Questions for Saturday Night Live's Cecily Strong

By Elly Fishman

We chatted with the Girl You Wish You Hadn’t Started a Conversation with at a Party Read more

Terry Adkins Imagines ‘Black Beethoven’

By Jason Foumberg

The multimedia artist’s new Block Museum exhibit ponders gaps in our memory of history Read more

February’s Best Books

By Kevin Nance and Emmet Sullivan

Christine Sneed’s debut novel, a riveting tale of family secrets, and new short stories from Karen Russell Read more

Art Museum Insider

By Jason Foumberg

Behind the scenes of our local art museums Read more

Lady About Town

By Selena Fragassi

Pop juggernaut Lady Gaga has been spending plenty of time in the Windy City lately . . . Read more

Mash-Up Mania

By Elly Fishman

Three out-of-the-box cultural partnerships in Chicago Read more

A Second City… Opera? With Patrick Stewart?

By Graham Meyer

The comedy troupe’s new show, staged at the Civic Opera House and pairing the legendary actor with Renée Fleming, is either a disaster waiting to happen—or genius. Read more

Five Best Things to Do in January

By Lily Oberman

William Shatner, Grace Potter, Mummenschanz, and more Read more

Jimmy Smits Goes to Steppenwolf

By Kevin McKeough

The actor, starring in this month’s The Motherfucker with the Hat, on stage acting and Chicago winters Read more

Good Reads on Art and Architecture

By Whet Moser

Jeanne Gang on the future of architecture (hint: it's smaller); Alexander Fruchter on the ironization of Chief Keef and Chicago's drill scene; and more Read more

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