Louise Burton –

Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

Eggers, Atwood are Sandburg honorees; Natalie Moore also to receive award

June 5, 2018 at 4:57 a.m.

Margaret Atwood and Dave Eggers will receive the 2017 Carl Sandburg Literary Award, the Chicago Public Library Foundation and Chicago Public Library announced on Monday.The two authors will be honored...

Piles of petcoke are subject of photo exhibit and Friday symposium

December 17, 2018 at 5:36 p.m.

The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) at Columbia College Chicago is hosting an exhibit of photographs about petroleum coke — the dusty, toxic byproduct of the oil-refining process — and...

New documentary on Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble illustrates power of music

June 11, 2018 at 9:58 p.m.

The Silk Road Ensemble is known for its daring cross-cultural experiments, bringing musicians from different traditions together to jam and see what new sounds emerge from the mix of instruments,...

Chef Rick Bayless gives a cooking demonstration at Printer's Row Lit Fest Saturday.

Printers Row Lit Fest recap: Buzz Aldrin, R.L. Stine and more celebrate literature

May 9, 2019 at 6:12 p.m.

If Chicago weather were a book, it'd be "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." The nearly 30-degree drop in temperature from Saturday's mid-90s to Sunday's mid-60s, however, didn't...

Catch the Cubs at Wrigley Field for some ballpark action during Memorial Day weekend

Post-barbecue fun for Memorial Day

December 17, 2018 at 5:54 p.m.

Because you can eat only so much backyard barbecue, here are our suggestions for other fun, family-oriented ways to spend Memorial Day. These events range from the patriotic to the...

Lincoln library’s new exhibit promises deeper look at Honest Abe’s family and finances

December 17, 2018 at 6:06 p.m.

A new exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will offer intimate glimpses into Abraham Lincoln's family, career, finances and presidency. "Unfinished Work," opening April 15 and running...

John West and Kaitlin Roseman were married on the "Today" show after winning a contest.

Glenview couple ties the knot during ‘Today’ show ceremony

June 11, 2018 at 5:08 a.m.

Glenview residents John West and Kaitlin Roseman were married on the "Today" show bright and early on Thursday morning, during an outdoor ceremony that wound through Rockefeller Plaza among well-wishers...

Glenview couple ‘ecstatic’ about winning “Today” show wedding contest

June 11, 2018 at 5:41 a.m.

The countdown has begun for Glenview residents Kaitlin Roseman and John West, who will be getting married less than two weeks after winning the "Today" show's wedding contest on Friday....

Shedd opens naming contest for Otter Pup 719

December 17, 2018 at 6:11 p.m.

One of the Shedd's most charming critters, known only as Otter Pup 719, is in need of a new name. Starting today, until March 17, Shedd members can vote for...

Glenview couple win wedding hosted by ‘Today’ show

June 11, 2018 at 4:09 a.m.

A Glenview couple will have a "Big Fat Wedding" hosted by the "Today" show. Glenview residents Kaitlin Roseman and John West are the big winners of the "Today" show's wedding...

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