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    May 9, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Robert Sickinger, pioneer of Chicago theater, dies at 86

    Robert Sickinger, a pivotal figure in the development of Chicago's off-Loop theater scene, died Thursday morning at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. Sickinger was 86. His daughter, Erika, said her father died from natural causes.
    Robert Sickinger, a pivotal figure in the development of Chicago's off-Loop theater scene, died Thursday morning at his home in Delray Beach, Fla. Sickinger was 86. His daughter, Erika, said her father died from natural causes. To the extent that...

    Tags: Chicago Loop, Arts and Culture, Jane Addams, Hull House, Delray Beach

    2. Sep 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Add David Foster Wallace to 'unlikable' pantheon

    The last time filmmaker Jason Reitman came through town we got into a conversation about unlikable characters. He knows something about unlikable characters: "My first movie was about the head lobbyist for Big Tobacco ('Thank You for Smoking'), my second was about a sarcastic pregnant teenager ('Juno') and my third was about a guy who fires people for a living ('Up in the Air')."
    The last time filmmaker Jason Reitman came through town we got into a conversation about unlikable characters. He knows something about unlikable characters: "My first movie was about the head lobbyist for Big Tobacco ('Thank You for Smoking'), my...

    Tags: Illinois State University, Arts and Culture, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Fiction, Book

    3. Sep 18, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Teen fashion maven Tavi Gevinson is 16 going on 30

    Tavi Gevinson, for whom we will all work one day, was walking home from school, books pressed to her chest, skirt swishing. It was a portrait of suburban idyll, the first day of class at Oak Park and River Forest High School. And yet, during the first two class periods, she held back tears, she said. She didn't have friends in those classes and couldn't help thinking she had a great summer and now, with the start of her junior year, it was gone.
    Tavi Gevinson, for whom we will all work one day, was walking home from school, books pressed to her chest, skirt swishing. It was a portrait of suburban idyll, the first day of class at Oak Park and River Forest High School. And yet, during the first two...

    Tags: Jimmy Fallon, Unity (music group), Bob Dylan, Fashion Trends, Science and Technology

    4. Apr 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Movie secrets are there, in the script!

    You know what "Star Wars" is about? I mean, <em>really</em> about? Vietnam. It's a critical allegory of the war: The Rebels are the scrappy Viet Cong, hastily assembled, devoted and relentless; the Empire is the American military, tripped up by an enemy using guerrilla tactics and inferior weaponry. Oh, there's more here, but...
    You know what "Star Wars" is about? I mean, really about? Vietnam. It's a critical allegory of the war: The Rebels are the scrappy Viet Cong, hastily assembled, devoted and relentless; the Empire is the American military, tripped up by an enemy using...

    Tags: Naomi Watts, Easy Rider (movie), Oliver Stone, Willem Dafoe, Star Wars (movie)

    5. May 8, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. New leaf

    To understand why the hiring of Brian Bannon as Chicago's public library commissioner caused a more-than-ordinary stir, let us quote a learned cultural authority.
    To understand why the hiring of Brian Bannon as Chicago's public library commissioner caused a more-than-ordinary stir, let us quote a learned cultural authority. That authority is not Socrates. It is not Shakespeare. It is not Goethe. Nor is it...

    Tags: Politics, Phil Jackson, Chicago Public Library, Science and Technology, University of Washington

    6. Mar 15, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. I hate a parade!

    Chicago's annual St. Patrick's Day parade will step off at noon Saturday from Balbo and Columbus drives in Grant Park and head north about half a mile to Monroe Drive.
    Chicago's annual St. Patrick's Day parade will step off at noon Saturday from Balbo and Columbus drives in Grant Park and head north about half a mile to Monroe Drive. You couldn't pay me to be there. Contrary to the words of the famous song, I hate a...

