‘Pluto killer’ Michael Brown to speak at the Adler
Fans of the former ninth planet might not be so thrilled to hear that astronomer Michael E. Brown is coming to Chicago to speak. The 2010 book by the professor...
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Tribune archive: Interview with E.L. James, ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ author
The "Fifty Shades of Grey" film has racked up more than $130 million in domestic box office receipts in two-and-a-half weeks. And critics have had a fine time indulging in...
The milder side of Vikings, now at Field Museum
Before Ikea, before Volvo, even before ABBA, a different entity spread worldwide the message of Scandinavian craftsmanship and aspirations toward industry domination. The Vikings, as they are known, made their...
Museum of Contemporary Art to get a makeover
Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art will be changing its logo and remaking key portions of its building to make it more friendly to museumgoers, the institution is scheduled to announce...
‘Doris Salcedo’ engages in the most visceral ways
The contrast between then and now in the fourth floor galleries of Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art couldn't be more striking. Where the museum most recently displayed, in essence, the...
‘SNL 40th Anniversary’ is a milestone, and not much else
It's a risky strategy for "Saturday Night Live" to put on a star-studded 40th-anniversary special. Seen from the wrong angle, it could make NBC's late-night warhorse look like a museum...
Reviewing Jon Stewart’s ‘The Daily Show’ in 1999
It was 1999 when Jon Stewart debuted as host of "The Daily Show," a time when fears of the new millennium were high and America was, clearly, eons away from...
Ode to the orchid at Chicago Botanic Garden
If the plant-care anecdotes are true, then this country is practically teeming with serial killers — of orchids. Try as we may, entranced as we may be by their delicate...
Chicago Humanities Festival has new artistic director
The Chicago Humanities Festival said it would name on Wednesday Jonathan Elmer its new artistic director, a half-time position that helps guide the festival's programming choices and serves as one...
Shedd announces new ‘Amphibians’ exhibit
Moving up the animal complexity ladder, Shedd Aquarium will mount "Amphibians" in the temporary exhibit space long occupied by "Jellies," the institution's popular exhibition of jellyfish. Set for a May...