Christopher Borrelli – Page 29

Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Dave Bautista, Chris Pratt and Pom Klementieff in a scene from "Avengers: Infinity War."

Ranking the Marvel 50: The bad, the good, ‘Wakanda Forever’ and the movie for people who think they hate superhero movies

November 13, 2022 at 9:35 a.m.

What we have here is a ranking of every single TV show and movie that's a part of the 14-year-old Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will continue long enough to bury...

Alguien tiene que hacer el papel de malo

November 9, 2022 at 1:25 p.m.

Alguien tiene que hacer de malo. Alguien tiene que hacer de nazi. Si no, ¿cómo se enseña la historia? Esto lo he oído muchas veces. Cada vez que le preguntaba...

J.B. Pritzker, conqueror of worlds? The memeing of the Illinois governor gets weird

November 4, 2022 at 2:25 p.m.

Among the lesser discussed subjects of the 2022 midterm elections has been a quiet campaign to elect J.B. Pritzker to the position of Great Khan of the Midwest and —...

War correspondent re-enactors at the Rockford World War II Days event.

They’re not Nazis. They just play them on weekends, at reenactments. Is this really teaching history?

November 6, 2022 at 5:01 p.m.

Someone has to play the bad guy. Someone has to play the Nazi. Otherwise, how do you teach history? I heard this a lot. Whenever I would ask anyone portraying...

A mural of Kayne West, by Jason M. Peterson, is painted over on a building along West Lake Street at South Sangamon Street Oct. 31, 2022.

Column: A Kanye West mural is painted over, another remains. It’s the Chicago way we are in a conversation with public art.

November 1, 2022 at 1:00 p.m.

We forget we are in a conversation with public art until something happens. Then we are reminded that, in a sense, we never stop talking. We never stop admiring or...

Jerry Saltz at The Broad Art Museum during Vulture Festival LA on Nov. 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

The Chicago origin — and breakdown — of Jerry Saltz, the everyman’s art critic

October 31, 2022 at 4:32 p.m.

Decades before he became arguably the most important art critic in America, long ago when print was king and being the most important art critic in America meant having the...

A woman dressed as a handmaid from Margaret Atwood's novel, "The Handmaid's Tale," stands nearby as attendees descend a stairwell during the Haunted Library literary event held at the Glen Ellyn Public Library on Oct. 21, 2022.

It Came From Stephen King! How horror lit crawled out of the swamp and into a golden age.

October 27, 2022 at 9:48 a.m.

I have found the secret to immortality. Or at least to reading with everlasting interest, to holding a smile on your face and leaning forward in your seat, while being...

Big things are happening for author George Saunders. You could say that he tries not to notice.

October 24, 2022 at 10:02 a.m.

Now and then, George Saunders, the Oak Forest native and arguably the most celebrated American short story writer of the past 25 years, hears a blunt, caustic Chicago voice in...

Big Shoulders Press has published seven books so far. The first title was "How Long Will I Cry?: Voices of Youth Violence" and the latest is "Virus City," about the COVID-19 pandemic.

A grassroots project at DePaul publishes Chicago stories — the books are free for the asking and you might even be in one

October 19, 2022 at 9:34 a.m.

Big Shoulders Books are free. You can request one. They'll send you one. You might even be in one. Big Shoulders Books, founded at DePaul University a decade ago, has...

Lizzo performs during The Special Tour concert at the United Center on Oct. 16, 2022.

Lizzo at the United Center was over-the-top good vibes. Over-the-top is her style.

October 17, 2022 at 11:10 a.m.

The Mega Church of Lizzo, located Sunday night at the United Center, was not unlike Harry's House, the nickname for Harry Styles' recent six-night stand in the 23,000-seat arena. They...

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