ESPN’s Sarah Spain Is a Power Walker By Web Behrens ESPN personality, former heptathlete, Grand Canyon hiker. Read more
How an Early 20th-Century Editor Outraged the Establishment By Robert Loerzel A new book explores how Margaret C. Anderson went against the literary grain. Here’s what we learned. Read more
How Heather Headley Learned to Live Without Applause Interview by Mike Thomas The Grammy and Tony winner, 51, on adulation addiction, performance jitters, and suburban life. Read more
Maybe Things Will Be Better in Chicago By Robert Loerzel A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives us reason to muse on music, migration, and our city. Read more
A Classic Noir Explores Coping with Manipulation By Emily McClanathan A new stage version of the classic noir Gaslight speaks to the modern experience of overcoming manipulation on many levels. Read more
The Birth of Bloodshot Records By Rob Miller In an excerpt from his new memoir, a Bloodshot Records founder recounts the start of a genre-defining label. Read more
Ted Allen Enjoys Being a Cable-ebrity Interview by Mike Thomas The Chopped host, 60, on the knife you need, cable-level fame, and his weakness for chips. Read more
Tortoise Returns — With the Philharmonic By Mark Bazer Fresh off their first album in nine years, the longtime rock innovators perform with the Chicago Philharmonic. Read more
