for his bumbled album rollout. That's a familiar narrative with Chicagoans signed to coastal majors. Read more
The Top Five Things to Do This Week in Chicago Pop Art Design, Dark Noise Collective, Robert Glasper Trio, Tatsu Aoki/Tsukasa Taiko: Reduction, and Ryley Walker Read more
How Chicago Artists Responded to the Laquan McDonald Video By Jason Foumberg Some have stayed silent, but many are lending their voices to the growing protests in the city. Read more
Why Can't Anybody Agree on Chi-Raq? By Matt Pollock As Chicagoans reject the new Spike Lee joint, national critics are cooing over it. That might be because they look at Chicago the same way he does. Read more
Why Chance the Rapper Doesn't Talk About Rahm Emanuel Publicly By Tomi Obaro "I don’t really follow Rahm’s politics and the things that I have followed I wasn’t necessarily down to align myself with." Read more
Here's the Deal with These Sculptures Coming to Chicago By Jason Foumberg How the Dutch artist makes his magnificent monsters Read more
That Massive Pop Art Exhibit at the Art Institute Debuts This Month By Novid Parsi Five highlights from the art museum’s huge new acquisition Read more
