Bears first order of business—get Randy Moss 1. Chicago is a difficult place to play for hotheads. 2. Randy Moss is operatically unhappy unless he is playing with a great […]
Tag: Vol. 39 No. 13
Issue of December 17, 2009
Cover story:
The Real American Pie
Mince pie was once inextricable from our national identity. Blamed for bad health, murderous dreams, the downfall of Prohibition, and the decline of the white race, it nonetheless persisted as an American staple through the 1940s. So what happened?
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“No Lesbo”: Girls, “No Homo,” and Lesbians In Hip-Hop
Hip-hop’s “no homo” disclaimer, when extended to women, leads to more misogyny.
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In absentia, Stroger and Giannoulias take a beating on Devon Avenue
Candidates for Cook County board president, sheriff, and U.S. Senate make pitches to a Muslim group on West Devon—and rip on their opponents who didn’t show up.
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Annals of Internet Trolling
I’m told that “SARAH MCLACHLAN CAN DANCE CIRLCES AROUNF YOUR UGLY ASS” is Kabbalah for “You have hereby failed to keep it sufficiently real.” @KabbalahOregon shows you how it’s done. […]
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Pioneering LGBT comic Kate Clinton Comes to Town
Lesbian comic Kate Clinton at the Center on Halsted
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Dinner & A Show: Monday, 12/21
A free show at the Empty Bottle, sophisticated Italian food in Evanston, and more
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Free Mini-Cheeseburgers at Morton’s Tonight
All Morton’s the Steakhouse locations are offering free mini-cheeseburgers tonight from 5 pm to 6 PM.
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Dinner & A Show: Sunday 12/20
An inexpensive rock show, Turkish food in Roscoe Village, and more.
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Dinner & A Show: Saturday 12/19
Indie-rock holiday music, an early Rick Bayless protege still going strong in Old Town, and three too-new-to-review restaurants.
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Too New to Review
New restaurant openings including Bistro Bordeaux, Cuna, and Ceres’ Table.
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12/20 — Free Protege Philharmonic Concert
Free Protege Philharmonic concert and sing-along Sun 12/20 at the Chicago Cultural Center.