For years Patsy Desmond, subject of a January 2005 Reader cover story, was an enfant terrible of the Chicago boho art scene, semilegendary for her outrageous antics. She was also bipolar and drank and ...

Imagine a movie theater filled with regular seats except for one giant red velvet chair. When you sit, you sink way down into the plush, cozy material and you realize that you’re right in the middle ...