Powerful ‘Spirits’ exhibit examines slave trade
"Spirits of the Passage: The Story of the Transatlantic Slave Trade" can be taken in on two levels. One aspect of this new exhibition at the DuSable Museum of African...
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Primitive fish found for first time in Chicago waterway
State fish biologists were looking for Asian carp. What they found, last week in the North Shore Channel in Lincolnwood, was something much better: a spotted gar, an ancient fish...
‘Bowie Is’: Beyond the coke spoon and album art at the MCA
You've probably already heard about David Bowie's cocaine spoon. It's one of the hundreds of artifacts from the rock star's career that help make up the open-armed, headphone-insistent, steadily applauding...
Before ‘Carved, Cast, Crumpled,’ a Smart Museum total makeover
At the Smart Museum these days, the metaphors come easily and from realms you might not expect. "It's been a real campaign, basically like a military venture," says Richard Born,...
Jimmy Fallon announces ‘Tonight Show’ return to Chicago
Jimmy Fallon appears to be getting smarter. The first time the "Tonight Show" host made a bet with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel about the reading prowess of Chicago schoolchildren, he...
In ‘Great War’ exhibit, Chicago’s role and some rousing tunes
It's hard to know, at a Newberry Library exhibition, which to like more, the propaganda posters or the sheet music? The downtown historical library has lots of both, further examples...
DuSable Museum of African American History: Filling your mind, not your day
Chicago's DuSable Museum is not, at this point in its relatively brief history, an all-day experience. You can take in the permanent and special exhibitions and walk the parkland grounds...
Chimpanzees are inherently warlike, finds a new study
Chimpanzees in the wild become violently aggressive on their own, rather than being driven to warlike behaviors as a result of proximity to or interaction with humans, according to a...
Art Institute tops TripAdvisor museum rankings
The couple in "American Gothic" may be blushing. The Art Institute of Chicago, home to Grant Wood's iconic American painting and several other works of art, is the No. 1...
Seinfeld, Che both have upcoming Rosemont gigs
Did you ever wonder why comedian Jerry Seinfeld is still touring regularly despite his incomprehensible wealth? He is, and he will play Rosemont Theatre this fall, the venue announced Friday,...