WBEZ’s 2021 Emmy Awards Recap
Danettte Chavez of The A.V. Club and Steve Greene of IndieWire help break down the winners and losers of the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Culture & The Arts
Wondering about Chicago music, festivals, arts, theater and food? WBEZ brings together the best stories about Chicago’s arts and culture scene. Together with our music station, Vocalo 91.1, we explore the stories that make the second city a vibrant world-renowned cultural destination.
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Five Takeaways From A Big Emmy Night For A Short List Of Shows
The Crown, Hacks, Ted Lasso and The Queen’s Gambit all did well on Sunday night. But the Emmys also laid bare the problems with production and representation that plague nearly every awards season.
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Ken Burns Paints A ‘Portrait Of Freedom’ In His New Film About Muhammad Ali
The filmmaker talked to Reset about his four-part PBS series, which runs this week starting Sunday at 7 p.m.
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Sandra Cisneros’ New Book Feels Like An Overdue Letter To A Friend
Inspired by Cisneros’ own time in Paris, “Martita, I Remember You” follows a woman who has left her Mexican family in Chicago to pursue her literary dreams.
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‘Chicago Party Aunt’ Expands Beyond Twitter With A New Netflix Series
Comedian Chris Witaske’s new “Chicago Party Aunt” series premieres Sept. 17 on Netflix, bringing some Chicago humor to streamers nationwide.
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Artists Bring Themes From ‘A Raisin In The Sun’ Home To Chicago
Lorraine Hansberry’s famed play brought the story of a Black family on the South Side of Chicago to Broadway. A new exhibit reimagines its themes.
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The Doctor Is In — Again!
Nerdette’s resident epidemiologist is back! We talk to infectious disease expert Emily Landon about the Delta variant and how much we should be bracing ourselves for winter.
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What’s That Building? Fox River Bed And Breakfast Where Charles Lindbergh Slept
Architecture sleuth Dennis Rodkin takes you to the Fox River B&B, where Charles Lindbergh slept.
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Hispanics and Latinos Are The Biggest Moviegoers. The Big Screen Doesn’t Reflect That
Nearly 20% of Americans are Latino or Hispanic and they buy more movie tickets per capita. But a new report says just 7% of all lead characters in 2019’s top-grossing films were Hispanic or Latino.
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‘Chicago Party Aunt’ Is Coming To Netflix This Week
Comedian Chris Witaske’s new “Chicago Party Aunt” series premieres Sept. 17 on Netflix.
