What makes him super?
Many Americans first noticed Henry Cavill as the handsome Charles Brandon on Showtime's "The Tudors" from 2007 to 2010, but for most he's not so familiar--until now. Now that the 30-year-old has suited...
View ArticleLearnapalooza starts Saturday
Saturday kicks off Year 4 of Learnapalooza, Chicago's free learning event, and for the second straight year, the program is expanding to a new neighborhood. Founded in 2010 by Maggie Schutz and Sarah...
View ArticleChicago Dunkin's ditch 'Boston' Kreme
The rivalry goes as deep as doughnuts.If a Boston Kreme and a large coffee from Dunkin' was the pick-me-up you needed after Wednesday's late-night battle of the Hawks vs. Bruins, you were out of luck....
View ArticleWill bike-share turn into 'spin class'?
See them on the streets of New York City, pedaling fast, but going nowhere.They're New Yorkers, taking advantage of the city's new bike share program in an unexpected way: Instead of paying for a...
View ArticleYeezus! Kanye projections coming
Yeezus, we have a leak.Along with the (conveniently timed?) illegal availability of Kanye West's album "Yeezus" Friday, the Chicago-raised rapper announced a round of new "projections"slated for...
View ArticleKane's all growed up
In three short years, Patrick Kane has grown up.Before lifting the Stanley Cup in 2010 at age 21, he talked to RedEye about how he liked to play himself in an NHL video game and how he was still...
View ArticleSpring Awakening fest preview
Last year, the first Spring Awakening Music Festival/EDM extravaganza descended upon Soldier Field for two days and five stages of bro-friendly glory.This year, much to the horror of Jay Cutler and the...
View ArticleBlackhawks fall in OT
When Andrew Shaw scored to mercifully end Game 1 in the third overtime Wednesday at the United Center--giving the Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins--NBC captured some of the best...
View Article'True Blood': It sucks to get old
I can't decide whether I love, hate or love to hate HBO's "True Blood" (8 p.m. CT June 16, HBO; 2 stars out of 4). With its many repeated plot points and an ever-increasing roster of supernatural...
View ArticleMonday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATRevamped Lunch MenuChicago Q1160 N. Dearborn St. 312-642-1160Chef Lee Ann Whippen lightens up the Gold Coast barbecue spot's lunch options for summer with dishes including smoked corn salad...
View ArticleA Hawks fan in Boston
The last time the Blackhawks were in the Stanley Cup Final, in 2010, I went to Philadelphia, wore my Duncan Keith jersey and had my physical well-being threatened multiple times.So I decided to try it...
View Article47 shot, 8 dead
As she headed out the door Sunday morning, Adrianne Wilberton put on a brave face. It was time to tell her son the news, and she didn't want him hearing it from anyone else.But her composure unraveled...
View ArticleMore laughs
In May, comedy fans finally got their new season of "Arrested Development" on Netflix. But why stop there?We've been waiting for a Flight of the Conchords tour for years, and even longer for a...
View ArticleBecoming Yeezus
There's no denying that Kanye West has become synonymous with arrogance.Compared with his current, astronomical self-image, though, the Chicago-raised rap/fashion icon's musical beginnings were humble....
View ArticleTuesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATTuesday Tasting MenuBread & Wine3732 W. Irving Park Road 773-866-5266Chef Michael Dean Reynolds prepares a different three-course dinner each week based on ingredients from the day's farmers...
View ArticleBar mixes art and booze in River North
What is art? Gallery Bar creative director Dustin Rybka printed this question on flyers and created the website whatisart2you.com to spark a discussion in the months leading up to his...
View ArticleAlbum review: Kanye West, 'Yeezus'
***1/2 (out of four) When was the last time you saw Kanye West smile? He was once a schoolyard dick-joke rapper; now he's "all black everything," every day, constantly dressed for a funeral and...
View ArticleSmooth sailing?
Four more months! Wednesday marks one month since the CTA began overhauling the Red Line between Cermak-Chinatown and 95th Street. The project, which shuttered nine stations, is on schedule to be...
View ArticleCity council holds hearing on bag ban
An ordinance to ban plastic bags from Chicago retail stores got a City Council committee hearing Tuesday, more than a year and a half after it was initially proposed."This is a triple bottom-line...
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