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September 17, 2023

Every Wes Anderson Film Ranked in the Style of Wes Anderson

With 11 films under his belt, the Medal of Melancholy goes to Anderson.

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September 13, 2023

Chuffed for CUFF

Six films to look out for at the 30th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival

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September 11, 2023

How Striking! ‘It’s Time to Take a Stand for Video Game Performers’

Press “X” to authorize a strike.

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September 5, 2023

Is the Barbie Movie Kenough or is it Everything?

Barbie's beautifully pink coming-of-age story.

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September 5, 2023

104 Days of Summer Vacation

104 days has never been so fast.

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September 1, 2023

Closing the Lid on the Inkwell

The Nib created space for comics journalism and satire that was radical and inventive.

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August 31, 2023

How Striking! Hollywood Entertains the ‘Summer of Strikes’

Writers, actors, and directors unions, oh, my!

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August 25, 2023

Nail Day

Everyone craves glamor, even those under the sea.

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August 25, 2023

A New Day Begins

Lawrence Scales shares the story of his chonky cat's journey.

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August 23, 2023

‘We, the workers, can take our power back’

Former co-president Neomi Rao tells how the UC grad union won.

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August 19, 2023

Two experimental art venues in danger of closure

No Nation and TriTriangle showcased SAIC artists

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Arts & Culture

Chuffed for CUFF

September 13, 2023

Six films to look out for at the 30th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival

Two experimental art venues in danger of closure

August 19, 2023

No Nation and TriTriangle showcased SAIC artists

Chicago’s Celebration of Disabled Art and Performance

August 1, 2023

Hosted at the Chicago Cultural Center, DisFest was an “innovative, accessible, free, and fun” day of disability creation and community.

Beyond Prints

May 30, 2023

Continuing the interdisciplinary trend at the School of Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Christian Sebastian Gutierrez (MFA Printmedia ’23), Cassidy Skillman (MFA...

“Galileo’s Daughter”: A Play of Time Travel

May 9, 2023

SAIC Alum John Boesche on his collaboration with Remy Bumppo Theater Company

A Night of the Senses

May 7, 2023

SAIC artist group //sense organizes experimental theater event that dazzles and mystifies

SAIC

Two experimental art venues in danger of closure

August 19, 2023

No Nation and TriTriangle showcased SAIC artists

Life After Art School

May 15, 2023

Three recent alumni share about their post-graduation journey.

Celebrating the Black Experience

May 12, 2023

A night of deep discussion, good food, and live performance organized by, and dedicated to, the Black community at SAIC

A Night of the Senses

May 7, 2023

SAIC artist group //sense organizes experimental theater event that dazzles and mystifies

Transcending cultural heritage through new media

April 27, 2023

BFA senior Nicole Chan Javellana takes inspiration from her Filipino heritage for her installation.

SAIC Spring Art Sale 2023

April 13, 2023

SAIC rejoices the Spring Art Sale tradition.

News

A green Hollywood star of fame and pink VR headset, computer mouse, and gaming controllers overlaid over yellow text that reads "Video Game Actors." Beside this illustration is an illustration of a film reel and a clapper that reads, "Take No. 2"

How Striking! ‘It’s Time to Take a Stand for Video Game Performers’

September 11, 2023

Press “X” to authorize a strike.

A blue Hollywood star of fame, a pink ink and quill, and pink comedy and tragedy masks are overlaid over yellow text that reads "writer, actor," and "director." Beside this illustration is an illustration of a film reel and a clapper that reads, "Take No. 1."

How Striking! Hollywood Entertains the ‘Summer of Strikes’

August 31, 2023

Writers, actors, and directors unions, oh, my!

‘We, the workers, can take our power back’

August 23, 2023

Former co-president Neomi Rao tells how the UC grad union won.

’20 Days in Mariupol’ Documents the Horrors of the Russo-Ukrainian War

August 1, 2023

Mstyslav Chernov, director of the award-winning documentary, speaks on how we 'form our understanding of our past through films and books.'

AICWU Workers Protest

May 6, 2023

Crowds gather in support of AICWU's union speakout for fair contracts for museum workers

Transcending cultural heritage through new media

April 27, 2023

BFA senior Nicole Chan Javellana takes inspiration from her Filipino heritage for her installation.

Entertainment

Tomorrow X Together Make History at Lollapalooza 2023

September 17, 2023

K-Pop weather fairies Headlined Chicago's biggest summer music festival.

Every Wes Anderson Film Ranked in the Style of Wes Anderson

September 17, 2023

With 11 films under his belt, the Medal of Melancholy goes to Anderson.

Chuffed for CUFF

September 13, 2023

Six films to look out for at the 30th Annual Chicago Underground Film Festival

A green Hollywood star of fame and pink VR headset, computer mouse, and gaming controllers overlaid over yellow text that reads "Video Game Actors." Beside this illustration is an illustration of a film reel and a clapper that reads, "Take No. 2"

How Striking! ‘It’s Time to Take a Stand for Video Game Performers’

September 11, 2023

Press “X” to authorize a strike.

Is the Barbie Movie Kenough or is it Everything?

September 5, 2023

Barbie's beautifully pink coming-of-age story.

Pink hands hold a ink bottle and nib pen. The hands are closing the ink bottle. Yellow text overlays the image that says, "End of the the Nib" in all caps.

Closing the Lid on the Inkwell

September 1, 2023

The Nib created space for comics journalism and satire that was radical and inventive.

Lit

Pink hands hold a ink bottle and nib pen. The hands are closing the ink bottle. Yellow text overlays the image that says, "End of the the Nib" in all caps.

Closing the Lid on the Inkwell

September 1, 2023

The Nib created space for comics journalism and satire that was radical and inventive.

Anatomy of a Night

May 22, 2023

What is the anatomy of a night?

Book Review: The Spear Cuts Through Water

April 19, 2023

How Simon Jimenez's fantasy novel expertly traverses corruption and love in five book-long days

‘It Ends With Us’ is a Fanfiction Take on Domestic Violence

April 15, 2023

But are the conversations the novel sparks enough to give Colleen Hoover a pass?

Battle of the Books

April 15, 2023

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more you will grow.

I Love You, Too

April 3, 2023

Love as Habit and Retaliation as Told by Wannabe Ghosts

Comics

Is the Barbie Movie Kenough or is it Everything?

September 5, 2023

Barbie's beautifully pink coming-of-age story.

Starr Ramone #12

September 5, 2023

A slice of life look at the Starr Ramone band on tour.

104 Days of Summer Vacation

September 5, 2023

104 days has never been so fast.

Our Fridge is a Fucking Biohazard

August 25, 2023

Maybe "weekly fridge clean out" can be added to a list of roommate responsibilities.

A Monitor’s Function

August 25, 2023

Robots and printmedia monitors are a match made in heaven.

Nail Day

August 25, 2023

Everyone craves glamor, even those under the sea.

September 2023

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