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Roger Q. Mason’s stage play and film Lavender Men considers Abraham Lincoln's love life and interrogates American mythology.

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Young Fathers’ score for 28 Years Later—the legacy sequel to 28 Days Later (2002) and 28 Weeks Later (2007)—is phenomenal.

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The evolution of the southeast side’s sharpest clothing boutique has shaped its status as a trendsetter for almost four decades. Essential Elements, which started as a jewelry and accessory store, now ...

The former NBA player's unconventional self-expression had an impact on LGBTQ+ people when he played for the Chicago Bulls.

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In Kimberly Akimbo, a teenage girl with a progeria-like condition wrestles with mortality and a dysfuctional family.

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This synth-heavy Chicago rock band make music for people who want to have fun even when they’re morbidly concerned about the ...

Backed by a revolving cast of musicians he calls the Nephews, TJ Kennedy belts out weathered, sloppy outlaw country, with an ...