Things to do around Chicago: Pitchfork, PetCon and the annual Taste of Lincoln AvenuePitchfork and Beyoncé at Soldier Field may be hogging the spotlight this weekend, but there is plenty else going on. July 21, 2023
Review: Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos is focus of artfully inventive ‘Here Lies Love’ on BroadwayThe new show at the Broadway Theatre is as artful as it is radically inventive: Think Imelda as a needy, up-from-the-sticks Evita and you won’t be far wrong. July 20, 2023
Column: What’s next for the beloved Pickwick Theatre — and what they shouldn’t ignore (hint: it’s the movies)The Pickwick Theatre is something more than a symbol of the past, or a nostalgia novelty for Park Ridge. The venue may be unfashionably scaled, and a little ungainly. But it’s special. July 20, 2023
Barack Obama appears in Kankakee library TikTok video to put focus on book bansFormer President Barack Obama criticized book bans and appeared in a video celebrating censored books with Kankakee Public Library librarians. July 20, 2023
Congress Theater rehab gets boost as City Council OKs up to $27 million tax subsidyIt was one of Chicago's original movie palaces but later became a popular live music venue. July 20, 2023
‘Minx’ review: In Season 2, the perils of success from a feminist mag with male centerfoldsNo longer a start-up story, this year the show examines the moral compromises of a feminist magazine featuring male nudes centerfolds. July 20, 2023
‘Am I crossing picket lines if I see a movie?’ and other Hollywood strike fan questions answeredYou watch movies. You watch TV. And now you’re wondering how the pitched battle — with Hollywood’s actors and writers on one side, and studios and streaming services on the other — will affect you. July 19, 2023
10 movies for summer 2023: From ‘Indiana Jones’ and ‘Barbie’ to some smaller gems The summer '23 movies may rely on a slew of name brands--from Indy to missions: impossible--but if a film as lovely and near-perfect as Celine Song’s debut feature “Past Lives” also qualifies as a summer picture, then summer looks pretty good to me. July 19, 2023
‘Oppenheimer’ review: Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy dissect the tortured conscience behind our atomic age A filmmaker cannot treat the sight, and the fallout, of the dawn of our catastrophic nuclear age as mere spectacle. Well, they can. But it’d be a mistake. This movie isn't perfect but it's Nolan's gravest achievement. July 19, 2023
Chicago Shakespeare hires Edward Hall, a celebrated director from London, as its new artistic directorThe theater also announced the hiring of Kimberly Motes as its new executive director. July 19, 2023
Review: Alicia Keys spreads her energy all around the United Center on her Keys to the Summer tourMore than 20 years after her debut album, Alicia Keys is still able to command a room as a star. July 19, 2023
Photos: Alicia Keys at the United CenterAlicia Keys spreads her energy all around the United Center on her Keys to the Summer tour on July 18, 2023, in Chicago. July 19, 2023
There’s movement in the case of Tupac Shakur’s killing after nearly 30 years. Here’s what to knowHere’s what to know about one of the most infamous fatal shootings in hip-hop history. July 19, 2023
Column: The actors strike and the dystopian potential of AI, now on screenWhat if studios hope to own and profit from a person’s image and likeness for the rest of eternity? July 19, 2023
The couple that writes together has a pair of new books about the world around usMy former Tribune colleagues Barbara Mahany and Blair Kamin have new works about nature and architecture, respectively. July 19, 2023
Ana Castillo’s new book makes you see stories everywhere. Or maybe they’re ghosts.Also, you should see her drawings. The lines! She writes in the a.m. and makes art in the p.m. July 19, 2023
Las Vegas police serve search warrant in nearly 30-year-old Tupac Shakur killing investigation Authorities in Nevada confirmed Tuesday that they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of rapper Tupac Shakur nearly 30 years ago. July 18, 2023
‘Barbie’ review: A doll’s life is richly, unexpectedly imagined by Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie Director Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" has lots going on, a lot of it terrifically imaginative. July 18, 2023
Austin Pendleton drops out of Steppenwolf’s ‘No Man’s Land’The Chicago actor Mark Ulrich has taken over the role of Spooner. July 18, 2023
Column: Chicago mainstay Amy Morton on the actors’ strike: ‘We’re mad. And we’re fed up.’ "In the old days, around contract negotiation time, at least the actors were paid lip service.'” July 18, 2023