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Album Review: TATUM’S SWINGIN’ SESSION!!! (Tatum Langley and Shout Section Big Band)
PROOF THAT SWING HASN’T GONE OUT OF STYLE If you think big band jazz is a museum piece, Tatum’s Swingin’ Session!!! will blow that notion clear off the bandstand. Under the sharp direction of Brett Dean, Chicago’s own Shout Section Big Band brings brassy swagger and airtight polish to fourteen tracks that feel both reverently…
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GEEK BAR DISPOSIBLE VAPES: FLAVORS, SPECS & BUYING TIPS FROM EIGHTVAPE
There’s something liberating about a disposable vape. No bottles to carry, no coils to replace, no fancy settings but just flavor and satisfaction in a self-contained unit. For many consumers, that’s the genius of Geek Bar in the current oversaturated vape market. I can distinctly remember the first time I tried a Geek Bar. I…
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WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE WORST CELEBRITY CAR ACCIDENTS
Car accidents can happen to anyone—even the rich and famous. Celebrities often live fast-paced lives filled with long hours, travel, and public pressure. But behind the fame, they face the same risks every driver does when they’re distracted, tired, or careless on the road. The stories of the worst celebrity car accidents remind us that…
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Sugar Dating in 2025: What It’s Really Like to Be a Sugar Baby in NYC
Over the past few years, sugar dating has become an increasingly popular option for young professionals in the United States. For many, it’s a way to enjoy companionship while keeping personal freedom and control over their schedules—something traditional dating doesn’t always offer. Emily, 26, a flight attendant in NYC, is one of many women drawn…
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Theater Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC (National Tour at The Nederlander in Chicago)
YOU’RE NEVER GOING TO SEE A BETTER PRODUCTION OF THIS EVERGREEN MUSICAL. JUST BRING SOME CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM. How do you solve a problem like the schmaltz in The Sound of Music? Or even, how do you review a populist juggernaut like The Sound of Music? It’s been sixty-five years since its first appearance on Broadway…
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Theater Review: CYMBELINE (Antaeus Theatre Company in Glendale)
THANKS TO ANTAEUS, CYMBELINE RIDES AGAIN Who knew Cymbeline could gallop? Director Nike Doukas’s new staging at Antaeus Theatre Company turns one of Shakespeare’s most notoriously unwieldy plays into something brisk, lucid, and surprisingly delightful. Though often dismissed as a late-period jumble, this Cymbeline proves that with intelligence and judicious trimming, even Shakespeare’s strangest hybrids…
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EVERYTHING INCLUDED IN THE PIN-UP CASINO WELCOME PACKAGE
If you’ve ever browsed through a few gaming platforms, you’ve probably noticed that almost all of them greet new players with something special. Pin-Up Casino takes that ritual seriously, crafting its welcome package to be more than just a handful of extras. It’s a layered introduction to its entire world. Right in the heart of…
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Theater Review: CHICAGO: QUEERLY ADAPTED FROM THE PLAY YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT INSPIRED THE MUSICAL YOU CAN’T GET AWAY FROM (Redtwist)
ROXIE’S BACK IN TOWN! MY KIND OF PLAY, CHICAGO IS In Jazz Age Chicago, 1924 to be precise, Beulah Annan and Belva Gaertner were tried and subsequently acquitted of murder. A young Tribune reporter and aspiring writer, Maurine Dallas Watkins, covered the two (unrelated) murder cases for the paper and later used them as inspiration…
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Theater Review: JULIA MASLI: HA HA HA HA HA HA HA (Pasadena Playhouse)
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA OFFERS UNITY THROUGH AN ABSURDIST GROUP THERAPY SESSION I had no idea what I was walking into when I drove out to the Pasadena Playhouse (more than an hour’s drive during traffic) to see absurdist clown Julia Masli entertain the crowd at a 70-minute absurdist clown’s group therapy…
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THE ROLE OF ANIMATION AND SOUND IN ONLINE SLOT EXPERIENCE
Have you ever noticed how the sounds and animations in online slot games make everything feel more alive? The spinning reels, flashing lights, and cheerful tunes are not just there for looks or fun—they play a big part in how people enjoy the game. Every sound and visual movement adds to the excitement, helping players…
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Dance Review: GRAVITY (Ballet Preljocaj, The Joyce)
Angelin Preljocaj has carved out a daring niche in the dance world, fusing classical ballet with contemporary flair to invent a unique, bold alphabet of movements. Now, the US premiere of Ballet Preljocaj’s Gravity is at The Joyce Theater, and it is an amazing experience, a meditation on the invisible force that binds us all….
