Stories by Daniel Hautzinger

Sidney drowns his existential distress in drink and has an encounter with a young woman – but when she shows up dead the next day, he can't remember much about her because he was too drunk. He makes a drastic decision to fix his troubled life. 

A visiting civil rights activist's speech is interrupted by chaos and a murder, drawing Sidney into the orbit of the American civil rights movement while Geordie struggles to keep up with the changing times. Recap the first part of the return of Grantchester here.

Molly of Denali, a new PBS Kids series that premieres on July 15, is the first national children's series to feature a Native American lead character, and includes Alaska Natives in all aspects of production, from scriptwriters to actors to music.

The Taste of Chicago starts today. Discover a home-grown, forgotten predecessor that may have inspired the popular event and hear the stories of some of the vendors, from a struggling immigrant turned successful restaurateur, a pioneer in bringing Thai food to Chicago, and a mainstay of Chicago hot dogs.

A murdered librarian and a disaster at a public housing tower end up leading Morse, Strange, and Bright into dangerous investigative territory, while they try to determine whether Thursday is still trustworthy. Recap the season finale of Endeavour here. 

From Carole King and the cast of a Broadway musical about her life to Sesame Street Muppets to Colbie Caillat, this year's A Capitol Fourth features the old and new across various genres. Meet the performers here.  

Twenty years ago, "Cows on Parade" generated boundless enthusiasm, extraordinary tourism, millions of dollars, innumerable imitation exhibitions, and endless bovine puns. Now some of the original cows are returning to the public eye to celebrate the twentieth anniversary. 

A string of deaths in an idyllic village reveals simmering mistrust: between gossiping villagers, among the members of the wealthy family who owns a chocolate factory in the village, and in rival lovers. Recap and stream the latest Endeavour here. 

When a car accident turns out to be a homicide, Morse finds himself looking into some unusual suspects: the crew of a children's puppet TV show, people at a New Age-y institute, and astrophysics professors, all on the eve of the Apollo 11 launch. 

"There’s a frequently cited statistic that one in every three bites of food is brought to us by an animal pollinator." The Chicago Botanic Garden is celebrating pollinators over the summer. Learn from several experts about what you can do to help these vital species. 

Pearl Hart spent much of her career as a lawyer defending people from the infringement of their rights, from Communists caught up in the Red Scare to lesbians and gay people. Her late-in-life partner Valerie Taylor advocated for LGBT rights through her writing, speaking, and novels.

With the closure of their station, Morse and his fellow detectives have been scattered into various unsatisfactory positions. But the disappearance of a young girl brings them all together again and also dredges up guilt in Thursday from an old case. 

Jelly Roll Morton, the self-proclaimed "inventor of jazz," didn't praise many people besides himself, but he made an exception for Tony Jackson: "Tony was considered among all who knew him the greatest single-handed entertainer in the world.” And Jackson was openly gay at a time when that was incredibly rare.

A new exhibit opening at the Kohl Children's Museum before traveling around the country lets children dive into the world of Nature Cat, encouraging them to indulge their curiousity and go outside to explore the natural world. 

Stanley Tigerman, a Chicago-based architect known for his idiosyncratic views and buildings, has died at the age of 88. He designed the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie and the Anti-Cruelty Animal Shelter on LaSalle Street, among other vibrant buildings.