Why Sahar Mustafah Doesn't Do Happy Endings Interview by Anne Ford In her debut novel “The Beauty of Your Face,” a hate-driven shooting upends a suburban Muslim girls' school. Read more
Listen to Nnamdï During This Quarantine for the Love of God By Jack Riedy Brat drops April 3. Read more
The Many Lives of Rome Flynn By Marie Fazio The ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ actor on experiencing homelessness, being a college basketball star downstate, and more Read more
Cameron Esposito Learns You Can't Always “Save Yourself” By Hannah Edgar On tending an ill partner, taking her book tour online, and Zoom trolls Read more
Virtual Exhibits You Can Tour During Shelter-in-Place By Claire Voon Museums and galleries may be shuttered, but some are offering digital back doors into their collections. Read more
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
Tim Kinsella: I Barely Made It Out of Italy By Tim Kinsella After two months performing around the country, the Chicago musician, writing from self-quarantine, recounts its wildfire coronavirus outbreak. Read more
