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Our chief film critic Steve Prokopy joined David Cronenberg for a post-screening Q&A of The Shrouds at
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📸: Tumpale Mwakasisi
8 months ago
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Trap Door Theatre stages "Dutchman" by Amiri Baraka, a 1964 play about racism, power and politiics. Dated? A little, but still thrilling after all these years.
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Review: Trap Door Takes Us Back to the Sixties with Amiri Baraka’s Electric <em>Dutchman</em> | Third Coast Review
Amiri Baraka was still LeRoi Jones when he wrote Dutchman in 1964. The play, now being staged by Trap Door Theatre, is an early dialogue on race, class and power. […]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/stages/2025/10/11/review-trap-door-dutchman
3 months ago
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How are Chicago-area bookstores doing in this era of increasing book bans and censorship? We talked to a bunch of them. We think you will find their responses as interesting as we do.
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Words of Survival: Chicago Bookstores Respond to COVID and Book Bans | Third Coast Review
This is the third in our series of articles on The Art of Survival, in which we explore how small Chicago arts organizations are surviving post-COVID and weathering the anti-humanist and anti-diversit...
https://thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/09/30/words-of-survival-chicago-bookstores
3 months ago
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5 months ago
The Design Museum exhibit—Great Ideas of Humanity—reinvents a great advertising campaign that began in Chicago.
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Review: Design Museum Recreates Classic Great Ideas Series With New Voices and Expanded Focus | Third Coast Review
The Design Museum of Chicago has reached back into design history for a landmark advertising campaign developed by a Chicago corporation; the curators have recreated it as a modern-day exhibit […]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/art/2025/07/29/review-design-museum-great-ideas-of-humanity
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Our comedy fans covered iO Fest and here's our finale.
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Dispatch: iO Fest 2025 Closes With POC Comedy, Off-Kilter Standup and Shakespearean Bloodshed | Third Coast Review
By Third Coast Review Staff iO Theater’s second annual iO Fest closed Sunday after 100-plus comedy acts performed over the four-day event. The fest featured homegrown Chicago talent and nationally […]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/stages/2025/07/28/dispatch-io-fest-2
5 months ago
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Tumpale Frank
6 months ago
I officially have my byline with
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Preview: Chicago’s iO Fest Returns with Star-Studded Lineup July 24–27 | Third Coast Review
Chicago’s rich improv tradition takes center stage next week as iO Fest 2025 returns July 24-27 to the iO Theater, 1501 N. Kingsbury St., filling four days with comedic performances, […]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/stages/2025/07/17/preview-chicagos-io-fest-july-24-27
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Mr. Dan Kelly
7 months ago
Lit editor business for
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. I interview horror/spec fiction writer
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about his new book Witch in the Wind, "gay horror," and supporting your favorite writers.
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Interview: Witches, Pirates, and LGBTQIA+: A Talk with Horror/Romance Writer Damian Serbu | Third Coast Review
"The genres allowed me to empower LGBTQIA+ characters in different ways. A gay vampire has power over the world other gay people don’t."
https://thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/06/19/interview-witches-pirates-and-lgbtqia-a-talk-with-horror-romance-writer-damian-serbu
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7 months ago
Lit Editor Business: June Sawyers shares her experiences at "Bloomsday in Chicago" at the Galway Arms in
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Let Us Re-Joyce: "Bloomsday in Chicago" Celebrates James Joyce's Masterwork | Third Coast Review
Ulysses. The book Sylvia Beach’s Shakespeare and Company published in Paris in 1922. The book that was banned in the US and the UK. The book people either love or […]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/06/20/let-us-re-joyce-bloomsday-in-chicago-celebrates-james-joyces-masterwork
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6 months ago
Back on the local Iberoamerican film beat for
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with AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE, Albert Serra's hypnotic observational documentary about bullfighting. Opens today in Chicago for a limited four-day engagement at the Gene Siskel Film Center:
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Review: <em>Afternoons of Solitude</em> Takes an Unconventional Approach to a Bloody Tradition | Third Coast Review
“It is impossible to believe the emotional and spiritual intensity and pure, classic beauty that can be produced by a man, an animal and a piece of scarlet serge draped […]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/film-tv/2025/07/04/review-afternoons-of-solitude
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Mr. Dan Kelly
7 months ago
TCR Lit Editor Business: Always glad when Patrick T. Reardon does a review for
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. Especially if it's about old Abe.
