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Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery by former assistant
“Fast and Furious” star Vin Diesel has been accused by his former assistant of sexual battery while working for him in 2010.
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‘The Color Purple’ review: First-class performers. So why does the musical version feel less authentic than the first film, even?
Like the 1985 film, the new film version of "The Color Purple" based on the Broadway musical works overtime to fabulize Alice Walker's gorgeous novel.
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Taylor Swift’s new romance, debt-erasing gifts and the eclipse are among most joyous moments of 2023
A romance that united sports and music fans, a celestial wonder that drew millions of eyes skyward and a spiritual homecoming for some Native American tribes were just some of the moments that inspired us and brought joy in 2023.
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‘Anyone But You’ review: Down in Australia, much ado about not enough with Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney
Shakespeare's Benedick and Beatrice equivalents meet cute at a coffee shop, then separate at dawn under tense, hurtful circumstances, only to uneasily reunite at a wedding.
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Column: A ‘nightmare’ 2023 for Chicago sports included some memorable moments on TV and radio
From the Sut Scale on Chicago Cubs baseball telecasts to the Taylor Swift watch, there was much to talk about — for better or worse — in the 2023 sports world.
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Column: Betty Boop, now Broadway bound, had many influences. One is a remarkable 1920s South Side Chicago story.
Betty Boop, star of a new Broadway-bound musical, "wasn't inspired by a particular person but by the culture," says Fleischer Studios head Mark Fleischer. "That culture was formed by many people, of all races and creeds, and largely by the Black community.”
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New Year’s Eve fireworks will light up Chicago Riverwalk and Navy Pier
Midnight fireworks will ring in 2024 downtown and on Navy Pier. Expect the display to be big, and also to close some bridges.
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Swedish holiday traditions kept alive at Chellberg Farm every December with music, food
In the mid to late 1800s when Swedish immigrants, such as the Chellberg family, arrived in Northwest Indiana, they brought along with them many special Christmas traditions. On Saturday, Chellberg Farm was packed with people of all ages, touring the home and learning about Swedish traditions, words, music and foods.
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Chicagoans of the Year in the Arts: All our names for 2023
As we approach the end of 2023, the critics and columnists of A+E reflect on the year to highlight some people who have made a difference in the city’s arts.
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Chicagoan of the Year for Classical Music: CSO composer-in-residence Jessie Montgomery is new here, but her presence is already felt
These days, Chicago just makes sense for Jessie Montgomery, now 42 and among the most avidly commissioned composers of her generation.
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Chicagoan of the Year for Pop Music: DJ and musician Ariel Zetina always has her hometown in mind
This year, Ariel Zetina’s charm and unique brand of musicianship and community among her peers has made her a standout Chicagoan.
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Chicagoans of the Year for Dance: Joffrey Ballet stage managers make the magic happen
Joffrey Ballet stage managers Mandy Heuermann and Katherine Selig bear the ultimate responsibility for every light cue firing on time, every prop piece placed where it needs to be and every set change going off without a hitch.
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Chicagoan of the Year for Jazz: Jahari Stampley, the 24-year-old pianist who wowed Herbie Hancock, is just getting started
“I’ve never heard anybody play quite like that," Hancock said of the winner of this year's Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz competition.
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Chicagoan of the Year in Film: Screenwriter and director Minhal Baig has been finding new stories to tell
She likens screenwriting to grooming. “I just keep combing a script, like a cat. You know. Get all the tangles out.”
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Review: In ‘Faith Ringgold: American People’ at the MCA, an African American artist’s decades of work get their due
The electrifying and illuminating retrospective is now in Chicago, spanning six decades of paintings, soft sculptures and story quilts. Don't miss it.
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Marvel kicked out Jonathan Majors after his conviction. It’s thrown years of plans into disarray
Marvel had more riding on Jonathan Majors than perhaps any other actor. Now it’s parting ways with him, and throwing years of plans for its cinematic universe in disarray.
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Chicagoan of the Year for Theater: Roche Schulfer guided the Goodman through the arts storm of the century
Across the country during the pandemic, nonprofit theaters lost their audiences and were forced to cut staff. Not at the Goodman Theatre.
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Chicagoan of the Year for Books: Every so often, a book comes along that changes everything. Enter Jonathan Eig and ‘King.’
His biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. has changed perceptions of well-worn American history, seemingly in real-time. It's already in its ninth printing.
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Chicagoan of the Year for Museums: NMMA founder and outgoing president Carlos Tortolero rethought what a museum could be
“There’s something very Méxicana about the way the building works," he said about the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen. For instance, the rule that art museums must have white walls: “I mean, have you been to Mexico?”
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Review of U2 at the Sphere in Las Vegas: This was the right band to open this brain-bending venue
“We can do whatever we want,” lead singer Bono said during one of his short addresses to the crowd. Who’s to argue?