For this week’s feature, we sat down with Bill Gates and examined the impact the world’s second-richest man has made on the South Side and the world. Photographer Justin Kern posts breathtaking shots of Chicago and the American landscape daily on The Windy Pixel, a photoblog he shares with Mike Boehmer. The Renaissance Society’s latest exhibition is a two-story structure containing works by three Romanian artists. Former United States Poet Laureate Mark Strand gave a reading on the University of Chicago’s campus last week, and he took a few minutes afterward to speak with the Weekly. And the Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo that took over McCormick Place two weeks ago gave comics fans three days of panels, vendors, and guest stars.