David Sampson photographs city icons through a haze of smoke
Tag: Humor
Posted inBlogs
The Washington Post takes Amy Schumer to task—and takes it too far
Amy Schumer inspired Dylann Roof?!
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What’s so funny? Lewis Carroll when you’re in the right frame of mind
What can you learn from Carroll? Among other things, that the forlorn can be hysterical.
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If a joke helps you vent politically, does it matter if it makes sense?
Bad joke or the year’s best?
Posted inFilm
Reluctant auteur Steve James on life and Life Itself
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Steve James discusses his life in the Chicago suburbs and his new film on Roger Ebert, Life Itself.
Posted inArts & Culture
Everything is wonderful in the world of Everything Is Terrible!
Everything Is Terrible! is collaborating with the likes of MTV and Fox, but its core mission—to be as weird as possible—holds true.
Posted inArts & Culture
John Lurie makes it beautiful
Living alone and in hiding, the actor and Lounge Lizards legend John Lurie has reinvented himself yet again—this time as a painter.
Posted inMusic
Time Crash brings Time Lord rock across the pond
Doctor Who turns 50 this week, and Chicago nerd-rock band Time Crash is ready to celebrate.
Posted inArts & Culture
Bitches gotta write
Samantha Irby, the acerbic author of the hyperpopular blog Bitches Gotta Eat, publishes her first book.
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The Secret History of Chicago Music: James Wesley Jackson
James Wesley Jackson toured the world with Funkadelic—and you can see him at the Hideout on August 23.
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Obama picks blogger Nate Silver to chair Federal Reserve
Just another task for FiveThirtyEight.
Posted inBest of Chicago
Best Wordplay
Never forced (think NY Post or, ahem, Chicago Sun-Times), they achieve a breezy, casual success: attendees at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo were “looking for love in Alderaan places,” for instance.
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Chance the Rapper drops Acid Rap
Chance the Rapper drops Acid Rap—and it’s going to take him to places he’s only imagined.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
For a fired Roosevelt adjunct, the joke isn’t funny anymore
Roosevelt adjunct Robert Klein Engler says he told a joke that got him fired