What is the ideal curve of a beer belly? At what angle of flesh is it clear that fizz, hops, and good taste came together to form the abdomen that says, “I know good beer?”
Author: Josh Kovensky
Inherited Scars
Bronzeville’s genealogist talks personal and public history
Tony Burroughs has worked as a self-employed genealogist for thirty years, tracking down people’s lost relatives. Continue reading
Disquiet Riot
Filmmakers panic at the Chicago Art Department
COURTESY OF THE CHICAGO ART DEPARTMENT
The anxious folks down at the Chicago Art Department (CAD) in Pilsen chose to channel their fear and trembling into something productive this past Friday. Continue reading
Lost Contact
Half of Chicago's public mental health clinics were closed in 2012. The rest may soon follow suit
As patients are transferred out of city clinics, people will begin to fall through the cracks. LUKE WHITE
After he graduated from high school, Calvin McCloud began to fall apart. Continue reading
Living Wage
In Springfield and Chicago, a fight to raise the minimum
ELLIE MEJIA
When low-wage fast food workers went on strike this past autumn, they didn’t know what to expect. Many of those on strike didn’t match the expectations of outsiders either. Continue reading
Washington Park & Woodlawn
Camden Bauchner
In 2012, hundreds of violent crimes and dozens of murders occurred in Washington Park and Woodlawn. The city reeled and the reputation of these two neighborhoods, once famous for their music, activism, and culture, was threatened by the specter of violence. Continue reading