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Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/26 and BeyondGet ready for full weekend as there are so many movies, concerts, festivals...
06/26/2025

Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/26 and Beyond

Get ready for full weekend as there are so many movies, concerts, festivals and markets going on ready to get you into the summer spirit. So start planning the next few days of fun in the sun and enjoy!

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Get ready for full weekend as there are so many movies, concerts, festivals and markets going on ready to get you into the summer spirit. So start planning the next […]

Interview: Jeff Rueth on Seasonality, Nights in Italy, and Mixing Home with DestinationDuring the COVID-19 lockdown, eac...
06/26/2025

Interview: Jeff Rueth on Seasonality, Nights in Italy, and Mixing Home with Destination

During the COVID-19 lockdown, each week I would choose a region around the globe and create a feast based on the traditional dishes there. It would be a multi-course meal that we called our travel meals. We got to pretend for a moment that we were leaving our home to

During the COVID-19 lockdown, each week I would choose a region around the globe and create a feast based on the traditional dishes there. It would be a multi-course meal […]

The Goddess and Grocer Gives Back for PrideThe Goddess and Grocer may be your quick lunch pick-up for inventive salads a...
06/24/2025

The Goddess and Grocer Gives Back for Pride

The Goddess and Grocer may be your quick lunch pick-up for inventive salads and sandwiches, but their claim to fame has to be their Goddess Rainbow Cake. Vibrantly colored layers of cake are separated by fluffy buttercream and topped with rainbow sprinkles. It is a mainstay cake at The Goddess

The Goddess and Grocer may be your quick lunch pick-up for inventive salads and sandwiches, but their claim to fame has to be their Goddess Rainbow Cake. Vibrantly colored layers […]

Review: Second City e.t.c.’s The Chaos Theory of Everything Proves Uneven But EnjoyableThose who have dived deep into th...
06/20/2025

Review: Second City e.t.c.’s The Chaos Theory of Everything Proves Uneven But Enjoyable

Those who have dived deep into the vernacular of Saturday Night Live are familiar with the “ten to one” slot—the last sketch of each episode, sandwiched between the musical guest’s second performance and the traditional goodnights, that often offers an outlet for wackier premises that might lack broad appeal (though

Those who have dived deep into the vernacular of Saturday Night Live are familiar with the “ten to one” slot—the last sketch of each episode, sandwiched between the musical guest’s […]

Review: Filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed Explores Her Photojournalist Mother's Life, Work and More in Deeply Personal Doc...
06/20/2025

Review: Filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed Explores Her Photojournalist Mother's Life, Work and More in Deeply Personal Documentary A Photographic Memory

I’m perhaps the most leery of documentaries in which the filmmaker is also, to a degree, the subject. Such is the case with Rachel Elizabeth Seed’s deeply personal film A Photographic Memory, ostensibly a work about a daughter uncovering the life of her somewhat famous mother, Sheila Turner Seed, who

I’m perhaps the most leery of documentaries in which the filmmaker is also, to a degree, the subject. Such is the case with Rachel Elizabeth Seed’s deeply personal film A […]

Review: With Elio, Pixar Launches a Charming Story of Family and Finding One's Place—on Earth or in the StarsIn the past...
06/20/2025

Review: With Elio, Pixar Launches a Charming Story of Family and Finding One's Place—on Earth or in the Stars

In the past, whenever Disney has given us a central character whose parents die in the early stages of whatever the film, they are either left to fend for themselves (perhaps with the help of a found family) or are left in the care of a less-than-desirable influence (like an

In the past, whenever Disney has given us a central character whose parents die in the early stages of whatever the film, they are either left to fend for themselves […]

Review: Bride Hard Marries Lifeless Action Sequences with Stale Comedy Starring Rebel Wilson and Oscar-Winner Da'Vine Jo...
06/20/2025

Review: Bride Hard Marries Lifeless Action Sequences with Stale Comedy Starring Rebel Wilson and Oscar-Winner Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I’m sure the elevator pitch for this one was something basic like “Bridesmaids meets Spy”—an action comedy starring Rebel Wilson as Sam, a highly effective secret agent who has buried herself so much in her work that she’s ignored her lifelong best friend and soon-to-be-bride Betsy (Anna Camp).

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I’m sure the elevator pitch for this one was something basic like “Bridesmaids meets Spy”—an action comedy starring Rebel Wilson as Sam, a highly effective secret agent who has buried […]

Review: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland Reteam to Revisit a Pandemic Wasteland in Gory yet Moving 28 Years LaterTwenty-thre...
06/20/2025

Review: Danny Boyle and Alex Garland Reteam to Revisit a Pandemic Wasteland in Gory yet Moving 28 Years Later

Twenty-three years after director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland brought us the lo-fi, virus-fueled horror favorite 28 Days Later, the creative team reunite for a very different type of horror story in 28 Years Later (the pair were executive producers only on 2007’s 28 Months Later). This latest entry

Twenty-three years after director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland brought us the lo-fi, virus-fueled horror favorite 28 Days Later, the creative team reunite for a very different type of […]

Feature: Outdoor Art on the Mart and at the Morton ArboretumIt’s outdoor art season in Chicagoland, finally, and two ven...
06/20/2025

Feature: Outdoor Art on the Mart and at the Morton Arboretum

It’s outdoor art season in Chicagoland, finally, and two venues are bringing the bright, bold colors to our blooming prairie.

Architecture and design firm Perkins&Will, in partnership with Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, kicked off the annual international NeoCon trade show at the Merchandise Mart with a new

It’s outdoor art season in Chicagoland, finally, and two venues are bringing the bright, bold colors to our blooming prairie. Architecture and design firm Perkins&Will, in partnership with Chicago’s Department […]

Let Us Re-Joyce: "Bloomsday in Chicago" Celebrates James Joyce's MasterworkUlysses. The book Sylvia Beach’s Shakespeare ...
06/20/2025

Let Us Re-Joyce: "Bloomsday in Chicago" Celebrates James Joyce's Masterwork

Ulysses. The book Sylvia Beach’s Shakespeare and Company published in Paris in 1922. The book that was banned in the US and the UK. The book people either love or hate. Some try to read it but give up in frustration, stymied by its unconventional narrative structure and obscure references,

Ulysses. The book Sylvia Beach’s Shakespeare and Company published in Paris in 1922. The book that was banned in the US and the UK. The book people either love or […]

Interview: Witches, Pirates, and LGBTQIA+: A Talk with Horror/Romance Writer Damian SerbuDamian Serbu has often found in...
06/19/2025

Interview: Witches, Pirates, and LGBTQIA+: A Talk with Horror/Romance Writer Damian Serbu

Damian Serbu has often found inspiration in Chicagoland. Several characters in his Realm of the Vampire Council series, for instance, dwell in the Windy City itself. Self-described as an “author of gay horror and speculative fiction,” the former college history teacher's newest book, Witch in the Wind, is a genre-bender,

"The genres allowed me to empower LGBTQIA+ characters in different ways. A gay vampire has power over the world other gay people don’t."

Review: Blues Titans Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Lean In and Deliver the UnforgettableYou don’t think of the blues as a music...
06/19/2025

Review: Blues Titans Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Lean In and Deliver the Unforgettable

You don’t think of the blues as a music style that incites euphoria, but in the right hands that outcome is practically guaranteed. It was certainly true over the weekend during the Taj Mahal/Keb’ Mo’ one night only performance on Ravinia’s mainstage Friday night. Part of their Room on the Porch tour celebrating the

You don’t think of the blues as a music style that incites euphoria, but in the right hands that outcome is practically guaranteed. It was certainly true over the weekend during […]

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