Craig Robinson on Going Vegan and Teaching Music in South Chicago Interview by Mark Bazer The Chicago native brings a much-needed dose of levity to TV this fall with “Ghosted,” co-starring with Adam Scott. Read more
Che “Rhymefest” Smith: 2016 Chicagoan of the Year By Mark Bazer This rapper and community activist aims to bring police and the communities they serve together. Read more
Adulting Made Easy By Mark Bazer In his new Netflix series, Easy, filmmaker Joe Swanberg takes his signature hyperrealism up a notch. Read more
Here's What It Feels Like to Get Gored by a Bull By Mark Bazer Local author “Buffalo” Bill Hillmann made it through a decade of bull runs in Pamplona unscathed—until he didn’t in 2014. Read more
Sanjay Shah is the Highest Man in Town By Mark Bazer What's it like residing above everyone else in town? Ask Sanjay Shah, the new owner of the Trump Tower penthouse. Read more
Can Any Haircut Be Worth $200? By Mark Bazer It would take a trip to the Trump salon to find out. Read more
Common is Back in the Neighborhood By Mark Bazer Rap’s elder statesman returns with a powerful album and a new festival in Union Park. Read more
Taj Gibson Is Chicago's Most Eligible Bull By Mark Bazer The single 29-year-old is a pretty down-to-earth guy—for a 6-foot-9 pro basketball player. Read more
A Night at Next Restaurant—If It Served What You Eat at Home By Mark Bazer For the audacious, revelatory restaurant, this will be the ultimate test: Re-creating one couple’s actual meals. Welcome to You. Read more
Requiem for Dominick’s By Mark Bazer Chicagoans took the old grocery chain for granted. Now we’re all paying for it. Read more