Taking the temperature of theater in Chicago: Distress as venues fall, but optimism driven by a vibrant community

Three different times over their past year, popular and longstanding Chicago stage theater spaces have made headlines for ...
Washington City Paper

On Places: Repurposing—and Queering—an H Street Corridor Carriage House

Once home to the ENIKAlley Coffeehouse—a refuge and an incubator where Black gay and lesbian artists and activists.

Julia Dawn Cole, 68, Who Played Veruca Salt in the Original ‘Willy Wonka,’ Reenacts Golden Goose Scene

She played Veruca Salt, one of the most legendary spoiled brats in film history, in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, ...

The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time: Critics' Pick

Laughing matters. It always has. But laughing may matter even more in modern times. Does anyone think that during the Middle ...

BBC Radio and BBC Sounds Christmas 2025: Sparkling celebrations across audio bringing seasonal joy to listeners

Enjoy magical music mixes, special guest takeovers, and engaging story-telling this Christmas on BBC Radio and BBC Sounds ...

Movies to Put You in the Stranger Things Mood

With Stranger Things 5 right around the corner, here are some of the best movies that inspired the series! Did you know that Back to the Future ’s 1985 release is closer to the actual 1955 of shiny ...

The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time

Laughing matters. It always has. But laughing may matter even more in modern times. Does anyone think that during the Middle ...
BrooklynVegan

Indie Basement (11/21): the week in classic indie, alternative & college rock

This week in Indie Basement we’ve got new records by Sharp Pins ( Lifeguard ‘s Kai Slater ), Oneohtrix Point Never, Irish-by-way-of-Portugal band pôt-pot, and Chicago’s Glyders, plus two rave-forward ...