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Questlove performs with The Roots at Petrillo Music Shell at Taste of Chicago in Grant Park Wednesday, July 6, 2016, in Chicago.

‘Gone Girl’ author Gillian Flynn, documentarian Errol Morris, and Questlove to headline ‘Graphic!’ spring Humanities Fest

December 14, 2018 at 5:38 p.m.

Lollapalooza isn’t the only fest making big announcements this week. The Chicago Humanities Festival revealed the rest of its lineup for this spring’s “Graphic!” fest, naming bandleader Questlove, “The Thin...

Noel Morical's "Skiptracing" is currently on exhibit at Ace Hotel Chicago.

Wo-manspreading at Corbett vs. Dempsey; Leaving an exhibition in knots

December 17, 2018 at 4:23 p.m.

Wo-manspreading at Corbett vs. Dempsey In a 2016 interview with “Inside\\Within,” Chicago artist Margot Bergman said that she returned from working with found paintings to canvases exclusively of her own...

A bittersweet balance for parent-artists; VGA Gallery presses ‘start’ on conversation about violence

December 17, 2018 at 4:24 p.m.

A bittersweet balance for parent-artists There has long been a conflict between creative practices and parenthood, which means there has long been a struggle to fuse the two. While certain...

Russell Crowe attends 'El Hormiguero' Tv show at Vertice Studio on April 20, 2015 in Madrid, Spain.

Russell Crowe hawks dinosaur bones, ‘Master and Commander’ violin to settle divorce

December 17, 2018 at 4:25 p.m.

If you’ve got an extra $700 lying around and a penchant for used jock straps, today is your lucky day. Sotheby’s has announced “Russell Crowe: The Art of Divorce,” an...

Poodles typically weigh 40-70 pounds, but their hypoallergenic coat, minimal barking and friendlier-than-average nature make these pooches a good fit for those in rental units.

Lions and tigers and Eames — Oh, my! Baby gifts inspired by art and design

May 2, 2018 at 7:28 a.m.

Having a baby changes everything, and that becomes especially apparent once the shower gifts show up. Of course, there are the must-haves: diapers, bottles and itty-bitty onesies — and, then,...

The new Somneo Wake-up Light mimics the sunrise and casts a glow that slowly begins to change color and brighten up 30 minutes before your set wake-up time. It also features breathing exercises for bedtime and eight natural sounds with an FM radio. $199, www.usa.philips.com.

National Sleep Awareness Month calls for dreamy new ways to snooze

May 23, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

March is National Sleep Awareness Month, and with daylight saving time beginning on the 11th, you’ll probably be painfully aware of how many z’s you’re catching. Though the crankiness that...

Blind Spot: ‘Broad City’

December 17, 2018 at 4:26 p.m.

When “Broad City” first came to screens in 2014, I was a social worker with a shaved head and a brand-new wedding ring from the queerdo who loved me. I...

Embracing complicated characters

December 17, 2018 at 4:26 p.m.

When "Broad City" first came to screens in 2014, I was a social worker with a shaved head and a brand-new wedding ring from the queerdo who loved me. I...

Chicago’s history of graphic content; unpacking ‘difficult’ American values

December 17, 2018 at 4:27 p.m.

Recalling Chicago’s history of graphic content As a medium, comics live in the gutter — that’s the gap between two panels where the brain connects a sequence of images into...

CPL names Neil deGrasse Tyson and Judy Blume winners of 2018 Sandburg Literary Award

May 9, 2019 at 6:47 p.m.

The Chicago Public Library and its foundation named beloved astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and iconic young adult novelist Judy Blume the winners of this year’s Carl Sandburg Literary Awards. The...

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