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Review: His Mind Constantly on the Go, Lincoln the Citizen, by Henry C. Whitney, edited by Michael Burlingame | Third Coast Review
Nonetheless, if the reader is willing to spend the time, energy, and discernment, the book offers striking insights about Lincoln.
https://thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/06/16/review-his-mind-constantly-on-the-go-lincoln-the-citizen-by-henry-c-whitney-edited-by-michael-burlingame
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Mr. Dan Kelly
7 months ago
Lit Ed Biz: Check out the latest installment of Book Smarts, in which
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writers cover their favorite Chicago bookstores. This installment was written by guest author Holly Smith about 57th Street Books of
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Book Smarts: 57th Street Books: Stairs, Lore, and a Third Space | Third Coast Review
“The importance is to be a community resource and a community third space,” Mayer continued, also indicating the store's location—not far from the University of Chicago's main quad...
https://thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/06/17/book-smarts-57th-street-books-stairs-lore-and-a-third-space
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Mr. Dan Kelly
7 months ago
I wrote a review of Frank London Brown's "This Is Life," a collection of short, short fiction about Black Chicago written in 1959–1960 for
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. These formerly appeared in the Chicago Defender. Published by
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Review: <em>This Is Life: Rediscovered Short Fiction</em>, by Frank London Brown | Third Coast Review
Here we find Black Chicagoans at work or play, struggling or succeeding, and sadly experiencing familiar problems and obstacles brought in by prejudice, inequality, and discrimination. Most of Brown’s...
https://thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/06/07/review-emthis-is-life-rediscovered-short-fiction-em-by-frank-london-brown
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Mr. Dan Kelly
7 months ago
New review for
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by Caroline Huftalen.
@beltpublishing.bsky.social
offers a delightful cookbook revealing the many facets of the humble rhubarb. Believe it or not, you can use it for more than pie and crumbles.
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7 months ago
Lovely new review from Patrick T. Reardon for
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. Help little little kids understand where their food comes from:
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Throughout human history, children grew up watching plants grow and become food. They helped plant seeds. They helped tend the field or orchard. They helped harvest the rice or the apples or the potatoes.
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2025/05/27/review-a-sweet-and-wonder-filled-book-our-food-grows-written-by-sarah-m-white-illustrated-by-tessa-gibbs
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10 months ago
Third Coast Review Lit Editor Business: Patrick T. Reardon reviews a book about railway maps, which I know SOME of you will eat up with a soup ladle.
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Review: The How, When, and Why of Rail Lines, <em>A History of the Railroad in 100 Maps</em>, by Jeremy Black | Third Coast Review
It’s a serious book for serious readers, mainly scholars studying the history of the railroad, the history of humanity over the past two centuries and the ways people and the railroad have intersected...
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2025/03/09/review-the-how-when-and-why-of-rail-lines-ema-history-of-the-railroad-in-100-maps-em-by-jeremy-black
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Our chief film critic Steve Prokopy joined David Cronenberg for a post-screening Q&A of The Shrouds at
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📸: Tumpale Mwakasisi
8 months ago
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Mr. Dan Kelly
9 months ago
New article by me for Third Coast Review (
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.) I interview the proprietors of Secret World Books of Highland Park. It's their first anniversary. They're on the Chicagoland Bookstore Crawl for Independent Bookstore Day too.
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Book Smarts—Secret World Books of Highland Park: Third Space for the North Shore | Third Coast Review
Gayle and Michael Brandeis sought to provide the North Shore with just such a space through their Highland Park store, Secret World Books (1774 2nd Street, Highland Park).
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2025/04/23/book-smarts-secret-world-books-of-highland-park-a-third-space-for-the-north-shore
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Mr. Dan Kelly
9 months ago
Looking for some literary things to do in the coming weeks? Check out
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's Chicago Is Lit column for
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Chicago Is Lit: Independent Bookstore Day and More Spring Events | Third Coast Review
After Independent Bookstore Day, the literary celebration continues: add these free author events and readings to your May to-do list.
