TV Review: Boardwalk Empire 5×05 – “King of Norway”

We’re just now winding down on Boardwalk Empire’s endgame, and as we’ve come to expect from all previous seasons of this show, things are about to get hairy for everyone. This week’s installment, “King of Norway,” moves all the pieces…

TV Review: Boardwalk Empire 5×04 – “Cuanto”

Al Capone has always been one of the key figures in the evolving saga of Boardwalk Empire, but he was never always the Al Capone of legend. He started out as a small fish in a big pond, maneuvered his…

TV Review: Boardwalk Empire 5×02 – “The Good Listener”

“Cinematic” is a term that often gets thrown around in the television conversation. We praise how some shows are “so cinematic” because they remind us more of film than standard television fare. It’s true that television, even with the major…

TV Review: Boardwalk Empire 5X1, “Golden Days for Boys and Girls”

We’re here now in the home stretch of episodes for Boardwalk Empire, a final season truncated to eight episodes instead of the usual twelve. After catching up, I’ve rarely seen a “prestige” television show that could pull off many brilliant…

Common Seems Distraught on Nobody’s Smiling

Common has always been my all-time favorite rapper. This is due to his carefulness when he structures each album. As of recently, Common has become more apparent with his poetically heavy verses. And after finally forgetting his album Universal Mind…

Lollapalooza Preview: A Guide to Three of This Year’s Headliners

Lollapalooza, a music festival in the heart of Chicago, won’t occur for about six more weeks – so you might as well start your prep now. I’ll periodically be providing previews of the three-day summer bash so you can arrive…

25,000 Mile Love Story Red Carpet Event – Chicago

Just in time for the holidays,  a story of selflessness, love, and above all, the will to endure the toughest obstacles the world has to throw. Serge Roetheli is a Swiss endurance athlete who has always been pushing himself to…