For Your Eyes Only: Visiting the unlikely gadgets of MSI’s ‘007 Science’ exhibit
The last time we saw James Bond he was being blown to bits. Sorry, but “No Time to Die” is three-years old now and the spoiler statue of limitations has...
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44 things this Chicagoan didn’t know about ‘The Blues Brothers’
Daniel de Visé has compiled the definitive one-stop history of the Blues Brothers band, the film and a touching dual biography of John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd.
Happy 65th, Barbie. Let’s go party with Chicago’s oldest Barbie club
When you are among the women — and a handful of gents — of Windy City Collectors, one of the oldest, most durable Barbie-centric groups in the nation, you just...
Often overlooked, Turtel Onli, an advocate for Black artists in comics, has a new exhibition in Café Logan
Turtel Onli's art is created with African and European influences, and a heady sprinkle of fantasy, suggesting past and future.
The Punisher’s skull logo turns up in all the wrong places — what its creator thinks about it now
You see the logo as a sticker on the back of big trucks and SUVs, or worse, as a white nationalist tattoo. The Punisher character debuted in a Marvel comic...
Carlos Cortez at 100: The activist soul of Pilsen had a plan to keep his art affordable, even after his death
The National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen has a show that spotlights some of Carlos Cortez's art, celebrates his activism and shows off his influence.
Why Dog Man Matters, or, don’t trust anyone over 11
“Dog Man: The Musical,” which is playing at the Studebaker Theatre on Michigan Avenue though Feb. 25, is a gateway drug for children into musical theater. I learned this personally,...
Think ‘Les Miz’ and lasers. Broadway Raves are the new big night out for young lovers of show tunes.
"Masquerade," anyone? We traveled to Detroit to catch this touring singular sensation before it plays a sell-out party at Subterranean.
Off display: As new rules about Native American artifacts go into effect, the Field Museum and others in Illinois must comply
If you stop by the Field Museum right now and find yourself in the Alsdorf Hall of Northwest Coast and Arctic Peoples, or the Robert R. McCormick Halls of the...
In appreciation: Cindy Morgan, almost famous, never a pushover, was forever Lacey Underall in ‘Caddyshack’
Cindy Morgan, daughter of Chicago, now permanent resident of the movies, died last month. She was 72. It's OK if you've never heard of her. She was never a brand-name...