Chicago-based The Onion has been sold to Univision an entertainment conglomerate based in New York. Chicagoans probably first discovered the Onion back in the 1990’s distributed free near train stations with headlines such as “Oprah fans await further instructions.” Univision…

The Third Coast Review   The new year, 2016, has brought Chicago a new digital literary magazine, or blog: the Third Coast Review. Literary magazines that offer commentary and reviews of the popular arts are critical to the health of…

In an era of shrinking print media, Chicago is home to a new provincial magazine, Chicagoly, although hardly anyone seems to have noticed.   Chicagoly was first announced quietly last summer with the title of the Chicagoan which conjured memories…

Third Coast, When Chicago built the American Dream Chicago history or more myth??   The Third Coast is a history of Chicago that purports to explain how Chicago between the end of the Second World War and the start of…

Ken Burns’ Country Music Neglects Chicago’s Contributions No one does historical or cultural documentaries like Ken Burns. The Civil War, Prohibition, the Vietnam War and now Country Music. It is detailed, extensive and enrapturing. And yet, there is much that…

Pitchfork Media sold to Conde Nast AS first reported by the New York Times, numerous Chicago media outlets have reported that Conde Nast, a New York print and digital media giant, has purchased Chicago-based Pitchfork Media. The fallacy here is…

The Chicago Musical Extravaganza is Alive and Well in Las Vegas The American musical extravaganza, begot in Chicago over thirteen decades ago, is alive and well in Las Vegas, Nevada; not that anyone in Chicago is aware of their City’s…