The Moviegoer is the diary of a local film buff, collecting the best of what Chicago’s independent and underground film scene has to offer.

GEORGE TOWN: For the next nine days starting today, devotees are expected to observe a strict vegetarian diet for the Nine Empe­ror Gods Festival – a period of spiritual cleansing and devotion. The ...

I have never been good at being still. My days are packed with a relentless stream of meetings, messages and manic deadlines that I struggle to navigate. Naturally, my body mirrors that chaos, with my ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The powerful gods of ancient Egypt are having a get-together on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. That would be at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It’s been more than a decade since the ...

The Aussie is going viral in the United States after hammering down one of the most brutal dunks basketball fans have witnessed this year. The 20-year-old added to his insane highlight reel on Sunday ...

Standing in front of the full length mirror at the gym, I flexed a bicep to admire my muscle definition, then snapped a photo on my phone. ‘Looking good!’ I said to myself. A year ago, I started ...

CHICAGO – Cubs manager Craig Counsell did not name his next starting pitcher in the immediate wake of Wednesday’s 4-3 win over the Brewers in Game 3 of the National League Division Series. Counsell ...

I always knew that back pain was something a lot of people struggled with, but I never understood just how debilitating it could be—until I developed it myself. I was six months postpartum the first ...