Modern burlesque dancer Michelle L’amour stopped by The Interview Show at the Hideout to discuss her art, her career, and her upcoming Big Sexy Show at the Mayne Stage in Rogers Park on October 9. (She also performed—but you had to be at the Hideout to see it.) Interview is below:
Tag: Vol. 40 No. 3
Issue of Oct. 7 – 13, 2010
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Dinner & a Show: Friday 10/8
Recommended entertainment paired with nearby restaurants.
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“Fear ye not therefore, birds of Chicago”
The Science Essayist on the Book of Matthew and the Chicago Bird Collision Monitors.
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I Think I Finally Figured Out What’s Been Bugging Me About the NYT Piece on TribCo
Sam Zell and Randy Michaels get thwacked in David Carr’s immediately infamous NYT piece… but what about everyone else?
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This Is What Obesity Looks Like—Or Is It?
Claire Zulkey’s “Obesity Stock Photos” raises questions about what the word “obesity” means.
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“You speak English so well there’s no way you could be anything but American.”
Why does DuPage County want to keep places of worship out of unincorporated residential areas?
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This Week in Food & Drink: A Rice Cooker Challenge, Dining on Devon
Inspired by two cookbooks from local authors, Mike Sula attempts to make Indian recipes designed for a slow cooker in Roger Ebert’s beloved Pot, i.e., a rice cooker.
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Things Journalism Isn’t
Yelling at strawmen. “If some guy had a wrench, would that make him a citizen mechanic?” Can he fix my car? Because if so, can you give him my number? I’m looking for a guy.
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Chicago as Not-Detroit/Cleveland: Be Careful What You Wish For
Steve Daniels, writing in Crain’s about a study regarding small- and midsize-business outlooks: In addition, other parts of the Midwest, like Ohio, where businesses seem relatively more optimistic about the future, are more dependent on the automobile industry, which had a more pronounced recovery than other industries, he said.
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Early Warnings Roundup
This week’s Early Warnings include Bob Dylan, Weezer, Young Jeezy, Dashboard Confessional, Badly Drawn Boy, the Skatalites, Glasser, and Holly Golighty & the Brokeoffs.
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That Whole Paying-Off-Electrical-Audio Thing? Never Mind.
Tim Midgett brings an end to his fund-raising campaign to pay off the studio’s mortgage.