A literary classic, maybe the one you spark-noted in high school, has come to life at Steppenwolf Theatre. This modern adaptation of George Orwell's "1984" is eerily reminiscent of life as we know...

Springboard Theater Company, a theater group founded by DePaul students last year, held its first annual 24 Hour Play Festival on Saturday. The event included five plays, all of which written and directed...

Chicago has a rich history of providing its citizens with an abundance of meat, cheese and bread. Condiments and toppings? Yes, those bases are also covered with the likes of tomatoes, neon green...

Throughout the past 96 years since women have gained the right to vote, many young female voters have stopped caring about the political power their vote holds, and voter turnout has continued to decrease....

In my family, my dad is known for his expertise in planning trips. For each of our vacations, he researched and planned every detail in advance, from the bingo cards he created to keep my brother and...

Karissma Barrera, 19, waited in line with her younger cousin. Without hesitation, as the waiter approached to receive her order, Barrera asked for a chocolate mandyada, a chocolate milkshake made with...

In the back of a quaint theater, Siiri Scott sat silent, watching a play unfold as an audience sat and judged her work. “It’s liberating,” Scott said. “Last night was the first night I got...

Have you ever heard a song that is so irresistibly fun that it’s impossible not to dance to — until you realize it’s about drugs, death, divorce or something else of a depressing nature? It’s...

Arts & Life Editor Erin Yarnall talks with Print Managing Editor Megan Deppen and Focus Editor Zoe Krey about Steppenwolf Theatre's "1984," under-the-radar Netflix picks and sandwiches. 

“Making the Novel Novel,” a lecture series in the works since last spring, started its year on Oct. 21 with an investigation into “The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha” by Miguel de...

Flower crowns, quirky glasses and Elvis Costello t-shirts. A little girl, about four years old, sporting a leather jacket. Everyone clutching their new "Rookie Yearbook" as if it’s the Bible. This was...