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- Blogs, Bleader Sep 7, 2018
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Will Elon Musk's bullet train to O'Hare go up in smoke?
The Tesla and Space X CEO's bizarre, pot smoke-filled performance on Joe Rogan's podcast casts doubt on his O'Hare bullet train project.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 21, 2018
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‘Guaclandia’ made about as much sense as a guacamole-themed Instagram trap can make
As far as Instagram traps go, Guaclandia wasn't even worth a pit stop.
- Blogs, Bleader Jul 27, 2018
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Black Caucus members eject protesters from fund-raiser, call themselves ‘gangsters’
"You ain't seen no gangsters like this city's aldermen."
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 9, 2018
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'Spinning Singles' search for love atop a Ferris wheel—in 12 minutes or less
At the Navy Pier's speed dating event, 90 participants tried to make a love connection while trapped in a tiny gondola 150 feet in the air.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 8, 2017
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A comedian's goodbye-to-Chicago rant goes viral for all the wrong reasons
Writer-comedian-podcaster Eric Barry's essay on why he's leaving Chicago for New York City went viral for all the wrong reasons.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 9, 2016
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Trump Tower now looks like a middle finger to Chicago
Donald Trump's River North edifice, recently an object of playful scorn, is now a monolithic reminder of a sobering reality.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 25, 2016
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Cook County has become an 80s movie villain in its attempt to tax small music venues to death
Cook County's effort to bilk small music venues is like a plotline from Footloose.
- Blogs, Bleader May 16, 2016
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Bring it on ohm: Getting the Led out at a Zeppelin-themed yoga class
At Yogaview in Bucktown, instructor Sara Strother adds a hard-rock twist to an oftentimes tranquil experience.
- Blogs, Bleader May 5, 2016
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Fans celebrated Star Wars Day with a faux lightsaber battle in the South Loop
Star Wars fans battled with lightsabers in a place much closer than a galaxy far, far, away—the South Loop.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 4, 2016
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One nation under pizza: Andrew W.K. brings the political 'Party' to the Pizza Summit
The Pizza Summit in Wicker Park felt like an Internet meme turned beer ad. And then Andrew W.K. came to save it.
- Blogs, Bleader Feb 19, 2016
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Does 70-millimeter film improve the moviegoing experience?
The Music Box's festival, devoted to the celluloid format, begins tonight.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 10, 2015
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How Uber is using an army of 'brand ambassadors' to convert Lyft drivers
A Uber brand ambassador tells the story behind his job of convincing Lyft drivers to switch to Uber—while riding in their backseat.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 15, 2015
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How a local singer-songwriter made a viral jingle for a sex toy
The jingle for a three-hole sex toy called 3Fap has gone viral since it debuted last week, and it's still a shock for the local songwriter behind it, David Safran.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 13, 2015
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Watching Fox's Scream Queens is a unique brand of torture
Racist, misogynist, homophobic—this send-up of the slasher genre is more horrible than horror.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 18, 2015
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One of these is the new, improved Lucas Museum design
The Lucas Museum releases, uh, revised renderings of its proposed Chicago lakefront building.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 26, 2015
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Thoughts on Vogue's September issue from someone who shops at Target
Just trying to make sense of the fashion magazine's 832-page issue.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 17, 2015
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The Tribune's Kristen McQueary takes a Katrina-strength pounding
Readers overreact to Tribune Editorial Board member Kristen McQueary's column calling for the city of Chicago to face a reckoning.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 11, 2015
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The Mission Theater is changing hands—but sketch comedy isn't dead
Despite news reports to the contrary, TJ and Dave's departure does not spell the end of iO's Mission Theater.
- Blogs, Bleader Mar 6, 2015
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Adam Carolla and some basement-dwelling sadomasochists are coming to theaters tomorrow
Carolla's quasi-autobiographical comedy Road Hard gets its Chicago premiere at the same time as In the Basement, the latest provocation from Austrian director Ulrich Seidl.
- Blogs, Bleader Dec 22, 2014
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Jewdriver, a parody Skrewdriver cover band
What a 2006 Hanukkah seven-inch by a California punk band who perform parody covers of a neo-Nazi group says about the holiday.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 31, 2014
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The bizarre world of local pop-rock wiz and Olive Garden fan Paul Cherry
If you're stuck at work and can't watch the video for Cherry's irresistible new single then you should give his tribute to Olive Garden a listen.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 25, 2014
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Hungry for more artful quasi-camp? Check out Lightning Strikes Twice!
To quote Dave Kehr, give this 1951 melodrama an ounce of respect, and you'll discover a remarkable aesthetic object.
- Blogs, Bleader Sep 23, 2014
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Tina Fey gets in a few seconds of quality acting in This Is Where I Leave You
Don't worry, Fey's got your bicep.
- Blogs, Bleader Aug 11, 2014
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Making sense of the game Utter Nonsense
Two Chicago guys hope they can duplicate the success of Cards Against Humanity with their card game Utter Nonsense.
- Blogs, Bleader Jun 25, 2014
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'Like saying best sunburn' and other highlights from the Best of Chicago readers' poll
From the rude to the risible, our readers' votes counted.
