Neighborhood
The Culture Connection
A crowd reached about forty, all gathered April 24 to speak about their visions for the growth of Chicago’s cultural future at the Bridgeport Co-prosperity sphere. »
Zebra’s Gourmet Hot Dogs
Inside, Zebra’s has a homey feel, with checkered napkins and plastic chairs ringed around white tables. The front of the house is cozy, not a large-scale dining establishment by any means; the counter at which I ordered was also the partition between the eating area and the kitchen. »
Quietly Provocative
The face behind all of the genitalia, racial slurs, vomit, tongues, human feces, urine, breasts, and crude depictions of “Coco River Fudge Street” is a reticent, mild-mannered, and self-critical man in his early thirties. »
The Man with No First Name
For the past 23 years Murdock has made it his mission to try to bring a feeling of excitement to Chicagoans through his non-profit, the Broken Arrow Horseback Riding Club. »
Be Prepared
Mickle Maher's adaptation of “An Actor Prepares,” premiered last weekend at the Logan Center for the Arts. In the play eight, actors, four of whom are UofC students, dare to portray the author of the classic guide to acting. »
Till the Fat Lady Sings
“This is a powerf**k” is an apt tagline for Slow Gallery’s current exhibition. “It ain’t over…” is all about power and how we mess with it—it’s about breaking rules, challenging assumptions, confronting ourselves and our relationship with power of any kind. In the gallery, there’s a telephone pole lying on the floor. Too big... »
Pillaging Hallowed Grounds
Something was wrong at the Reynolds Club. The late Saturday sun hadn’t quite set, and passersby on 57th street turned their faces up towards the second floor coffee shop with varying degrees of concern, curiosity, and confusion. The perpetrator? The noisily melodic wails and screams of Divinity School student Daniel Wyche, a man who... »
In the Business of Art
The best art collection on campus is also the least publicized, as it’s housed in an unlikely place. The Booth School of Business—known less for its artistic ventures than for its history of turning out successful CEOs—is home to over 300 works of art by approximately 75 artists. “When we moved into the building,... »
