An Oriental Institute Museum exhibit traces the ubiquity of birds in ancient Egyptian culture to geographical accident, avian behavior, and human fascination.

A look at two recently discovered episodes of Studs Terkel’s television show.

A UChicago student’s venture into one night of a local reading series.

As seen around town, part two: the writer returns to her sketchbook.

Hack author Dmitry Samarov illuminates fragmentary visions of Chicago from the window of a taxicab.

The winners of the Magazine’s joke contest.

Violinist and teacher Joel Smirnoff searches for culture in music.

The pitfalls of writing, from a junior thesis to a Star Trek history.

Onward and upward with the arts: a glimpse into the inner workings of the towering new facility south of the Midway.

A Smart Museum talk explores the deft precision and symbolic significance of Korean art.