The best things to see at Chicago museums this summer
It's fair to say that summer is not the most high-energy time at the area's museums and nature parks. The big new exhibits for the year have, for the most...
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The game of thronesiest episode yet: 5 thoughts recapping the ‘Game of Thrones’ season 6 finale
Summer is coming. I repeat: Summer is coming, and it follows Sunday's Game of Thronesiest "Game of Thrones" episode yet, no less. If you watched that television spectacle, then, you,...
What to expect from the ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6 finale
In the early years, the biggest events in "Game of Thrones" history tended not to come in season finales. Neither -- spoilers alert -- Ned Stark's execution nor the Red...
Former Navy Pier Ferris wheel opens in Branson, Mo.
The 150-foot Ferris Wheel that for 20 years rotated visitors through the air at Chicago's Navy Pier was set to open Thursday in its new digs. Beginning its public spins...
The Popeil legacy, sliced and diced in Elmhurst
The story of the Popeil family, renowned for its ability to develop and sell gadgets to America in the 20th century, is largely a saga of vegetable preparation. During their...
Why I won’t be buying ‘Hamilton’ tickets
"Hamilton" tickets? No, thank you. Not at those prices, anyway. By every account I've read, there is greatness in Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop telling of the story of America's founding, and...
Ramsay’s dilemma: 5 thoughts on ‘Game of Thrones’ Episode 9
And so, at the end of the episode known as the "Battle of the Bastards" — Happy Father's Day, everybody! — the mind reels. Ramsay Bolton was — spoiler alert...
Lincoln Park Zoo shows off new polar bear home on hard-hat tour
An industrial-strength shaved ice machine, a plunge pool and dig pits will be among the amenities in a new polar bear habitat that Lincoln Park Zoo is readying for fall...
Lincoln Park Zoo’s Lion House to get makeover, shed tigers
Lincoln Park Zoo's historic Lion House will be getting a complete makeover, as will the zoo's main, east entrance on Cannon Drive, the zoo is set to announce Thursday. Modernizing...
The real story behind Steph Curry’s pregame dance and the mock Chicago business that inspired it
Steph Curry jacks threes like nobody else in NBA history. Now he is also jacking the career of Chicago comic Robert L. Hines, thanks to an unlikely Hines-inspired dance ritual...