Rebecca Makkai Knows the Upside of ADHD Interview by Mike Thomas The novelist, 44, on her first bad review and a certain tweet about red hats. Read more
Spring Fashion: Arbiters of Art Photography by Akin Girav Some of the city’s top gallerists and museum curators showcase new looks for the new fashion season. Read more
If Glam Rock and Country Had a Baby... By Joshua M. Miller Sam Pirruccello’s band, Dogs at Large, is a breed of its own. Read more
A New Book That Tackles Female Friendships Interview by Kim Brooks In her memoir ‘B.F.F.,’ Hyde Park author Christie Tate looks at how she's connected with other women. Read more
Chicago’s Lithuanian Opera Singer Still Needs an Audience By Edward Robert McClelland “Having a five-decade career, it’s highs and lows, but those highs — you cannot write applause and audience acceptance of your work into a contract, because you put in so much hard work." Read more
Eve L. Ewing Is Learning to Say No Interview by Mike Thomas The author and sociologist, 36, on writing Marvel comics and finding stillness. Read more
How the Lyric Reinvented the Barber of Seville for the South Side By Charlotte Goddu The Factotum reframes Rossini in a Black barbershop in Chicago. Read more
The Great Pop vs. Soda Debate By Edward Robert McClelland The great Midwest tradition of calling carbonated beverages "pop" grew out of a Detroit bottling factory. Read more
