Nina Metz

Nina Metz is a Chicago Tribune critic who covers TV and film. Before joining the Tribune she was a freelance writer and theater critic. She also worked as a news radio producer in Chicago and New Orleans.

Artist Steve Shanabruch sits with some of his neighborhood prints at his Chicago home on March 9, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Visit Norwood Park! Or Englewood! Chicago artist creates and sells tourism posters for city’s neighborhoods.

March 25, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Illustrator Steve Shanabruch's retro posters suggest 1930s travel advertisements — what was once a side gig now makes up half his income.

Madeleine Grynsztejn, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, stands among Pedro y Juana’s, “From the Tropics with Love,” an installation, at the museum on March 16, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)

MCA leader Madeleine Grynsztejn will step down after nearly 20 years

March 17, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

After nearly two decades at Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art, director Madeleine Grynsztejn is stepping down

From left: Judge Anthony C. Kyriakopoulos, attorney Tinos Diamantatos, judge Megan Goldish and the onstage jury at the National Hellenic Museum’s "Trial of Themistocles" at Harris Theater in April 2025. (Elios Photography/The National Hellenic Museum)

Was Odysseus a criminal? A mock trial will determine his fate.

March 9, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

The National Hellenic Museum's mock trial series brings ancient history and myth to life in a modern courtroom setting.

The DePaul Art Museum at 935 W Fullerton Ave. is shutting down on June 30. (Provided by DPAM)

Members of DePaul faculty publish open letter opposing the closure of art museum

March 3, 2026 at 5:52 a.m.

The letter has more than one thousands signatures from people hoping DePaul will reconsider its decision

DePaul Art Museum will close in June

February 26, 2026 at 2:15 p.m.

The university's museum closes due to budget cuts after occupying a space on Fullerton Avenue since 2011.

An Outcry participant seen mid-scream in the documentary “Outcry: Alchemists of Rage." (Clare Major)

‘Outcry’ documentary is about a Chicago woman’s group scream sessions

February 27, 2026 at 5:25 p.m.

Whitney Bradshaw created Outcry as a place for women to stop being silent and start getting real. A new documentary looks at how that works.

Twenty-four returning players are abandoned on the islands of Fiji with the chance to win $1 million for "Survivor's" 50th season. (Robert Voets/CBS)

‘Survivor’ offering an idol hunt for viewers ahead of its Season 50 premiere

February 19, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

An immunity idol has been hidden in all 50 states. The clue for the Illinois location will be revealed on Friday.

A house featured in the documentary "Prickly Mountain and My Design-Build Life." (Scott Furkay)

Architecture and Design Film Festival opens with climate change as the subtext

February 18, 2026 at 11:24 a.m.

"Now more than ever, we’re thinking about climate change because there’s no way to look away from it. "

Alysa Liu of Team United States competes in the Women's Short Program on day zero of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 06, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

A conversation with the UIC professor who heads up sports sciences for US Figure Skating

February 12, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

Lindsay Slater Hannigan, who is director of the University of Illinois at Chicago's Human and Sport Performance Laboratory, talks about her work with Olympic skaters.

Joffrey Ballet students rehearse in a studio adjacent to the Chicago Theatre and its marquee on North State Street on Dec. 2, 2022, in Chicago. The marquee uses the Chicago Municipal Device. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

The Chicago Municipal Device is the city symbol few Chicagoans know about

February 11, 2026 at 5:45 a.m.

The backstory of Chicago's century-old symbol — a “Y” inside a circle — that can be found dotted throughout the city.

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