Six Questions for Laurie Metcalf By Catey Sullivan With work on stage at Lincoln Center and in HBO's new show, Getting On, the Steppenwolf ensemble member is having an excellent month. Read more
Five Great Things to Do in Chicago This Week Cameron Esposito has a stand-up show, the Chicago Book Expo is in town, and there are music and dance events, too. Read more
Appropriate Review: A Soap Opera With Great Actors By Catey Sullivan A talented crew takes its best shot at an overblown Southern family drama at Victory Gardens. Read more
The Chicago Food Film Fest Is Mouthwatering and Weird By Matt Pollock Here's a 5-course preview of the action. Read more
Four Questions for Andrew Bird By Erin Osmon The singer explains the name of his new EP, I Want to See Pulaski at Night, and previews his intimate, sold-out Chicago shows in December. Read more
There Are 17 Chicago Artists in the 2014 Whitney Biennial By Jason Foumberg A who's-who guide to the local talent off to New York for the exhibit in March. Read more
Six Questions for Amina Cain By Jonathan Messinger The founder of the Red Rover reading series returns to Chicago to promote her new book, Creature, at Logan Center for the Arts tonight. Read more
Ten x Ten Mixes Music and Design This Weekend By Graham Meyer Visual artists and composers come together in an unusual collaboration project at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art on Saturday night. Read more
Catch Kelly Hogan at Old Town This talented local artist's recent work with Neko Case caught everyone's attention. See her perform tonight. Read more
Four Things You Didn't Know About the Museum of Contemporary Art By Jason Foumberg Artist Pamela Bannos reveals discoveries made in a year researching the MCA's past. Read more