Still crowd surfing after all these years: The Return of Chicago’s Jesus Lizard
Jesus Lizard has returned with its first album in 26 years — and in many ways, it’s like no time has passed at all.
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Whereya from? Whaddaya do for a living? Comic Moshe Kasher and the art of crowd work
In his audience at the Den Theatre, there was a woman who ran “a Jewish-themed OnlyFans account" and a man who insures cannabis dispensaries. Watching Kasher work played like an...
How the offices of Ebony and Jet became the latest Theaster Gates exhibition
Artifacts saved from the former offices of Johnson Publishing Co. on Michigan Avenue are on display through March at the Stony Island Arts Bank on Chicago's South Side.
Books for fall 2024: 44 titles to read, from biographies to horror, and legendary authors waiting to break the ice
We have 44 picks to add to your To-Be-Read pile of books. Why the autumn overload every year? The Erie Canal may be part of the reason.
Column: Dunkin’ introduces Rhode Island coffee milk to the nation with its Dunkalatte. Is that good thing?
Dunkin's new fall menu includes the Dunkalatte, the company's take on the official state drink of Rhode Island: coffee milk.
Column: The new fall arts season is looking rich indeed, but also election-year anxious
Consider the theater ticket of the season, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” During an election year, it could come across as a reminder that the actions of your elders...
Column: Are you Chicagoan enough to try Malört? The allure of scary tastes, and a new book on the revered and reviled spirit
The title of Josh Noel’s upcoming book — “Malört: The Redemption of a Revered & Reviled Spirit” — likely either downplays the caustic thrill of a shot of Malört or...
I know what you stole last summer: Beg that national park for forgiveness and send it back. Better yet, write a letter.
An art professor has made it his passion to collect what he calls “conscience letters," the packages that park rangers sometimes receive with natural artifacts that had been swiped as...
Lounges, yacht parties, free prime rib — what it’s like to be a social media influencer at the DNC
For the first time, the DNC invited influencers to be credentialed alongside those from traditional media, such as newspapers, TV and other media.
The DNC action is at the United Center. But the randomness and behind-the-scenes stuff is at McCormick Place.
Meetings are held in corners and on patio furniture at McCormick Place. Want to hold a panel discussion? Get in line.