With 2024 coming to a close, the A&E staff take a look back at their favorites from the year, from the stage performances that captivated us to the books that kept us turning the page.
The painted angels — with round childlike faces and wings — once were among the defining features of Old North Church when they were painted around 1730.
Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s location. Millions more follow online in nine languages, from English to Japanese.
Dutch writer-director Halina Reijn’s film follows a high-powered CEO and her intern. It may be confounding, at least the first time you watch it.
A Hollywood love letter to Bob Dylan, with all that implies, “A Complete Unknown” works well on its chosen, extremely glossy terms. Its craftsmanship is formidable. Then again, you don’t necessarily need quality to sell one of these things, as “Bohemian Rhapsody” reminded us. If the average fan goes to a movie about a musical […]
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was conceived for a purely Scrooge-like reason — to make money. Its creator, however, saw the Montgomery Ward marketing campaign as an opportunity to be as bold in his writing as the fantastical flying stag with a blindingly bright beak he invented was when called upon to pull Santa Claus’ sleigh […]
New Year’s Eve will be here soon; read on for ways to celebrate the big night around the Chicago area. Newly announced Monday, a big pyrotechnics display will once again light up the Chicago River, launched from downtown bridges all along the Riverwalk. For the most part, we’ve skipped the big bar and hotel parties […]
Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” sped past the Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” to take the top spot at the box office ahead of the lucrative Christmas corridor in theaters.
As we approach the end of 2023, the critics and columnists of A+E reflect on the year to highlight some people who have made a difference in the city’s arts.
A round-up of the best fiction from 2024 that the Biblioracle has previously covered.