Comedian W. Kamau Bell on His Mom and What Makes Malcolm X Funny By Novid Parsi The former Chicagoan and funniest political commentator on CNN discusses the forces that shaped him. Read more
Why the Spektral Quartet Will Be Playing with Their Eyes Closed By Jamison Pfeifer Composer Augusta Read Thomas premieres Chi, a meditative piece, at Rockefeller Chapel this Saturday. Read more
The 10 Best Things to Do This Week in Chicago Chicago Cocktail Social, Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, David Lynch: A Complete Retrospective, Firelei Báez: Vessels of Genealogies, and more Read more
To Pilsen Artist, Color Is a "Flirtation with the Eyes" By Jason Foumberg Candida Alvarez, a conceptual painter with a solo show at the Chicago Cultural Center, is getting some long overdue recognition. Read more
Orbert Davis on Inventing a Genre of Jazz and Paying Tribute to the Greats By Mark Guarino The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic artistic director talks about the uniqueness of his orchestra and how it'll honor Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, and Thelonious Monk. Read more
10 Times Superheroes Saved Chicago By Adam Morgan Da Bears, Da Bulls, Da... Batman? In honor of C2E2 this weekend, we round up the 10 best Chicago scenes from superhero comics. Read more
Mike Pocius on Cardboard Canvases and Blue-Collar Artists By Jamison Pfeifer He curates the Bridgeport All-Stars show this Friday. Read more
Ten Things to Do in Chicago This Week Jesus Christ Superstar, Malcolm London, CIMMfest’s Spring Fling Thing, C2E2, Sound of Silent Film, and more Read more
Instagram Now Has 27 Chicago-Specific Stickers Created by Local Artists By John Hardberger So we gave them superlatives, because why not? Read more
Musician Tasha Talks on the Importance of Bedtime and Her Upcoming Shows By Jamison Pfeifer Up next in our series of interviews with notable, in-the-know locals: Tasha, who performs at the Promontory this weekend. Read more
