An arrhythmic heart beats in the breast of this commune, a blurred portent of something utterly rotten. The feeling is usually elusive, however, like indigestion without a culprit. The man's daughter extends me another invitation to eat the food.
by Ian Gronau
16 Jul.
Chicago Writes
—or: Why Chicago's Literature Matters

by: Donald Evans
Another Man’s Treasure
—or: Taking A Look at Dumpster Diving Culture

by: Carolanne Fried
A Match in Bridgeview

by: Joel F.S. McMurry

Past Articles

A Stitch in Time (17 Mar. 10)
—or: Part III in our Symposium on Chicago Fashion

These six designers, along with those of the out-going class of 2009, are the leading edge of the Chicago fashion vanguard.

by: Jason Rowley
A Free-Form Thing (12 Mar. 10)
—or: Part II in our Symposium on Chicago Fashion

No hills obstruct your view, and Goose Island doesn’t fall into the Hudson. The land determines nothing. A sense of arbitrariness pervades.

by: Sam Chereskin
Chicago Fashion Photography (12 Mar. 10)
—or: A STOCKYARD Photojournal

For of our series on Chicago’s sartorial style, photographer Taylor Burton pounds the pavement to find fashion along the Windy City’s streets. STOCKYARD’s first photojournal can be found inside.

by: Taylor Burton
Tossing the Hand-Me-Downs
—or: Part I in Our Symposium on Chicago Fashion

by: Mikayla Lynch
Painting Us out of a Corner
—or: The Rise of Chicago's Pop-Up Galleries

by: Lily Ye
Hip Replacement
—or: Wicker Park's Changing Living Room

by: Emily Bernhard