Culture & The Arts
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What’s That Building: Lawry’s The Prime Rib
After 46 years, famed Chicago steakhouse Lawry’s is closing up shop at the end of the year, leaving its iconic Ontario location off Michigan Avenue empty.
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Black String Triage Ensemble Founder On What To Read, Watch And Do
Musician and conductor Dayvin Hallmon shares his top picks for the week.
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‘This Is Deja Vu’: In His New Album, Bob Mould Revisits An America In Crisis
Punk-rocker Bob Mould started writing protest anthems in the 1980s. Now he’s back with a new solo album that addresses the turmoil of 2020.
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Chicago-Based Artist Uses Nontraditional Mediums To Create Revolutionary Portraits
Roger J. Carter creates his work by using toys, records and chess pieces into images of famous Black figures.
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Nerdette Recaps ‘Hook’ With Peter Sagal
Bonus recap! And Peter Sagal either really hates the 1991 film ‘Hook’ or he’s suffering from some serious Peter Pan envy … or maybe both!
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Wynton Marsalis Gives Us ‘The Ever Fonky Lowdown’ On A Divided America
With his new album, the iconic trumpeter and composer tackles what he sees as a sense of tribalism that encourages us to turn on each other rather than focus on the bigger picture.
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Comics, Conspiracies And Pandemics Star In Gillian Flynn’s ‘Utopia’
Flynn also wrote the 2012 mega-hit ‘Gone Girl.’ She admits her new TV series, out now on Amazon Prime, may hit too close to home for some.
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Jason Benetti On The Possibility Of A Crosstown Rivalry At The World Series
The Sox visit Oakland for a 3-game series, while the Cubs host the Marlins for three games at Wrigley Field.
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Foles Came, Saw & Conquered: Is The Trubisky Era Over in Chicago?
After a historic comeback against Atlanta, Nick Foles has been named starting quarterback for the Chicago Bears.
