New anthology recalls deft writing of noted art critic Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes (1938-2012) was perhaps the best-known art critic of the second half of the 20th century. He was also the last in a lineage of art historians, beginning with...
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‘The Other Paris’ explores lesser known Parisian history
A city has many faces but the one it presents to a visitor most often is the one the boosters, chamber of commerce types, and captains of industry would like...
Review: ‘Driving Hungry’ by Layne Mosler
Layne Mosler's "Driving Hungry" is billed as a book about asking cab drivers for their favorite places to eat, but that isn't quite what it's about. To be sure, she...
Review: ‘This Must Be the Place’ by Sean H. Doyle
These are my memories of the ghosts of myself. Be they real or not, they have made me, put me here, kept me alive and continue to do so. The...
Review: ‘A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka’ by Lev Golinkin
In the late '80s — the last few years of the Soviet Union — a flood of Jews streamed across its boarders. Many had waited a decade or more to...
What Rahm Needs to Know About the Taxi Industry
One former cabby berates the mayor about the city’s short-sighted taxi policies.
Review: ‘The Old Neighborhood’ by Bill Hillmann
Bill Hillmann's "The Old Neighborhood" is about coming up the hard way on the streets of Chicago. It's about growing up in a place where all the choices seem bad....
Review: ‘The Old Neighborhood’ by Bill Hillmann
Bill Hillmann's "The Old Neighborhood" is about coming up the hard way on the streets of Chicago. It's about growing up in a place where all the choices seem bad....
Review: ‘The Old Neighborhood’ by Bill Hillmann
Bill Hillmann's "The Old Neighborhood" is about coming up the hard way on the streets of Chicago. It's about growing up in a place where all the choices seem bad....
‘Diversey’ by MacKinlay Kantor gets another shot
How forgotten is MacKinlay Kantor's "Diversey"? Well, when I looked it up on the Chicago Public Library website, I found only one copy available systemwide, in the closed stacks of...