Have you seen this selfie lately?
This is a selfie intervention. Not because you are posting too many, but because you aren't posting right. I am a firm believer in the "go hard or go home" philosophy and, quite frankly, you aren't...
View ArticleTuesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
EATBurger, Bourbon, Beer NightOwen & Engine2700 N. Western Ave. 773-235-2930Settle in for a British pub-style night with a nine-ounce house-ground chuck, short rib and brisket burger served with...
View ArticleTime to pay up
Ian Richard Jones' devil didn't wear Prada or edit a high-fashion magazine. He wore a newsboy cap and oversaw a small literary press in Logan Square.Like many Chicago-based college students, Jones was...
View ArticleQ&A: 'Fruitvale Station' star, director
You can't blame "Fruitvale Station" star Michael B. Jordan for being tempted."I was actually thinking about calling up Michael Jordan's Steakhouse [today] and just getting dinner reservations," the...
View ArticleAre you happy yet?
It's been a bad year for Chicago baseball. The city's beloved ball clubs enter the All-Star break a combined 27 games under .500, and any hope created in 2012 on either side of town seems long dead....
View ArticleReal unpaid internships just for you
All work and no pay makes for a disgruntled workforce. Here are five unpaid internships posted to Chicago's Craigslist that sound like a lot of work: Entertainment "mogul" seeks, well, anyone.He...
View ArticleSo, a runner and couch potato talk ...
It's happening--and I don't really know why. I am either bored, feeling invincible after one hell of a crazy year or just want the T-shirt, but the reasoning doesn't really matter at this point. I'm...
View ArticleFree the TaTas rally hits Foster Avenue Beach in August
Don't be surprised to see a unique kind of flash mob around Foster Avenue Beach in a few weeks--not a flash mob with coordinated dances or music, but literally a large group of women flashing everyone...
View ArticleSteps forward and back
By many markers, Chicago homicides have improved during the first half of this year.Homicides are down about 29 percent, to 186 deaths from January through June compared with 261 killings during the...
View ArticleHow to talk safe sex with a new partner
I've been dating this guy for a few months now. We haven't had the "what are we" talk, but I presume that we're both sleeping with other people. (For the record, I've slept with one other person). This...
View ArticleCory Monteith's death cuts so deep
I was a music kid in high school. Drama and band. Before that, I had a hard time knowing where I really fit into the scheme of the adolescent machine. But music programs centered that-I joined band to...
View ArticleNeed another beer fest? You got it
Andersonville, meet City Made. The new beer, art and music street festival planned for Sept. 21-22 celebrates Chicago-made goods in a neighborhood known for its small boutiques, bars and restaurants....
View ArticleFest planner: July 19-21
Approximately 50,000 American Apparel-clad kids will get their bump 'n' grind on at R. Kelly's Sunday Pitchfork set, but don't sweat it if you didn't score tickets. Take your pick of lower-key...
View ArticleCocktail jackpot
Review:The Berkshire Room15 E. Ohio St. 312-894-0800Rating: !!!! (out of 4) Already hotWhichever parts of my personality are still in flux as I careen through my mid-20s, this much is certain: I know I...
View ArticleCop for a day
How do you handcuff someone who is resisting arrest? (It's not easy.) How tall should police horses be? (15.2 hands.) Where do Chicago's police dogs come from? (The Czech Republic, via Pittsburgh.)...
View ArticleSummer lovin' like the movies
We all want our summer love lives to be movie-esque, and with warm weather easing out, some of us may be wondering if and when we'll find our Danny Zuko/Sandy Olsson. Unfortunately, real life isn't the...
View ArticleChicago's Magic Mike
Mike Magee's return to Chicago has been magical.The 28-year-old forward scored in the first match he played for the Fire on May 29 after he was traded from the L.A. Galaxy, then in six straight games...
View ArticleLife-hack: Auto-pay parking tickets
It's the next best thing to a parking ticket that pays itself.Ticket Ninja, launched in Chicago this week, is a new online platform that promises to pay city parking tickets automatically -- before...
View ArticleA PSA: Where not to twerk
Gather around, everyone-this is important. The dance phenomenon known as twerking is not going away any time soon. The more our favorite celebrities are caught on camera gyrating, the more everyday...
View Article'Black' day for Emmys
Maybe the folks who vote for Emmy nominations couldn't decide which clone character in BBC America's "Orphan Black" should have earned Tatiana Maslany an Emmy nomination.More likely, they simply...
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