The “Weird Beauty” of the North Side’s Queer Nightlife
Photographer Erik M. Kommer captures the unbridled joy of drag queens and club kids at the venues they love.
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Matt Mueller
Legacy actor, mountain bike fanatic, caffeine moderator
Love and Humor Amid Woes in Happy Families
Local filmmaker Haroula Rose crafts a comedic drama about complex family dynamics, wrapped in a visual ode to Chicago.
Lucy Knisley
Graphic memoirist, year-round cyclist, sugar substituter
Exhuming the Ghosts in the Family Closet
In her documentary King of Kings, Parisian filmmaker Harriet Marin Jones uncovers the incredible story of her grandfather and uncles. The so-called Policy Kings helped turn Bronzeville into the Black...
Artists in Their Natural Habitats
Four of the city’s buzziest creators offer a peek inside their studios — and a glimpse of this season’s looks.
The Genre Juggler
Tim Seeley unleashes superheroes and zombies on rural Wisconsin.
Suzanne Lopez
Dance school director, Pilates practicer, pup power walker
How to Write With a Ghost
Author Daniel Kraus's career as a horror writer now includes a posthumous collaboration with George A. Romero on Pay the Piper.
Sebastian Malczewski
The shoe designer is a fan of idiosyncratic boutiques.