“Everybody wanted ‘Yandhi’/Then Jesus Christ did the laundry,” Kanye West raps on his long-awaited album, Jesus is King. In September of last year, West was..
From strange sci-fi experimental films to intimate portraits of female sexuality, the 55th Chicago International Film Festival had something for everyone. The 14 East staff..
My mom looked me dead in the eyes and told me she would pay me to get my nails redone. I laughed. If my mom..
The longest road out is the shortest road home – Irish proverb The first day that Martin Lynch spent in the United States was a..
Incarceration means limited access to a lot of things: loved ones, freedom and the outside world. However, something we don’t often think about is reading...
The process of initiating discussion and giving humanity to a disregarded population I have spent my entire life around homeless communities. I have lived in..
Last Friday night London singer Nao performed at the Metro. Chicago’s own R&B and pop artist Jean Deaux set the vibe with her low key..
I remember my time studying in Dubrovnik, Croatia in vignettes – lying in the sun for hours with an absurd lack of responsibility; a coastline..
Feeling unheard and categorically misunderstood can be a common rite of passage for teenagers. But the sentiment that adults aren’t listening is often in conflict..
This piece was originally performed at 14 East’s live storytelling event on the theme of Transitions in May. Chicago is a city of big infrastructure —..
