Death to Discomfort
DePaul’s Craig Klugman wants to put us at ease talking about dying.
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The Story Behind That Potato Chip Dress
The founder of Local Style Potato Chips partnered with an SAIC grad student to kettle-cook a red carpet showstopper for the James Beard Awards.
Reflections on the Chicago Rat Hole, One Year Later
The man who drew attention to a rodent-shaped crevice in a Roscoe Village sidewalk looks back at the whimsy and woe it generated.
How to Make Billy Zureikat’s Malört Cookies
The chocolate-grapefruit cookie is topped with a liqueur glaze — and it won't make you wince.
Photo Essay: Inside the Salt Shed’s Rebirth
Sandra Steinbrecher’s images capture how Chicagoans transformed and preserved the industrial complex into a cultural center.
“That’s Not Water, Buddy”: An Oral History of Poopgate
August 8 marks the 20th anniversary of an incident that will go down in Chicago scatological history: a Dave Matthews Band bus dumping human waste on a boat of sightseers....
Top 5 Things We Just Learned About High Fidelity
A new book by Andrew Buss, Top Five: How High Fidelity Found Its Rhythm And Became a Cult Movie Classic takes a look at the original text by Nick Hornby,...
Collecting Christmas
Photographer Sheila Barabad wanted to maintain her midcentury home's atomic curb appeal, which led to a collection of groovy lawn art.
Andrew Bird’s Gezelligheid Returns to Chicago
The cozy holiday tradition is revived after a pandemic hiatus.
“We Just Want Safe Spaces to Bike”
Christina Whitehouse is trying to make Chicago’s streets less dangerous for cyclists.