Comedian Lil Rel on Impersonating Kevin Hart and His New Special By Tomi Obaro "Jay Pharoah does one twenty times better than me, but I’m just being silly." Read more
Why Teller Added Magic Tricks to The Tempest By Zac Thompson Penn’s silent partner on the magic he’s devised for Shakespeare’s The Tempest Read more
The Best and Worst of Riot Fest 2015 By Matt Pollock A killer layout, a tardy Snoop, and an unbecoming flasher. Read more
Photos from All Three Days of Riot Fest More than 100 photos of the crowds, the bands, and the shenanigans from the eleventh annual Riot Fest. Read more
19 Must-See Acts at Riot Fest 2015 By Matt Pollock All this year's must-see performers, from rising locals to liberty-spiked legacy acts Read more
A New Documentary Explores the Quiet Philanthropy of Julius Rosenwald By Robert Loerzel The Hyde Park resident started "the single-most important funding agency for African-American culture in the twentieth century." Read more
The Top Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week Riot Fest, the Lyric Opera's free show, Jen Kirkman's standup, and more great events going on in the city. Read more
A Complete History of Riot Fest 2015's Troubles By Matt Pollock This week's 11th-hour lawsuit wasn't Riot Fest's only hiccup this year. Read more
Here's What's Happening in Chicago Culture This Week By Matt Pollock Riot Fest is getting sued, Second City cancels shows through September 20, and the Steve Harvey Show airs its gross season premiere. Read more
What You Missed at North Coast Music Festival 2015 Thousands of music fans swarmed Union Park this weekend for the sixth annual jam festival. Here's what we saw. Read more