Britt Julious

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Writer Britt Julious was born and bred in Chicago's Austin neighborhood and in the suburb of Oak Park, Ill. 

In addition to blogging about popular culture for WBEZ.org, Julious serves as a Senior Editor of the high/low literary website This Recording, and contributes to local, national and international publications including Gapers Block, Pitchfork, Buzzfeed and Rhizome. She has also written for Time Out Chicago, the Chicago Tribune and Design Bureau. 

In 2012 The Chicago Reader named Julious the city's "Best Local Writer Who Excels at Social Media" on account of her personal Tumblr blog, Britticisms, which has over 100,000 followers, and her eclectic Twitter account. 

Julious currently lives in Chicago's Ukrainian Village neighborhood.

Recent stories by this author

Why Chicago summers are the best

May. 24, 2013
Chicago truly only has two seasons: hot and cold. To live here is to know this. Chicago exists in a binary and to escape the months of cold feels like a triumph over the adversity of snow and ice.

Why Theaster Gates is Chicago's greatest contemporary artist

May. 23, 2013
Theaster Gates is Chicago. In a city full of artists of a variety of different artistic practices, Gates rises above the rest to create multidisciplinary works that speak to the spirit, anxieties, and troubles of Chicago itself. 

Everyone needs a cultural hero

May. 17, 2013
Cultural heroes help solidify one’s work and purpose. It is not that they provide vocal assurance. Rather, it is their pursuit of their own endeavors that gives rise to one’s own sense of security.

Even celebrities face domestic violence

May. 16, 2013
According to a study from the U.S. Department of Justice in a compilation of statistics from the American Bar Association's Commission of Domestic Violence, "Black females experienced intimate partner violence at a rate 35% higher than that of white females, and about 22 times the rate of women of other races." As a singer in the r&b genre with audiences largely both black and female, Rowland's release can act as a call for action and a means of shedding light on an issue that still receives little attention.

It's OK to love Shonda Rhimes' television shows

May. 10, 2013
Shonda Rhimes – a writer, producer, and showrunner who at one time maintained three successful television shows (Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal) at the same time on one network – bucks industry standards to create work that is inclusive, unique, feminine and fun.

Can city structure affect social interactions?

May. 9, 2013
"People don’t drink coffee on the South Side," I heard a woman at a Wicker Park coffee shop say to a barista.

Why 'Orphan Black' is your new favorite television show

May. 4, 2013
Genre-based works use high concept to address real-world issues. This is not deceitful; it is brilliant.This is why Orphan Black, the new sci-fi television show from BBC America, works so well.

Why River North is still a hub for Chicago's visual art

May. 1, 2013
For a variety of artists and audiences, River North – despite its geography, historical significance and density of gallery spaces – is an inaccessible hub. 

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