February 2011
116 posts
Rahm Emanuel proposes adding 25 miles of bike... →
What a fucking trickster. I don’t trust him.
Although all those bike trails would f*cking awesome!!!!
January 2011
130 posts
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Helplessness Blues →
rarestock:
There is not a Chicago stop in the opening tour annoucement, but the dates of the tour fall into the 90 day window for Lollapalooza restrictions. Let me now start the Fleet Foxes to return to Lollapalooza 2011 rumors.
Either way, a day I get to hear a new Fleet Foxes song is a good day.
Agreed.
But I hope they don’t play Lolla, because I can’t afford to go!
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Chicago Restaurant Week 2011: Interactive Map →
Oh Restaurant Week. Such a good deal and yet I haven’t been able to enjoy your awesomeness since 2008 (Carnivale!).
chicagobusiness:
This is a great Google map for anyone looking for nearby Restaurant Week deals.
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100 Young Adult Books for the Feminist Reader... →
Thanks for the linkage, bibliogrrl!
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WatchI’m a little late to the Portlandia party but I think this one hits home for all of us tech-loving folk…
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Katie Baker: The Confessions Of A Former... →
This article was too long for my morning attention span, I only got half-way through. Moving on…
In response to Annicka (below): It’s nice to know I’m not alone in my past-internet-life. I’ve been online daily since I was 12 or 13 and spent a lot of time being an internet sociopath just because I could: openly being an underage cocktease (sorry Mom & Dad), pretending...
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Alkaline Trio tribute album in the works →
I would actually buy this, just for old times’ sake.
punknews:
Pacific Ridge Records has announced plans for an Alkaline Trio tribute album. So far, the label has secured covers from the likes of Allister, Into It. Over It., The Wonder Years, Ace…
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Liz Phair Returns to Wicker Park & Confronts Her... →
I found this interesting only because of the Bucktown/Wicker Park/Ukrainian Village references and having watched the neighborhood change in last 10 years (although I’ve only been living in it for five, since graduating college).
And yeah, Exit in Guyville ain’t half bad.
And it’s funny (to me) that Liz Phair went to my high school and her parents were customers at a Winnetka...
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Indiana School Boots Chick-fil-A from Campus Over... →
Damn you Chick-fil-A! I was willing to look past the Christian thing and give kudos for being closed on Sundays (because everyone should have a day of rest) but I cannot eat your delicious food now, knowing you’re just an old-fashioned conservative bigot.
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Never will come for us: Braid to reunite for new... →
Interesting. Think I’ll go listen to Frankie Welfare Boy now.
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“I have never ever been “that girl,” the one who is a burden and...”
– LJ post, seven years ago. I can’t believe one of the worst nights of my “adult” life (I was 20) happened seven years ago. It feels like yesterday.
I love going down LJ Memory Road. It’s a real riot. I’m not kidding. I’m surprised I survived.
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Global food system must be transformed 'on... →
That’s what I’ve been saying, yo! Seriously.
From the Guardian (so you know it’s legit): The existing food system fails half the people on the planet, and needs radical change if world is to feed itself, report warns
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Forever 21's Bizarre Knockoff Empire →
Cheap trend pieces, sure. Any conscious consumer will realize the people making these clothes are probably not treated well or paid fairly. But I didn’t realize the extent of stealing other designers’ work, right down to the print and colors.
Oh and the owners are Evangelical Christians. Go figure.
vikax:
This is pretty interesting and explains a lot. I’m sure a lot of people knew...
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Candidate's Favorite Books (Sun-Times) →
So let’s forget the actual race for a moment to enjoy this somewhat nifty piece of soft-news:
We’ll say this about the folks running for mayor and alderman: Some of them sure can read.
On the questionnaires we sent to every candidate, we asked them to name the best book written about Chicago. The book they named most, probably to nobody’s surprise, was Mike Royko’s Boss followed by...
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Sorry, I had to post those articles. I am so fracking excited for Sunday, I get all nervous and anxious just thinking about it. GO BEARS!