Chicago Latino Film Festival opens this weekend, with indelible ‘Memories’ and a multitude of stories
In "Memories of a Burning Body," featured in the 41st Chicago Latino Film Festival, several women's stories become one.
Entertainment
Featured
Review: ‘Titanique’ at Broadway Playhouse avoids the icebergs and showcases a rising star
This parody musical has found all the right ways to be funny as it sends...
Column: Years ago, Brett Neveu’s ‘Eric LaRue’ unnerved Chicago audiences. Now it’s a Michael Shannon movie.
Hundreds of school shootings after Brett Neveu's "Eric LaRue" made its Chicago stage entrance, Michael...
Arts
New museum in Pullman to recognize women’s role in labor movement
A Ladies Auxiliary Women’s History Museum is planned near the National A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum in Pullman.
Books
Biblioracle: Ron Currie Jr.’s latest novel is the dark but inviting ‘Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne’
Babs Dionne's world is much smaller than the planet, but to her it's everything, and her death is truly a combination of savage and noble, a perfect description of the novel itself.
Movies
Review: ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island,’ where the right concert can change your life
A reclusive lottery winner hires his favorite folk duo for a reunion concert. Love, music and laughs proceed from there. It all feels a little contrived at times, but it works.
TV and Streaming
‘Pulse’ review: Netflix attempts its own version of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’
Woe to the medical drama premiering in the wake of "The Pitt." Viewers who prefer "Grey's" may not care
Theater
Review: In ‘No Such Thing’ by Rivendell, an older screenwriter adds some drama to her life
In this world premiere at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble, a woman in her 60s embarks on an affair with a younger man.
Restaurants, Food and Drink
Wrigley Field debuts menu with jibaritos, baseball doughnuts and fried ranch bombs
This year, baseball fans at Wrigley Field can enjoy new items such as doughnuts in the shape of a baseball, jibarito sandwiches and lobster rolls.
Music and Concerts
Review: With a sold-out show at United Center, Deftones are bigger than they’ve ever been
The modern reassessment of late ‘90s nu metal has played a role in the band’s seemingly sudden resurgence, but where Lollapalooza headliner Korn’s popularity seems rooted in nostalgia, interest in Deftones is brimming with serious adoration.
Travel
Montevideo, Uruguay: 50,000 steps in a city where the sidewalk never ends
The nearly 14-mile waterside promenade La Rambla serves as an outdoor living room for locals and as an antidote to visitors' winter blues.
Museums
Chicago historian Shermann ‘Dilla’ Thomas planning future with DuSable Museum after being laid off by ComEd
Thomas is starting to settle into a new role as the brand ambassador and chief of social media for the Washington Park institution.
Home and Garden
How to force branches to bloom indoors
Some good plant choices for forcing branches indoors include magnolias, lilacs and viburnum.
Recipes
The Kitchn: The ridiculously simple 15-minute dinner I make at least once a week
As much as I love a double-digit-step recipe with more ingredients than I can count on my two hands (looking at you, Beef Wellington), that’s not realistic for every night (let alone weekly!). Sometimes you just need a simple recipe...
Fashion
These NCAA Tournament styles stand out in a sea of coaches in team polo shirts and quarter-zip pullovers
The styles of Notre Dame's Niele Ivey, LSU’s Kim Mulkey, Alabama’s Nate Oaks and South Carolina’s Dawn Staley stand out in a sea of coaches in team polo shirts and quarter-zip pullovers.
Entertainment
Cedar Lake man wins World Champion of ribs title
As 50 mph winds whipped through the Texas Motor Speedway, Brian and Ann Neale kept their eye on the prize: The perfect barbecue. Dust battered their faces while they toiled for hours against more than 125 other top “pitmasters” from...