Peace, love, and “Soul Train”

The stage is dark as anxious dancers stand before a series of crackling light bulbs. The music starts, the cameras begin to roll, and it’s time for “Soul Train.”

Vampire Pangs

While they may not turn into bats or appear stiff with rigor mortis, vampires do exist, and they might be closer than you think. The vampirism culture in Chicago offers a unique insight into the human experience.

‘Gimp’ showcases artistic disabilities

Artists of every medium face creative dilemmas. Sometimes it’s self-doubt, other times it’s a lack of focus. For a select few, it’s a lifelong disability.

Log in, turn on, get off

Sex only needs two partners to happen. Pornography, on the other hand, takes many more.

Chicago ‘traps’ rap stigmas

When hypnotic beats are entangled with the menacing ebb and flow of murderous lyrics, popular music can become a danger to society. One might even call this kind of music a trap.

Pour some sugar on me

In 1967, The Beatles sang, “All you need is love.” In a world fueled by status, that philosophy is now almost old-fashioned—love is incidental, but diamonds are forever. Sugar daddies seem to be getting younger every year…