The Chicago Record Report covers new local music that's caught the Reader's ear—including releases by Bear Mace, Cocojoey, ...

AI-generated hentai sits at a provocative crossroads where fantasy meets technology, and desire is woven into each and every ...

We had to bring you some of the imaginative stuff as always. Our cover story this week comes from film contributor Kat Sachs, ...

Every 30 minutes on opening days, visitors to ACRE Projects are greeted with the song of a mechanized choir in “hiccup" by Tess Oldfield.

In “Living Without the Gods,” Chicago-based Indian artist Shaurya Kumar probes the removal of spiritual artifacts under colonial occupation.

Rockers the Puta-Pons only managed one album, but their two irrepressible front women endured tragedy and a messy breakup to ...

Chicagoland research labs and community clinics are navigating illegal funding stoppages, censorship, and increasing ...

A good book can make the sweltering hours pass a little more pleasurably. So here’s a handful of recommendations for beach ...

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

The Reader is free. Producing it isn’t. And without your support, we can't continue. So we need you to chip in, even if it’s ...

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 Chicago House Run debuts with six on-route DJ stations, Smut take big swings on the first album they wrote as Chicagoans, ...