The Top Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week Straight White Men, Jonathan Biss, Wayang: The Art of Indonesian Puppetry, Lunar New Year Parade, and Sampha Read more
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Race, Power, and Why He Loves Chicago By Tiffany Walden And yes, he has something to say about Trump, too. Read more
"Faceless" Tackles Complexity of Terrorism and Identity Watch Susaan Jamshidi perform a scene from the Northlight Theatre's new show, written by a young award-winning playwright. Read more
58 Things to Do in Chicago in February By Jason Foumberg, John Hardberger, Britt Julious, Graham Meyer, Catey Sullivan, and Lauren Warnecke The best things to do in Chicago this month, selected by our critics Read more
Five Things to Do in Chicago This Week Dmitry Masleev, Faceless, Chicago Restaurant Week, Provoke: Photography in Japan Between Protest and Performance, 1960–1975, and Chicago Winter Bike Swap Read more
Artist Jessie Mott Explores Gender Using Hybrid Beasts By Jason Foumberg A Wish to Repair was inspired by Japanese erotica and the fluidity of gender, the Chicago artist says. Read more
Five Things to Do This Week in Chicago Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Silencio Blanco, Unreal Realms, Joan of Arc, and John Cleese and the Holy Grail Read more
Alex Klein’s Improbable Encore By Elly Fishman He may be classical music's greatest comeback story. Read more
In Praise of Walking (and Witty Women) By Claire Zulkey Kathleen Rooney's new book, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, takes its inspiration from the highest-paid female copywriter of the 1930s. Read more
The Top Five Things to Do This Week in Chicago Helltrap Nightmare, Cubs Convention, Blues for an Alabama Sky, Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah, and Ceremony Read more
