You’ve probably seen Shakespeare reinterpreted a hundred ways: transported settings (modern day Berlin), interpretive costumes (Macbeth in Armani), but Claudio as a rap star?much “Funk It Up About Nothin’ ” is definitely a new twist on “Much Ado About Nothing.” Playing in the intimate upstairs theater at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater through Feb. 13, this […]
Are you a Tiger Mother, like Amy Chua, or do you let your child make his or her own decisions about extracurricular activities? Should you snoop on your teen’s open Facebook page or would you consider that a violation of your child’s privacy? If you’ve got teens, you’ve got questions. Amy Dickinson, a.k.a. “Ask […]
In January, all gardens are perfect: blight-free tomatoes, glossy eggplants and weed-free plots. It’s time to dream and plan with the gardener’s favorite fantasy: the seed catalog.
You book the babysitter and head out for that one blissful evening a week: date night. But is it really a date, or just a night without the kids? Break the cycle of dinner/movie/dinner/movie and make your date night an actual date. Something new, out of the ordinary and fun. You love chocolate, but you’re […]
Karen Citow saw plenty of unhappiness in her job as a clinical psychologist, investigating allegations of child abuse for the Departments of Children and Family Services in L.A. and Chicago. “It was a very challenging situation, investigating families with multi-generational abuse and neglect,” she says. But she loved making a difference and making the world […]
How long could you swim in 58-degree water? Maybe 10 minutes, if your life depended on it. But voluntarily? Marcia Cleveland swam for 9 hours and 44 minutes and successfully crossed the English Channel in 1994—no wet suit, no stopping. The channel is about 21 miles across, but because of tides, you can’t swim it […]
I didn’t think I needed another cookbook, especially one focused on the slow cooker, but I was wrong.
When it’s cold, we want something that can bubble on the stove and fill the house with yummy smells.
Nutty with a little hint of floral, this rice is perfect with stir fry or curry.
Whole oats—called groats—and steel-cut oats are delicious and whole grain, but they take a lo-o-ong time to cook.
