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Chicago Magazine •

Five Things to Do: February 20-22

Calling all aspiring coffee snobs: This Friday, the Sip Society is hosting a cupping class in North Center, where you’ll be able to explore roasts from different origins and learn how to identify tasting notes. Arrive tired and leave feeling energized (and more astute than your Dunkin’-drinking peers). Feb 20. eventbrite.com


Did somebody say High School Musical? That’s right, DTNA Events is hosting a Y2K Disney Channel dance party at Country Club in Wrigleyville. The party features the musica...
Chicago Magazine •

Five Things to Do: February 6-8

Explore the work of more than 100 different creatives in American Prophets at the American Writers Museum. The exhibition showcases the influence of religion and spirituality on writers and culture. From Chance the Rapper’s “Blessings,” to Octavia Butler’s The Parable of the Sower (and even comedy from Mindy Kaling and Joan Rivers), there’s something for everyone to discover. Feb. 6-8 (runs through the end of the year). americanwritersmuseum.org


In need of a laugh and some comfort food? The L...
Chicago Magazine •

The Great Pizza Pursuit

When Kathryn Robin and Mark de Roo read our November 2023 rankings of our 25 favorite pizza joints, they took it, in their words, as “a citywide invitation.” 


“Pan, deep dish, tavern cut, Sicilian, Neapolitan. Old guard and new blood. Neighborhood institutions and ambitious newcomers. It mapped Chicago through dough, sauce, and time,” they wrote in a recent e-mail to us. “We looked at each other and said, should we try them all?” 


And that they did. All 25. Equipped with the list of restau...
This is Horse Racing •

Intern Advice - This is Horse Racing

Last year, the incomparable Terry Hill wrote a column dispensing advice and some hard-earned wisdom to the intern class of 2024.


The words were exactly what I needed when I began my first summer with The Special, and hold even more true as I close out my second, and most likely final, year.


And while I’m certainly no Terry Hill – and I would never pretend I could be – I hope to be of some service to the interns of 2026 and dish out a few words of my own. Terry has about 60 years on me, so...