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2025/04/25/chicago-is-lit-independent-bookstore-day-and-more-spring-events
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Mr. Dan Kelly
8 months ago
Always a pleasure when Patrick T. Reardon does a review for
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Review: Sadness at the End of a World, Unstaged Grief: Musicals and Mourning in Midcentury America, by Jake Johnson | Third Coast Review
The title of Jake Johnson’s latest book—Unstaged Grief: Musicals and Mourning in Midcentury America—is more than a bit jarring. It’s that part about “Musicals and Mourning” that seems so odd. […]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2025/05/06/review-sadness-at-the-end-of-a-world-unstaged-grief-musicals-and-mourning-in-midcentury-america-by-jake-johnson
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Tumpale Frank
10 months ago
It was lovely to hear Mark Anthony Green chat about his movie Opus at
@musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
! Opus is an eerie Willy Wonkaesque dive into the dark side of fame. John Malkovich is delightfully bizarre, and Ayo Edebiri is exceptional. 🎵🔪
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Elizabeth Niarchos Neukirch
10 months ago
THE BRAILLE ENCYCLOPEDIA: BRIEF ESSAYS ON ALTERED SIGHT by Naomi Cohn, the latest hybrid title from
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, is an unforgettable series of poetic "definitions" unlike anything you've ever read. More in my highly recommended review!
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#BookRecommendation
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Need weekend plans? We got you covered! Check out Your Curated Weekend for ideas:
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Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 2/27 and Beyond | Third Coast Review
We’re in that miraculous false spring season so let’s take advantage of the warmer temps and brighter days! There’s so much coming up this weekend including all the fun concerts, […]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2025/02/27/your-chicago-curated-weekend-2-27-and-beyond
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Nice boycott breakdown from
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Vote with Your Wallet: Join the Shopping Boycott on February 28th to Protest Billionaires Ransacking the American Government | Third Coast Review
Wondering how to fight fascism funded by corporate greed? Simple. Don’t feed the beast. Withholding unnecessary spending is a powerful form of resistance against today’s robber barons, the American ol...
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2025/02/24/vote-with-your-wallet-join-the-shopping-boycott-february-28
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A new staging of Sam Shepard's great play by Raven Theatre.
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Review: Raven Theatre Creates a Sizzling Production of the Sam Shepard Masterwork, <em>AÂ Â Lie of the Mind</em> | Third Coast Review
A Lie of the Mind, Sam Shepard’s 1983 play about two families and the tragedy that binds them, is a sizzling 2.5 hours of solid acting, direction and pacing. At […]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2025/02/25/stages-review-raven-theatre-sam-shepard-a-lie-of-the-mind
10 months ago
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The Remains of Louis Sullivan.
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reviews Louis Sullivan: An American Architect. Gorgeous images of his remaining structures, accompanied by great histories/descriptions. By Patrick F. Cannon and James Caulfield.
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Review: They All Stand Up, <em>Louis Sullivan: An American Architect</em>, by Patrick F. Cannon and James Caulfield | Third Coast Review
Thankfully, for those who can’t...sweet talk their way into Sullivan’s buildings, Cannon and Caulfield have created this bright and handsome book.
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2024/12/10/review-they-all-stand-up-emlouis-sullivan-an-american-architect-em-by-patrick-f-cannon-and-james-caulfield
about 1 year ago
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Elizabeth Neukirch contributes her monthly "Chicago Is LIT" literary events column to
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. What's the word(s) here in Chicago? Check it out here.
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Chicago Is Lit: Poetry Brothel & more December events | Third Coast Review
Chicago's literary scene heats up this month with The Poetry Brothel and more indoor readings and events for book lovers.
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2024/12/04/chicago-is-lit-poetry-brothel-more-december-events
about 1 year ago
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Take a Vulgar Picture:
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reviews Ann Marks' biography of Vivian Maier, and shares a few thoughts on posthumous fame and exploitation of artistic oddballs.
