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AI threatens to make us redundant. Yidi Wang explores where reproduction fits in at her recent show at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago.

Strawdog Theatre Company's world premiere of Susan H. Pak's The F*ck House is a riveting and unflinching look at adolescence and friendships.

The people who gather the cash and costumes between sets at drag and burlesque shows are a crucial part of the experience.

Noir City: Chicago is back at the Music Box Theatre, celebrating determined and duplicitous dames on the big screen.

The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer.

Mykele Deville celebrates his first album as a dad, another weekend of music festivals arrives to wring the last drops from summer, and more.

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It was only a matter of time before AI companionship became a common, everyday reality, and here we are. While not all of us ...

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As White Sox organist for 40 years, Nancy Faust shaped enduring traditions—including the playful use of “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss ...