The Huffington Post, September 2, 2014 — Dear Chicago museums and galleries: Would one of you please show “The Clock”? … Read my blog post at The Huffington Post or at Underground Bee.
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Play review: ‘Isaac’s Eye’
Make It Better magazine, September 1, 2014 — Just about every work of historical fiction takes liberties with the facts, but some take more liberties than others. “Isaac’s Eye,” Lucas Hnath’s play about 17th-century scientist Isaac Newton, takes a lot. It’s more fable than documentary. But this play, now at Writers Theatre, is completely upfront about that… Read… Continue reading Play review: ‘Isaac’s Eye’
An unforgettable marathon of theater: The Hypocrites’ ‘All Our Tragic’
The Huffington Post, August 13, 2014 — Like most stage plays, All Our Tragic concludes with a final appearance by its cast. Just seeing all of those actors again — and thinking back on the multiple roles each of them had played on that stage over the previous 12 hours — was an unusually stirring experience on Sunday… Continue reading An unforgettable marathon of theater: The Hypocrites’ ‘All Our Tragic’
Failed Chicago transit plans
Pitchfork 2014 photos and reviews
Pitchfork roundtable (2014): Top storylines and must-see acts
Industrial revolution: See how small-biz owners are giving factories new life
Crain’s Chicago Business, July 12, 2014 — They’re tucked away in desolate corners all over the city: looming brick and concrete buildings that once held factories that supported entire neighborhoods. These behemoths helped earn Chicago its brawny reputation and, once they were vacated, became hulking icons of its blight. But now a crop of savvy small-business… Continue reading Industrial revolution: See how small-biz owners are giving factories new life
