Authors Articles
Website eases writers’ woes
Some people never really leave college, while others depart the physical campus but never really outgrow their bad habits. But Joseph Roza and Alex Boston took their best college experiences and put ...
One not so fine night in music
Some days start off great, with an energetic jolt out of bed. But as the day goes on, you miss your bus, spill lunch on your new shirt and come home to ...
Doc Films: Past, present and future
Tucked away in the depths of Hyde Park and the University of Chicago’s campus is a once influential and still highly regarded film society. In the past, one of many and now ...
Razing Chicago’s brewing history
Once upon a time, before Mrs. O’Leary’s cow kicked over the lantern and the 18th Amendment ceased the flow of beer taps, Chicago was brimming with small, neighborhood breweries. Now merely a ...
Improv icon, Columbia alum talks comedy
Chicago is famous for a lot of reasons. Pizza, hot dogs, Michael Jordan and Al Capone are commonly what comes to mind when Chicago is mentioned. But in the last 30 years, ...
Bottling Chicago’s spirit
When Sonat Birnecker Hart and her husband Robert decided to move to Chicago, they also decided to leave their careers behind in Washington, D.C. Birnecker Hart, a professor, and her husband, a ...
This boat ain’t sinkin’
The Portland, Ore.-based group YACHT has seen a lot of changes since its start in 2002. Beginning as a solo project for Jona Bechtolt, the band then became a duet when it ...
The saints come dancing in
Breaking out in the music scene of a major city can be difficult, but
Black Light Saints has pushed through it, making its mark as much as
it can on the Windy City. A ...
Lincoln LOLz
When walking past the Lincoln Restaurant, it’s hard to imagine anything beyond its doors other than the typical diner dishes and décor. But past the plastic tables and linoleum floor resides one ...
Ida B. Wells monument to come to Bronzeville
Memorials to celebrated historic figures are sprinkled throughout Chicago, reminding passersby of those who helped build the city as it stands today. Like the statues in Grant Park, they celebrate the past ...
A very Klingon Christmas
‘oH ‘oH HochHom Dun poH vo’ DIS. No, that’s not gibberish. No, a cat didn’t walk across the keyboard. It’s Klingon for “Its the most wonderful time of the year.”
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Bear necessities of Chicago indie music
Since its beginnings in 2008, the band Bears of Blue River has been touring the country, charming hearts and feeding the souls of all who will listen. With frontman Gavin Ellis Wilkinson ...
Counting down the Armageddon
Themed calendars have been around for ages, usually with the same old poses, pictures and puppies. But Thomas Quinn and a team of other artists have taken the idea of the calendar ...
Random rides of kindness
“Free” is rarely a word spoken without some sort of strings attached. But in the case of the Kindness Cab, it means exactly that and more.
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Unheard voices of Ireland
Ireland has long been a country with a robust literary history. With a population smaller than that of Chicagoland area, it has been home to such monumental figures in literature as James ...
The boos of Boystown
Walking through the leaf-laden streets of the city, one will notice that almost every bar has decorated its interior and/or exterior with Halloween paraphernalia. Skeletons, cobwebs, pumpkins and drink specials galore help ...
