5 inappropriate places for babies
There was plenty to rave and rant about on Twitter last weekend, from the Seahawks beating the Saints to the travesty that was Zoe Saldana's Golden Globes dress. (It had to be a sick joke played on her...
View ArticleBorn in the NBA
As the son of a former player and coach in the NBA, Mike Dunleavy Jr. has been around basketball his entire life. Entering his 12th season, the swingman came to Chicago as a free agent last summer to...
View ArticleLewd Clark the Cub photo aired
Those watching Comcast SportsNet in Washington last night may have seen a lot more of the Cubs' new mascot than they were expecting. In a segment about the Cubs introducting Clark the Cub, the first...
View ArticleWelcome back, poutine
The gravy train will pull into Chicago for a second year in a row, as Poutine Fest announces a date and location for a 2014 fest. On February 23, the competition for gravy-and-cheese-topped supremacy...
View ArticleConfessions of a SAG Awards voter
I'm not afraid to admit I peaked at age 4.Perhaps there's still more to come for me, but at the moment the high point of my life is my short-lived career as a child actor in the mid- to late-1990s....
View ArticleAdvice: The breast question--finally
Why do women wear cleavage-bearing shirts if you don't want us to stare at your breasts?--Want To Know Why do men write questions like this if you don't want me to make fun of you? OK, yes, sometimes...
View ArticleThe game is con
Gail Bullock got the letter in the mail at what seemed like the perfect time.In 2012, she was living paycheck to paycheck. She had just been laid off from her job as a home care aide. She was on the...
View ArticleWhat a Ride
When Ice Cube was younger, he went to a girl's house hoping to impress her, not her family. Oops."It was cool at the door," says Cube. "I walked in, she went in the back, and her grandmother said, 'Why...
View ArticleWho's the bad guy?
When Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding took the world stage at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics, there was no question which team I was on. Please, did Team Tonya even exist? Tonya's ex-husband hired a guy...
View ArticleNew brunch munchies
Iced-over sidewalks and plunging temps are enough to drive even the wildest party animal into hibernation. With promise of bloody marys and hangover-helping hashes, these recently debuted weekend...
View ArticleSmall bites, big hits
Review:Cicchetti671 N. St. Clair St. 312-642-1800Rating: !!! 1/2 (out of 4) Heating upChicago is in the midst of such an Italian restaurant renaissance that you can almost smell the garlic in the air....
View Article2014 music wish list
We could take the easy route and look ahead to the year in music with the basics: Yes, Justin Timberlake appears Feb. 16-17 at United Center and there may just be a new Adele album. But what would be...
View ArticleClear eyes, full hearts ...
Imagine what Zach Gilford is like on a full night's rest.It doesn't take much to get the actor and Evanston native wound up when riffing on Chicago sports, even on three hours' sleep."I'm working on a...
View ArticleChicago hates dibs?!
In the winter, Chicagoans complain about the slippery sidewalks, the snow plows not moving fast enough and freezing cold subzero temperatures.And of course, they complain about dibs.Some drivers...
View ArticleAdvice for Clark
Contrary to popular belief, the Cubs' official mascot in 2014 won't be a drunk 21-year-old bleacher bro from Schaumburg as it has been unofficially seemingly forever.Late Thursday afternoon, the team...
View ArticleChicago duo launches 'meggings'
Two Chicagoans are hoping their new niche venture is the full package.Adam Freck and Andrew Volk have launched Meggings Man, an online shop where they're selling male leggings of all sizes and colors....
View ArticleWeekend: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATNow OpenGino's East River North 500 N. LaSalle St. 312-988-4200The venerable deep-dish pizza institution adds a new location in a historic building featuring commissioned works by local artists...
View ArticleCouch potato Sunday
On Sunday, you, the lucky sports fan, have two NFL conference title games plus the Blackhawks. This is how it'll go.10:27 a.m. Pop on DVR'd "SNL." Hey, Drunk Uncle on "Weekend Update"? It's gonna be a...
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