The more government, the more injustice.” At Mazdaznan’s peak around 1908, he attracted some 18,000 followers worldwide, ...

For her brand Sublime Remains, Av Grannan transforms the uglier bits of nature into stunning bags, hats, and accessories.

Vershawn Sanders-Ward talks about what she looks for in collaborators with her company; plus changes at Lookingglass and Lifeline.

The most famous occult Chicago film is almost certainly Candyman (1992), largely set in Cabrini-Green and featuring many more ...

Chicago organizers have long joined together across racial, ethnic, and geographic lines in the fight for a better city.

Subtext Studio Theatre's Que Te Vaya Bien, about a father and son confronting their issues at Wrigley Field, delivers a ...

A descendant of a victim of the Salem witch trials confronts contemporary traumas in Sarah Ruhl's Becky Nurse of Salem at ...

Structured as a series of obituaries, Eden Robins’s literary puzzle box uses an AI character's story to examine the very ...

In her Newberry Library course, Kay Daly examines the depiction of witches onstage, from the 17th century to the present.

ZeroEyes proponents say it will improve public safety by helping police respond faster to potential gun threats. But there ...

For their ten-year celebration in September, Mr. Man released a list of their top ten favorite nude scenes of all time, ...

Euripides's Hippolytus meets early aughts pop-star traumas in Justine Gelfman's The Love Object at Story Theatre.