Men in Shorts in January
To be a Chicagoan is to step outside on a frigid winter day and see a man in shorts. He may be walking his dog or grabbing something from his...
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How Actor Larry Yando Keeps Running Across Stages
Scrooge, vitamin devotee, bagel lover: How Yando keeps his energy up.
Cara Sabin and Sarah Gonsiorowski: Best Friends and Lunge Ladies
How these BFFs snack, exercise, and unwind (often together).
Nicole Clarke-Springer Moves with Grace, Ease — and Diana Ross
The artistic director of the Deeply Rooted Dance Theater is a SoulCycler, daily walker and green tea devotee.
Thank you, ‘Sex and the City’: 20 years later, shameless sex, female bonds and singledom still reign
Long before Caitlyn Jenner came into her own, long before Sandra Oh’s “Grey’s Anatomy” character put career first and terminated a pregnancy, long before “Broad City” brought us stoner girl...
We spoke to stepmoms ahead of Mother’s Day. Here’s what they want you to know.
Stepparenting, like tightrope walking, is a tough act to ace. The stakes are high, the perils great, and slips can bring a world of pain. On Mother's Day, women the...
What about the women who are like mothers? Let’s rethink the punctuation in Mother’s Day
It's a matter of punctuation. Specifically, the apostrophe. Dr. Amy Wagner, a longtime Chicago psychologist, wants us to rethink Mother's Day. Instead of the possessive "Mother's," make it plural. Mothers....
50 years after the Fair Housing Act passed, black Chicagoans reflect on refuge found in South Side co-op
John Griffin knew he wasn't safe. Not in South Holland. Not in 1967. As the then-20-year-old, who is black, navigated his car though the southwest suburb, folks stared. They were...
What will grandma think if you bring home someone of a different race?
Editor’s note: Meet. Assess attraction. Court her. (Or him. Or them.) Confess feelings. Discuss monogamy. Marry, maybe. Make babies, if you want. In many ways, the mechanics of dating are...
The struggle – and bright side – of online dating for people of color
Editor’s note: Meet. Assess attraction. Court her. (Or him. Or them.) Confess feelings. Discuss monogamy. Marry, maybe. Make babies, if you want. In many ways, the mechanics of dating are...