Who’s the Guy Behind the Awesome Riot Fest Twitter Feed? By Selena Fragassi A few questions for the guy who fills @RiotFest with info on the music fest (along with a few Full House references). Read more
Water for the People: 15 Photos of How We Cool Off Paul D'Amato's 25-year project shows working class people getting soaked in the summer heat of Chicago, Mexico, and Maine. Read more
What to Do This Weekend By Staff Dance for Life, Rite of Spring--we've got a classy list of things to do this weekend. Read more
The Best Folk Show to See This Month Happens on Sunday By Scott Standley Don't miss Yo-Yo Ma and Chris Thile in the Goat Rodeo Sessions. Read more
Meet Bonzie, the 18-Year-Old Indie Songwriter Already Being Compared To Cat Power By Selena Fragassi The young songwriter will play tunes from her new debut album at Schubas tonight. Read more
Here Are All the Mies van der Rohe Buildings To Visit at IIT By Emmet Sullivan Twenty of the famous German architect's distinct mid-century buildings still stand on IIT's South Side campus. Read more
The Chicago Humanities Fest Is a Strange Mix of Really Big Names This Year By Cassie Walker Burke From Edward Albee to Temple Grandin to top cop Garry McCarthy, here are our top picks for this fall's eclectic 12-day event. Read more
Stereotypes of a Dark-Skinned Man Are Confronted On Stage in Invasion! By Catey Sullivan Swedish playwright Jonas Hassen Khemiri explains how his show at Silk Road Rising deals with the reality Muslim men face. Read more
The Shining Girls Author Tells Why Everyone's Favorite Summer Novel Is Set in Chicago By Kaitlyn Jakola Here's how Lauren Beukes, the South African writer, combined time travel, serial killers, mystery, and Chicago's evolution through the 20th century. Read more
The Top 21 Things to See at Chicago Museums Right Now By Jason Foumberg See great art and kid-friendly exhibits at Chicago's museums of art and science in August and on into autumn. Read more