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Review: Take a Vulgar Picture, <em>Vivian Maier Developed</em>, by Ann Marks | Third Coast Review
A self-made mystery woman, Maier remains mystifying, though Marks’ book inspires a few interesting thoughts on her, her hoarding, and society’s rapaciousness for dead, easily branded artists.
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2024/12/02/review-take-a-vulgar-picture-emvivian-maier-developed-em-by-ann-marks
about 1 year ago
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The state of Illinois needs a new flag, Problem is, they're asking us to design it. Nephew art, anyone?
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Opinion: Public Contest to Design New State Flag Is a Terrible Idea | Third Coast Review
The State of Illinois has announced a contest to gather designs for a new state flag. Design submissions are due by October 18. This is a horrendously bad idea. Unless one of […]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2024/09/12/art-opinion-public-contest-to-design-new-state-flag
over 1 year ago
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Here's a new post on Kara Swisher telling us what she thinks about some of the tech bros she covers.
add a skeleton here at some point
almost 2 years ago
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Have you ever wondered how all those shopping carts congregated in some otherwise-deserted space? Julian Montague has done rigorous analysis (and taken great photos) to answer that question. We review his book, Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America.
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Review: An Artist/Photographer Analyzes the Wanderlust of Stray Shopping Carts | Third Coast Review
The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification By Julian Montague Second edition, 2023, University of Chicago Press Julian Montague published his first edition of ...
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2023/12/27/lit-lreview-stray-shopping-carts-of-eastern-north-america/
almost 2 years ago
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We review a new translation of a book of short stories by the noted Indian writer, Rajkamal Chaudhary. Reviewed by
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Review: Searching for Meaning in the Absurd World of Rajkamal Chaudhary’s Traces of Boots on Tongu...
Traces of Boots on Tongue and Other Stories, the first English-language translation of the late Indian writer Rajkamal Chaudhary's work, searches for meaning in an absurd and changing world.
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2023/12/27/review-traces-of-boots-on-tongue-and-other-stories/
almost 2 years ago
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Here's film critic Steve Prokopy's list of best documentary films of 2023. Just 20 films. Also see our post with his list of best narrative films--a total of 40.
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2023 in Review: Best Documentary Films of the Year | Third Coast Review
As I am prone to do every year, I separate documentaries into their own Best of the Year list, not because I feel they should be judged any differently than […]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2023/12/29/film-best-docs-2023/
almost 2 years ago
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Our chief film critic, Steve Prokopy, picks his 40 favorite films from the 570 films he saw in 2023. Are yours on his best-of list?
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2023 in Review: Best Narrative Films of the Year | Third Coast Review
It’s the last Friday of a pretty great year for film, so it’s time to reveal my Best of the Year list. As always, I was able to squeeze in […]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2023/12/29/film-best-narrative-2023/
almost 2 years ago
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POTUS at Steppenwolf Theatre. POTUS doesn't appear but the story is about seven women in the White House who try to keep him out of trouble. Very funny, sort of an extended SNL sketch. Nancy and Kim wrote a joint review, including interviewing each other.
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Review: Steppenwolf's POTUS Follows a Manic Day in the Life of the Real White House VIPs—the Femal...
This review and the final dialog are written by theater critics Nancy Bishop and Kim Campbell. POTUS is ostensibly a play about the President of the United States, in which […]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2023/11/08/stages-review-steppenwolf-theatre-potus/
about 2 years ago
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Nancy, the theater nerd here. I've seen a lot of plays lately but Jen Silverman's Witch by the Artistic Home really offers food for thought. Yes, there's a devil with a marketing plan but so much more. See it at the Den Theatre.
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Review: Witch by Artistic Home Uses a 17th Century Story to Question Our Hope for the Future | Third...
“Where do we go from here? Can we imagine a better world? Or is it time to burn it all down and start over?” That’s part of the opening speech […]
https://thirdcoastreview.com/2023/11/12/stages-review-witch-artistic-home/
about 2 years ago
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Hi -- we're Third Coast Review and we look forward to getting acquainted here. We're an online arts magazine, focusing on Chicago but often going beyond. We cover movies, music, theater, art, books and more.
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