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Film Review: A NIGHT LIKE THIS (Directed by Liam Calvert)
STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT: TALKING, WALKING, TALKING SOME MORE “A guy walks into a bar…” That action is the first line in a long line of jokes, and it is what happens early on in A Night Like This, but its serious look at sadness is no joke. It takes place at Christmastime, although the…
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Film Review: ONLY GOOD THINGS (directed by Daniel Nolasco)
GAY LOVE, PRIVACY, MYSTERY, NUDITY, AND COWS Those who prefer fast-moving plots, in a confusion-free zone so that it’s always clear what’s going on in the story and in the characters’ heads won’t have only good things to say about Only Good Things, even if they feel drawn in by the film’s drawn-out story centering…
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Theater Review: MOTHER MARY (Boston Playwrights’ Theatre)
LOVE IN UNEXPECTED PLACES Two women, from quite different backgrounds, meet in Boston in 1968, a time and a place where ancient grudges and present-day conflicts seem sure to keep them apart. And yet, their very differences bring them together. Adriana Alvarez (Jo) and Tara Forseth (Mary) convincingly portray a transformation from friendly kindness to…
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Concert Review: THE GENIUS OF HAYDN (“What Makes It Great” with Rob Kapilow at Jordan Hall)
A LOVELY SURPRISE The focus of the first program in the 28th season of Rob Kapilow’s “What Makes It Great,” was Franz Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet in G Major, known as “Jack-in-the Box.” With his signature wit and energy, celebrity conductor and music educator Rob Kapilow entertained and educated about this particular string quartet and…
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Film Review: SHE’S THE HE (directed by Siobhan McCarthy)
SOMETHING WITH SILLINESS, SERIOUSNESS, SASS, SCHEMING, AND SEX TALK In real life, being patient with impatient, impulsive teenagers who are also snarky, sneaky, disagreeable and disrespectful can age and enrage adults. However, fictional versions of such young folks and their follies and frenzies can be funny and/or dramatically involving. Many movies, novels, plays, and TV…
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Concert Review: HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF ETTA JAMES? (MUSE/IQUE at The Skirball)
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF ETTA JAMES? MUSE/IQUE SCHOOLS US IN SOUL Presented by MUSE/IQUE at The Huntington Library and The Skirball MUSE/IQUE’s concerts have never been simple performances; they’re living history lessons that turn scholarship into celebration. Under the meticulous leadership of Artistic and Music Director Rachael Worby, the Pasadena-based ensemble has carved a…
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Theater Review: THE INHERITANCE, PART 2 (The Bent)
The Bent Theatre Company Tackles – and Conquers – Part 2 of Matthew Lopez’s Epic The Inheritance This past May, Palm Springs’ LGBTQ+ company The Bent Theatre staged The Inheritance, Part 1 as the final offering of their third season. They were justifiably proud to be the first non-professional theatre on the West Coast granted…
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Theater Review: THE MARK (Babes With Blades Theatre Company at the Edge)
A revolution without an end game misses the mark, but only by this much. Babes With Blades, a theatre company that uses stage combat to create striking, thought-provoking theatre, presents a world premiere production at the Edge Theatre in Edgewater. Ensemble member Jillian Leff’s The Mark is a dystopian drama that examines a society that…
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Theater Review: REVOLUTION(S) (Goodman Theatre)
A REVOLUTION LOST IN THE (BEAUTIFUL) NOISE Revolution(s) is the first Owen Theatre production of Goodman’s centennial celebration. With a book by Zayd Ayers Dohrn and music and lyrics by multiple Grammy winning, rap-metal legend Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave), the musical examines the effects of transgenerational economic and racial injustice in modern…
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