The Smoking Popes first got together during their Lake in the Hills high school days. Some twenty years later, they’re back - with a concept record that revisits teenage life.
NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller stepped down on March 9. The move came in the wake of a video depicting an NPR fundraiser making disparaging remarks about members of the Tea Party. This personnel shake-up at NPR came at a particularly sensitive time for public broadcasting.
It’s the dirty little secret of the music industry. If you’ve got the loot, Mariah Carey, Nelly Furtado and Usher, among others, can perform at your wedding, birthday party or bar mitzvah.
College basketball may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but apparently up to 1 in 5 office workers will participate in some kind of March Madness pool. Chicago participants won’t have many local options.
First lady Michelle Obama’s fashion has made headlines around the world. She’s known for taking risks - with color, accessories, cardigans and lesser known designers.
Hollywood is often accused of whitewashing when it comes to its casting choices. Offenses range from the mundane - sitcoms with all white casts and the token “best-friend–character-of-color” - to the brazen. Take for example the movie 21.
On Saturday, March 12, four teams competed in the final round of the Louder Than a Bomb, the annual youth poetry festival at the Vic Theatre in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood.
