Concerts

‘Utopia is a place that accommodates every body’

Last October, the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) and Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)…

2 years ago

Beyond Jane Eyre

Although Charlotte Brontë’s Villette has long been overshadowed by Jane Eyre—its “more popular younger sister,” in Sara Gmitter’s words—the 1853…

2 years ago

James Beard Awards 2023: full list of Chicago semifinalists

The annual James Beard Awards recognize the best and the brightest of the nation’s dining scene. These prestigious accolades honor…

2 years ago

Shaker Barbeque smokes out the next Monday Night Foodball

Mike Shaker’s sausages snap like firecrackers. His brisket melts away like smoked milk chocolate on your tongue. His mac and…

2 years ago

Warholian diptych

Andy Warhol was an enigma wrapped in a mystery, a voyeur who wanted to be a superstar. Thirty-six years after…

2 years ago

Shaker Barbeque smokes out the next Monday Night Foodball

Mike Shaker’s sausages snap like firecrackers. His brisket melts away like smoked milk chocolate on your tongue. His mac and…

2 years ago

Warholian diptych

Andy Warhol was an enigma wrapped in a mystery, a voyeur who wanted to be a superstar. Thirty-six years after…

2 years ago

The strength of community

At the end of September 2020, I wrote a piece for the Reader titled “Black artistic leaders take charge at…

2 years ago

Not your average camp

It’s July 1990, and I am summoned to the corner of Newport and Sheffield over and over again by the…

2 years ago

The strength of community

At the end of September 2020, I wrote a piece for the Reader titled “Black artistic leaders take charge at…

2 years ago