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Your Chicago dining guide, upgraded

More than 55 million people visited Chicago in 2024. I was one of them. Just 90 minutes away via my favorite mode of transportation, Amtrak, I may have made the trip once a month for the last few years. And…
Horror has always been about us

A lot has been written in recent years about a horror-film renaissance that doubled the category’s market share in the decade between 2013 and 2023, from 4.87% to 10.08%. Much of it has focused on the subgenre of so-called prestige…
Buttery pull-apart bread, perfect for sharing

I come from a big “appetizers for dinner” family. You can see it in the little rituals: call my mom before any major event — New Year’s Eve, the Super Bowl, or just a random December day that feels festive…
Does extraterrestrial life smell like the sea?

Dimethyl sulfide, also known as DMS, sounds like it could be a chemical compound you’d try to avoid on an ingredient label or the poisonous ingredient in a murder mystery. But some scientists view this simple compound as a biosignature…