photo by Howard Jude Panic, grief, hoarding behavior, exhaustion–have you felt any of these visceral emotions? Maybe they’ve come in full waves, followed then by numbness at the overwhelm of…
Posts published in “Impressions”
For most of us, work has slowed down. Working from home is a new paradigm that many of us have to adjust to. In fact, being stuck at home all…
photos by Daniel Johanson On March 7, over 15000 Chicagoans convened in Grant Park to see Bernie Sanders speak. Seven speakers preceded Sanders: Martese Chism, Carl Rosen, Sen. Robert Peters,…
photo by Alisdare Hickson I’ve spent a lot of time ruminating on this time in American political history and the age of Trump. At this point in time, I’m pretty…
photo by TechCrunch The 2020 Democratic Primary has already been plenty eventful. At the time of writing, we’re nearing the Nevada caucus, Pete Buttigieg put money into the app that…
Above: Michelle Mary Schaefer, Brendan Connelly. Photo by Matthew Freer. You Are Happy at Red Theater is simply a special show. From the work that went into translating it from…
On October 11, 2019, musicians Bill MacKay and Katinka Kleijn released their latest album entitled STIR. MacKay, a guitarist, composer, and Drag City recording artist, and Kleijn, a classical cellist…
photo by Eugene Chan About ten years ago, I left an office job to establish myself as a vocal coach and piano teacher. I set myself a modest goal for…
photo by Daniel Johanson As reported this week by the Trib this week, the National Labor Relations Board is revisiting allowing workers on strike to use the giant inflatable rat…
Pictured above: Sharai Bohannon/Photo: Joseph Drobezko Sharai Bohannon, former Scapi theater correspondent, is a powerhouse in person and in words. A playwright and theater enthusiast, her work tackles the reality…
Pictured above: The photo used for the first DIY theater and performance article I wrote, with Anna Rose Ii-Epstein, Jamie Newell, and Caroline Wright in Nothing Without a Company’s Punk…
Pictured above: Danielle Levsky/Photo: Matthew Gregory Holis Before my photoshoot, photographer Matthew Gregory Holis and I talked about our romantic relationships and traveling to different parts of the world, all…