The Chicago Puppeteer Who Inspired “Sesame Street” By Char Daston “Kukla, Fran and Ollie” delighted audiences of all ages, thanks to the imagination and quick wit of North Side native Burr Tillstrom. Read more
Amid a Crisis, West Loop Gets a New Bookstore By Taylor Moore After months of construction delays, Madison Street Books opened on March 14. Two days later, it was forced to shutter temporarily. Read more
Samantha Irby Is an “Endless, Bottomless Well of Anxiety” By Sarah Steimer The Evanston-born, Michigan-based comedian on her new book “Wow, No Thank You” and long-held love for “Judge Mathis” Read more
Mute Duo Makes Music Like No One Else By Eli Winter The offbeat project, whose first LP comes out Friday, marries percussion and pedal steel guitar. Read more
Without SXSW, Kris Rey Looks for a Home for Her Film By Nick Allen The festival was meant to be the coming-out party for Rey's new film, I Used to Go Here. Now, its future is uncertain. Read more
High Fidelity Turns 20, and the Chicago It Imagined Is Gone By Keith Phipps A writer reflects on the vanished city the movie immortalized. Read more
A Sculptural Sleight of Hand By Skyler Aikerson Inspired by Royal Copenhagen dinnerware, Dabin Ahn's sculptures aren't always what they seem. Read more
Finally, A Book Club on the Same Page As You By Alison Goldman These four reading groups do away with the boxed wine and awkward prompt questions. Read more
How the Bauhaus Changed Chicago By Claire Voon The school of design founded 100 years ago in Germany produced a distinctly modernist style that influenced art and architecture around the world. A new exhibit at the Art Institute showcases the impact here. Read more
The Arc of Virgil Abloh By Heidi Mitchell An MCA retrospective highlights his path from emerging Chicago designer to global cultural force. Read more
