“Mad City Chickens,” a documentary that explores urban chicken raising, screens for free Wednesday 9/23 at Evanston Public Library.
Tag: Vol. 38 No. 52
Issue of Sep. 17 – 23, 2009
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Baconfest Cookoff tickets on sale today at noon
Tickets for Baconfest Chicago’s Pro Bacon Cookoff at the Publican go on sale at noon today.
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Michelle Obama’s Favorites at Fashion Week
A quick look at spring 2010 looks from a few of Michelle Obama’s preferred designers.
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Morning Art: Tom Marioni
An Aid to Communication, a work with Anchor Steam bottles by Tom Marioni, part of Beer, a show opening today from 6 to 10 PM at Ben Russell, 1716 S. Morgan, 401-952-7062.
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Tucker Max responds: You’re the exploiter! Me: You’re Tom Buchanan!
Looks like I hurt Tucker Max’s feelings: “Max was adamant that he not only doesn’t hate women, he loves them, ‘That’s the question I have constantly asked that the protestors have never addressed, because they can’t: ‘If my art is misogynist and promotes violence against women, then why are half my fans women?’” Beats me. […]
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More biased colleague love (c’mon, it’s Friday)
Cecil Adams has a wonderfully detailed answer to my question about non-slip sidewalk ramps (which I was inspired to ask by this post).
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Our neighbors to the east
I find the Illinois liquor distribution laws a fascinating subject (Nicholas Day’s* cover story on why Bell’s left Illinois is one of my favorites that we’ve published), so I was equally entertained by this dispatch from the wonderful Indiana blogger James Briggs Stratton “Doghouse” Riley. “… loudly appraised the clerk, myself, and everyone else in […]
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Bill T. Jones at Ravinia
Bill T. Jones’s Lincoln bicentennial commission showcases Whitman
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“The Hidden History of the University of Chicago”
Free tour of the dark history of the University of Chicago; part of the Pocket Guide to Hell Tour Series
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75 Years of Gefilte Fish
Robert Schuffler has 75 years’ worth of opinions on how his fish customers have changed
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Morning Art: Francine Turk
Reclining Woman, a drawing by Francine Turk, part of Body Language, a show of her work opening tonight from 7 to 9 PM at Chicago Art Source, 1871 N. Clybourn, 773-755-8358.