Hopey: From Commune to Corner Office Hope Mueller Inspire Books Reviewed by Terry Galvan. Mueller’s incisive autobiography illustrates an inspiring, if unconventional, upbringing in a household where alternative “hippie” culture […]
The Music of Her Rivers: Poems By Renny Golden University of New Mexico Press, 87 pages, $18.95 Reviewed by Patrick T. Reardon The Pueblo boy with “thick hair…the color of […]
By M.D. Walters Now that you’ve learned how to make our feature recipe – a delicious kale and butternut squash risotto, here are some helpful tips I learned during my […]
By M.D. Walters I spent some time exploring traditional Tuscan cuisine recently through Chicago-based culinary travel company, The International Kitchen. I stayed in the tiny and picturesque Vagliagli, a medieval […]
Binga: The Rise and Fall of Chicago’s First Black Banker By Don Hayner Northwestern University Press, 312 pages, $24.95 Reviewed by Patrick T. Reardon A hallmark of the black nationalism […]
This is a guest post by Chloe Noelle Fourte. Named after a song by the documentary’s main subject, Konrad Wert, When It Breaks is a deceptively understated portrait of a […]
Angel Olsen may have been fighting a cold during her show last night at the Riviera, but that didn’t stop her inner queen from shining through. “I have a case […]
By Valerie Nikolas Power. It’s the theme of this year’s Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF), now in its 30th year of attracting compelling and thoughtful speakers to Chicago. It’s also the central […]
The Art of Regret By Mary Fleming She Writes Press Reviewed by Terry Galvan While 1990s Paris wavers between its stupendous past and uncertain future, failed US-born photographer Trevor McFarquhar […]
Walls of Prophecy & Protest: William Walker & the Roots of a Revolutionary Public Art Movement By Jeff W. Huebner Northwestern University Press Reviewed by Patrick T. Reardon Bill Walker was […]
Degrees of Difficulty Julie E. Justicz Fomite Press Reviewed by Carr Harkrader What do families do to you? Therapists, sitcoms, and Donald Trump, Jr’s attorneys have explored this question for […]
Tied with Twine, by Pam Records, Indigo River Publishing Reviewed by M.D. Walters The residents of Hegewisch harbor painful secrets, perplexing little mysteries, and big ambitions – all tangled up […]