    Tags: Apple iPod, Arts and Culture, Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, Columbus Day, Festive Events

    7. Jan 24, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Chicago Confidential: City makes headway in Bloomingdale Trail project

    The city of Chicago last week bought the 2.7-mile-long elevated Canadian Pacific Railway spur known as the Bloomingdale Trail.
    The city of Chicago last week bought the 2.7-mile-long elevated Canadian Pacific Railway spur known as the Bloomingdale Trail. The sales price was $1, not including administrative fees. By the time the spur's makeover into a bike and running path is...

    Tags: Elections, Millennium Park, Politics, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, Science and Technology

    8. Dec 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Edward Burns returns to his roots

    About halfway through writing the script for "The Fitzgerald Family Christmas" (which opens at the Wilmette Theatre next week), Edward Burns says he found himself at a crossroad. "Do I want to make the big, crazy, funny, holly-jolly Christmas Irish family movie?" he recalled when we spoke last week, "or do I want to go for something a little more grounded in the real world and a little more serious?"
    About halfway through writing the script for "The Fitzgerald Family Christmas" (which opens at the Wilmette Theatre next week), Edward Burns says he found himself at a crossroad. "Do I want to make the big, crazy, funny, holly-jolly Christmas Irish family...

    Tags: Chicago Public Library, Holidays, Saving Private Ryan (movie), Michael McGlone, CBS Corp.

    9. Dec 20, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. My favorite moments of 2012

    Years ago when I was a student at Northwestern University, a handful of executives at America Online came to my class and explained that you, I and everyone we know would soon find ourselves pleasantly stranded on "information islands." We nodded, though we didn't entirely understand. What they meant was that broadcasting would soon end and <em>nichecasting</em> would take over. Your island would become a mirror of yourself, what you knew, liked and watched, and you would rarely have the incentive to venture off of your narrowly prescribed landmass.
    Years ago when I was a student at Northwestern University, a handful of executives at America Online came to my class and explained that you, I and everyone we know would soon find ourselves pleasantly stranded on "information islands." We nodded,...

    Tags: The Hunger Games (movie), Politics, Millard Fillmore, Jordan Peele, Joaquin Phoenix

    10. Oct 31, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Voters: It's time to say 'when' to the insiders

    For those in Cook County who care about the state of our politics &mdash; and I'll offer evidence in a moment to demonstrate how depressingly small your number is &mdash; here's a helpful slogan to remember as you prepare to vote sometime in the next six days:
    For those in Cook County who care about the state of our politics — and I'll offer evidence in a moment to demonstrate how depressingly small your number is — here's a helpful slogan to remember as you prepare to vote sometime in the next...

    Tags: Elections, Politics, Mike Royko, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution

    11. Sep 16, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Who's who — and who's paying — in the Prentice preservation war

    The clash between Northwestern University and preservationists over the fate of <strong>Bertrand Goldberg</strong>'s old Prentice Women's Hospital is expected to climax as early as Oct. 4 when the Commission on Chicago Landmarks could begin weighing the merits of preserving the Streeterville structure.
    The clash between Northwestern University and preservationists over the fate of Bertrand Goldberg's old Prentice Women's Hospital is expected to climax as early as Oct. 4 when the Commission on Chicago Landmarks could begin weighing the merits of...

    Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Streeterville, Chicago Tribune, Companies and Corporations

    12. May 13, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. 'My Kind of Town' picks at still-raw wound

    THEATER REVIEW: "My Kind of Town" &#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#189; ... This fine new play by John Conroy begins with a faux promotional video about the beauties of Chicago, circa 1990. From there, we are led directly down, down into the basement of Area 2 police headquarters.
    "My Kind of Town," the fine new play by John Conroy with the titular nod to Frank Sinatra, begins with a faux promotional video about the beauties of Chicago, circa 1990. Narrated by the Tribune's Rick Kogan, it's a shot-from-the-air celebration of the...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Broken Nose, Frank Sinatra, Health, Andrew Wilson

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