It's pronounced 'Mee-Row-Titch'
The past three years couldn't zoom by soon enough for Nikola Mirotic.The last time the Bulls had a European player with his size and skill set, the team was able to pull off its second three-peat. Of...
View ArticleBecoming Stephen Hawking
Any attempt to play a real person onscreen comes with its challenges. To become legendary physicist Stephen Hawking in "The Theory of Everything," however, Eddie Redmayne ("Les Miserables") had to do...
View ArticleThe state of the River North nightclub
Fewer than 15 years ago, River North was practically a no man's land, forgotten between the Loop's briefcase crowd and the Gold Coast's old money. Fast forward a decade, and lines hummed outside...
View ArticleShut up, D-Rose doubters
Chicago doesn't deserve Derrick Rose.If that statement comes across as shocking, it's nothing compared with the blatant disrespect Rose has suffered in this town the past two years, particularly from...
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Shake Shack: Mouthwatering review
Review: Shake Shack66 E. Ohio St. 312-667-1701Rating: !!! 1/2 (out of four)If the world were a perfect place, I, the Great Burgerelli, would eat all my burgers in my Tuscan summer castle, Castello di...
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The real Jakes from State Farm
"Who is this?""It's Jake. Jake from State Farm."Complete strangers are constantly asking Jake Delort what he's wearing at work. And when your name is Jake and you happen to work for State Farm, that's...
View Article'Dumb and Dumber To' ruins the joke
*1/2 (out of four)As fresh and effective as a spritz of Binaca in the wrong direction, "Dumb and Dumber To" answers the question, "Is 20 years too long to wait for a sequel?" with a half-hearted smack...
View Article'Rosewater' stranger than fiction
*** (out of four)Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal isn't Iranian. "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart previously had neither written nor directed a feature film. But "Rosewater," Stewart's filmmaking...
View ArticleShould I keep a blah winter boyfriend?
Dear Anna,I just moved to the city and don't know that many people. I slept with a guy recently-he's pretty cute, and funny, but the sex was just OK, and I didn't feel much of a spark. Should I bother...
View ArticleChicago legend dies at 81
Jane Byrne, with an assist from mighty snowstorms and a tone-deaf Chicago mayor who preceded her, will forever be known as the feisty woman who in 1979 toppled Chicago's formidable Democratic machine...
View ArticleRedEye's Big Idea Awards: And the winners are...
Hundreds of people showed up Friday night at Chop Shop (2033 W. North Ave.) in Wicher Park to learn the answer to one questions: What's The Big Idea?Finalists in Community, Technology, Art & Design...
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RedEye Rundown: Butts, boobs, nudity
It's Friday, and the internet remains unbroken.Yep, this week Kim Kardashian failed to disable the largest network of human knowledge with her butt cheeks, and that's why you can still watch this...
View ArticleBears take out Vikings 21-13
Bears fans woke up Sunday with reasons to be grumpy. Before the game against Minnesota, the team was in last place, players were getting hurt in droves and answers were lacking.Throughout the turmoil,...
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7 ways to win dating on Tinder
Winter is coming to Tinder. If last year was any indication, we're all in it for the long haul-which means the race is on to find someone passable to hibernate with until the ice thaws. Who has time to...
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Pricey Turkey Day
This fall, as we gather around the table and stuff ourselves silly, consider that our annual food coma disguised as a national holiday will hit us in the belly AND the wallet.Take turkey, for example....
View ArticleProtestors stage 'die-in' in St. Louis
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) - Missouri's governor declared a state of emergency on Monday and authorized the state's National Guard to support police in case of violence after a grand jury decides whether...
View ArticleSlippery Slope styling
Some bartenders embrace the Prohibition-era haberdashery; others just throw on the same liquor brand hoodie they've worn for weeks. Danny Shapiro does neither. You might catch him behind the bar at...
View ArticleNiykee Heaton's 'Bad Intentions'
A photo posted by Niykee Heaton (@niykeeheaton) onNov 11, 2014 at 1:52pm PST A young white woman singing Chief Keef lyrics as if it were an Ariana Grande song might sound like a recipe for...
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Avoiding the poop car: A winter CTA survival guide
Rachel Brusstar, 24, has only been riding the CTA for two years but she already knows how to sniff out a winter commuting phenomenon: The poop train car.Brusstar thought she hit the jackpot last year...
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