A Trio of Star Turns By Novid Parsi Three of Chicago’s biggest talents showcase their chops this fall in career-defining roles. Read more
Your Indispensable Guide to Chicago's 2016 Fall Culture Starting with a little show called Hamilton, we preview 12 stunning, hilarious, heart-wrenching, mind-boggling things you won’t want to miss this season Read more
A Eulogy for Elephants By Jason Foumberg Artist Jenny Kendler makes a plea to end poaching. Read more
A Dance for the Dark Net By Lauren Warnecke In The Fifth, Philip Elson explores the world of whistleblowers, hacktivists, and digital crusaders. Read more
A Soul Singer’s Rebirth By Dan Hyman How to Dress Well’s sunny new album finds a once-gloomy man transformed. Read more
Downtown Photo Series Captures Loneliness and Beauty of City Life The meticulously crafted, "enhanced reality" photographs of Clarissa Bonet reveal truth in the ephemeral. Read more
The Top Five Things to Do This Week in Chicago Andrew Bird, Blow Up: Inflatable Contemporary Art, Dawoud Bey: Harlem Redux, In the Heights, and Xplore Chicago Read more
Through Chemo and Divorce, Gina Frangello Still Delivers on Third Novel By Claire Zulkey Every Kind of Wanting is about three couples who have a "community baby" through gestational surrogacy. Read more
Five Prime Spots to Discover Rising Local Artists By Jason Foumberg Where to find the Chicago art world’s next breakout talent Read more
