'Game of Thrones'
If you didn't get the chance to watch HBO's behind-the scenes look at Season 4 of "Game of Thrones," it's right here for you!"Game of Thrones: Ice and Fire: A Foreshadowing" aired Sunday before "True...
View Article'I'm gay'
The fact that an athlete coming out of the closet on the cusp of one of the biggest moments of his life is a major news story in 2014 is equal parts astonishing and shameful.We as a society should have...
View ArticleYes please
Here's something to warm your heart, if nothing else right now: We could get above freezing Thursday for the first time in two weeks. And maybe a close look at 40 by next week.But first we'll have to...
View Article$100K for gaming
Matt Haag used to be just another suburban kid going to high school, working at McDonald's and aggravating his parents by spending endless hours on his Xbox.Today the lanky, dark-eyed 21-year-old is a...
View ArticleMonday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATNow OpenKinmont419 W. Superior St. 312-915-0011The team behind Nellcote and RM Champagne Salon and executive chef Duncan Biddulph-formerly of Lula Cafe and Rootstock-showcase a sustainable fish and...
View ArticleBark bark club
From tiny Chihuahuas to 100-pound Old English Sheepdogs, nearly 3,000 dogs and their handlers will hit the competition floor in New York on Monday for the opening of the two-day 138th annual...
View ArticleSouth Side shooting caught on camera
An off-duty Cook County Sheriff's sergeant shot and killed a man who tried to rob him Monday night at a Far South Side gas station, police said.The shooting happened shortly before 10 p.m. on the 700...
View Article750K rides
Divvy's data is now anyone's to develop. Chicago's bike share provider announced Tuesday that for the first time, trip-by-trip data for about 750,000 rides taken last year is available to the public....
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Red eyes
Don't adjust your televisions: Veteran sports reporter Bob Costas' eyes are actually that red right now. After several days of covering the Olympics, an eye infection has gotten the best of Costas, who...
View ArticleBringing down the house
Last Friday night, dubstep producer/DJ Datsik played a packed show at the Concord Music Hall in Logan Square. He unleashed a flurry of bass heavy tracks including this, which resulted in literal chunks...
View ArticleFun & Games
Ah, the Olympic athlete parody video. Since the U.S. swimmers made it popular in 2012 with the "Call Me Maybe" spoof, it's up to the 2014 competitors to raise the bar.Since this is the Winter Games, we...
View ArticleDateless on Friday?
Unless you have a dinner date with a mash-up of Adam Levine's body and James Franco's face, there's no reason not to spend Feb. 14 binge-watching Netflix's second season of House of Cards. I'm...
View ArticleSexy time
Sex toys have been around almost as long as sex itself--or at least since Paleolithic times. They've appeared on ancient Greek vases, been uncovered at archaeological digs and there's even a reference...
View ArticleWhoa!
A 40-foot sinkhole opened up under the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky and swallowed eight collector cars, including a black 1962 model, the museum said on Wednesday.No injuries were reported,...
View ArticleNerd-style
Hey nerds! Elliott Serrano here, your Redeye resident geek expert, with a warning...It's coming.That day that is as inevitable as a crashing meteorite in a movie starring Bruce Willis; and for some, as...
View ArticleWednesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATVegetarian Beer DinnerFountainhead1970 W. Montrose Ave. 773-697-8204Ale Asylum brewmaster Dean Coffey joins chef Cleetus Friedman and guest chef Nathan Sears of The Radler for a four-course...
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