At the end of a Green Day show last week in Luxembourg, relays Stereogum, “Billie Joe Armstrong invited a young man onstage to play the acoustic guitar. The guy had informed Armstrong that he could ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Greek philosopher Socrates declared, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” That extreme statement is a foundational idea of Western philosophy. It’s hard to do! To be ...

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Smoque Defends Its Trademark Turf Against Weber The recently released Weber Smoque is “a pellet smoker that costs $799 or $999, depending on the size.” Barry Sorkin, “owner and pitmaster behind ...

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Get Chicago & Great Lakes culture news sent to your inbox every weekday morning. Subscribe to Newcity Today here. ART Valerie Carberry Named President-CEO Of Gray Gray has named Valerie Carberry the ...

STAGE Tonys Find “Purpose”: Steppenwolf Takes Best Play, Best Actress At the seventy-eighth annual Tony Awards ceremony at Radio City Music Hall, Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s production of “Purpose” ...

Sotheby’s Selling Ferris Bueller’s Sweater Vest The sweater vest worn by Matthew Broderick, one of the most recognizable artifacts of John Hughes’ 1985 “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” is being auctioned ...

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Most ethnic social clubs like the Aid Society have disappeared. Built by immigrants as bridges to the old country, their children still used them as gathering places. But grandchildren—forgetting the ...