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Bless the Beasts
Martha Nussbaum argues that making life better for animals makes life better for us, too.
Lincoln Park Zoo’s New CEO Combines Science and Advocacy
Megan Ross's ascension to the role marks the first time that a woman or a scientist has helmed the zoo.
Writing the True Story of Vivian Maier’s Life
Biographer Ann Marks uncovered details of the reclusive Chicago photographer and nanny's life.
Mark Larson’s ‘Ensemble’ offers a comprehensive, at times poignant, view of Chicago theater history
The late Chicago director and educator Sheldon Patinkin — who was present at the birth of Second City and Steppenwolf, two of the most celebrated ensembles to ever emerge from...
Review: A sharp ‘King Lear’ at Redtwist Theatre raises issues of aging, greed and power
For the past few years, researchers and advocates have been raising alarm bells about the coming crisis in eldercare as the Baby Boomers join the oldest Americans – only 2%...
Review: Set to the music of the Go-Go’s, ‘Head Over Heels’ is a success with a goofy desire to please
Kokandy Productions scored a bit of a coup by getting the local premiere of "Head Over Heels" only a few months after it closed on Broadway (where it was shut...
‘The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe’: Musical from last days of vaudeville is nothing but entertaining in Underscore’s hands
Underscore Theatre Company won a bushelful of raves for their original folk musical "Haymarket" last year. Their current offering moves away from social justice and labor unrest — or does...
‘Elizabeth Rex’ at Oak Park Festival Theatre is a worthy ‘distraction’ for Shakespeare fans
The play's the thing wherein to catch the conscience of the queen in Timothy Findley's 2001 drama "Elizabeth Rex," now in an al fresco staging with Oak Park Festival Theatre....
‘Four Places’ at Den Theatre: As their parents age, old secrets break their silences
Forget the fiery passions and howling heartbreaks of youth. If you want to stare into the real abyss of human rage, loss and despair, try figuring out how to take...