What Kinds of Movies Do Chicagoans Watch? By Harrison Smith Stereotypes don’t always hold when it comes to local film tastes. Here are the neighborhoods most likely to rent five film genres, plus their most popular pick in that category, according to Redbox. Read more
Remembering Chicago Music Critic Andrew Patner By Graham Meyer The longtime culture writer died Tuesday morning at the age of 55. Read more
Here's What's Happening in Chicago Culture This Week By Matt Pollock Joe Swanberg has a new film, Vic Mensa has a new song, and CPS has a new award-winning YA novelist. Read more
Alana Arenas Looks Like a Boss in Steppenwolf's Marie Antoinette By Novid Parsi Move over, Kim: The real queen of bling is back. Read more
Five Must-Read Stories in Chicago Culture This Week By Matt Pollock Colbert at Second City, dispatches from convention culture, and six things to put in place of that stinking Spire. Read more
The Five Best Things to Do in Chicago This Week Giordano Dance Chicago, a live lit series, a Doug Sohn grilling, and more great things to do now. Read more
Tensions Run High in This New Chance the Rapper Clip By Matt Pollock The newest clip from Chance and the Social Experiment has no vocals, one Cara Delevingne, and many emotions. Read more
Six Big Ideas to Fix That Big Hole in the Ground By Ian Spula What should we do with the void left by the Spire? How about a giant hot tub? Read more
Here's What's Happening in the Chicago Culture Scene This Week By Matt Pollock Common is playing the Grammys, Sean Graney is back with the Hypocrites, and the BGA is suing Rosemont over some Garth Brooks concerts. Read more