“Finding Yingying” Honors the Life of U. of I. Student By Taylor Moore The documentary offers a corrective to media narratives surrounding Yingying Zhang's infamous murder. Read more
What Chicago Booksellers Are Reading During Quarantine By Jenny Berg The teams behind Seminary Co-Op, 57th Street Books, Book Cellar, Unabridged Books, and Sandmeyer’s give us their book recommendations for kids and adults. Read more
What Happens When You Cancel a Once-in-a-Lifetime Opera By Graham Meyer The coronavirus hit America at the worst possible moment for Lyric Opera. Read more
The Six-Hour Experimental Opera Happening on Zoom By Hannah Edgar More than 250 performers will participate in "Full Pink Moon," a streamed version of an opera by composer Pauline Oliveros. Read more
Why Sahar Mustafah Doesn't Do Happy Endings Interview by Anne Ford In her debut novel “The Beauty of Your Face,” a hate-driven shooting upends a suburban Muslim girls' school. Read more
Listen to Nnamdï During This Quarantine for the Love of God By Jack Riedy Brat drops April 3. Read more
The Many Lives of Rome Flynn By Marie Fazio The ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ actor on experiencing homelessness, being a college basketball star downstate, and more Read more
Cameron Esposito Learns You Can't Always “Save Yourself” By Hannah Edgar On tending an ill partner, taking her book tour online, and Zoom trolls Read more
Virtual Exhibits You Can Tour During Shelter-in-Place By Claire Voon Museums and galleries may be shuttered, but some are offering digital back doors into their collections. Read more
The Chicago Puppeteer Who Inspired “Sesame Street” By Char Daston “Kukla, Fran and Ollie” delighted audiences of all ages, thanks to the imagination and quick wit of North Side native Burr Tillstrom. Read more
