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A Little Chicago Close-Up Magic for Halloween

A Little Chicago Close-Up Magic for Halloween

The great close-up magician Ed Marlo, one of the pioneers of Chicago's legendary bar magician scene—and the trick that makes one of his many, many sleights of hand possible.

Posted Oct. 31, 2012, at 11:46 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
Five Must-See Speakers at Chicago Humanities Festival

Five Must-See Speakers at Chicago Humanities Festival

Our roundup of the most interesting discussions happening this year, including Mike Daisey, Larry Wilmore, Tricia Rose, and more

Posted Oct. 29, 2012, at 2:50 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
Lana Wachowski Delivers Stirring Speech about Life as a Transgender Woman

Lana Wachowski Delivers Stirring Speech about Life as a Transgender Woman

The famous Chicago director, one half of the team behind Cloud Atlas, opened up about her transition after receiving the Invisibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign.

Posted Oct. 25, 2012, at 4:32 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
The City of Tomorrow Plays the (Un)familiar Music Series at the Empty Bottle

The City of Tomorrow Plays the (Un)familiar Music Series at the Empty Bottle

The Empty Bottle's new 20th-century classical/new music series welcomes its first guest artists, the woodwind quintet City of Tomorrow, for a program that features the works of David Lang, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Luciano Berio, and David Maslanka.

Posted Oct. 24, 2012, at 9:40 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
Andrew Bird Streams the Andrew Bird-iest Album Ever

Andrew Bird Streams the Andrew Bird-iest Album Ever

Listen to the Chicago-born singer's new EP, Hands of Glory, before it's released next week.

Posted Oct. 23, 2012, at 3:04 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
Hubbard Street Premieres New Dance from Alejandro Cerrudo

Hubbard Street Premieres New Dance from Alejandro Cerrudo

One Thousand Pieces, a work inspired by the famous Marc Chagall windows, kicks off the 35th season for the Chicago dance troupe

Posted Oct. 19, 2012, at 1:05 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
Kurt Elling Shares His Favorite Chicago Places

Kurt Elling Shares His Favorite Chicago Places

The legendary jazzman talks top spots in the city in advance of his shows at City Winery

Posted Oct. 17, 2012, at 2:02 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
Learning to Navigate ‘Cloud Atlas’

Learning to Navigate ‘Cloud Atlas’

The new film from the Wachowski siblings stars the same actors in six different storylines, leaving the viewer a little more than dumbfounded after watching.

Posted Oct. 17, 2012, at 11:53 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
Richard Pare’s Soviet Modernist Architecture Photography

Richard Pare’s Soviet Modernist Architecture Photography

The prolific documentarian—and SAIC grad—opens his exhibit, The Lost Vanguard, at the Graham Foundation Thursday night.

Posted Oct. 11, 2012, at 4:23 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
What is Killing 'The Mob Doctor?'

What is Killing ‘The Mob Doctor?’

The Chicago-based show could be the next cancellation of the fall season. What went wrong?

Posted Oct. 10, 2012, at 4:27 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)