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Chicago designers create new cross-section brochures for MCA

June 18, 2018 at 6:38 p.m.

Kids like to touch stuff with their grubby little fingers. You can't touch stuff at museums. That's a problem--it's why children's museums are mostly just science-y sandboxes and toy chests....

Album review: Jay-Z, ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’

June 18, 2018 at 6:53 p.m.

** 1/2 (out of 4)Jay-Z has been rapping about having a lot of money for a long time: "Without rap, I was crazy straight/partner, I'm still spending money from '88"...

Ranking Jay-Z’s power

June 18, 2018 at 6:53 p.m.

Jay-Z has been on top for so long that sometimes it's hard to remember where he began.The rapper, who grew up in New York's Marcy projects, started from the bottom...

A brief lesson in LGBT identifiers

June 18, 2018 at 8:35 p.m.

You shouldn't point fingers, you shouldn't label people. These adages have been instilled since the first time our mothers lovingly smacked down a pointed hand in public. But pointing at...

Album review: Kanye West, ‘Yeezus’

June 18, 2018 at 8:49 p.m.

***1/2 (out of four) When was the last time you saw Kanye West smile? He was once a schoolyard dick-joke rapper; now he's "all black everything," every day, constantly dressed...

Becoming Yeezus: Kanye West’s dark, twisted journey

June 18, 2018 at 8:51 p.m.

There's no denying that Kanye West has become synonymous with arrogance.Compared with his current, astronomical self-image, though, the Chicago-raised rap/fashion icon's musical beginnings were humble. People actually liked him because...

Chicago comedy writer turns NBA lockout musical into ESPN gig

June 18, 2018 at 9:09 p.m.

When the NBA locked out players in 2011, 26-year-old Jason Gallagher was living in Chicago, stuck in the middle of trying to write a comedy musical about basketball. Though he...

Chicagoan-turned-‘Idol’ Devin Velez embarks on show’s tour

June 18, 2018 at 9:25 p.m.

Devin Velez dreamed a dream, then he did it; watched it, then he lived it. The Chicago-born, longtime fan of "American Idol" tried out for the show last summer after...

Playlist site creates ‘ultimate baby-making’ soundtrack

June 18, 2018 at 10:30 p.m.

"Where do babies come from?" is a complicated question, terrifying and inevitable for parents. They must simplify for the sake of their children's psyches, but that answer obscures the many...

Chicago air guitar champ Nordic Thunder is a Pepper, too

June 18, 2018 at 10:43 p.m.

Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy, Tom Morello, Patrick Stump ... the list of gifted guitarists from Chicago is a long one, and the list of their accomplishments is even longer. But...

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