A new study from the University of Illinois' school of medicine found that the ideal number of chest compressions when performing CPR is near 100 per minute, or, as students discovered, the same beat of the Bee Gee's classic disco hit, "Stayin' Alive." According to CNN:

[Dr. David Matlock's] study involved 15 students and doctors and had two parts. First they did CPR on mannequins while listening to the song on iPods. They were asked to time chest compressions with the song's beat.

Chicago has always been friendly to glacial ice-pop a la The Aluminum Group and The Sea And Cake. What can we say? We must have Bacharach encoded in our communal DNA. more ›

On Tuesday, the American -ists will be celebrating democracy and hitting the polls, letting politicians know what they really think. It just made us wonder: if it were up to the -ist-a-verse, what would we be voting for? Londonist votes for better skincare, alternative spaces for art, cute little birds and the men who keep them, and concrete. Lots of concrete. Shanghaiist votes for one of the Bee Gees and Air Supply (it's a double-ticket),... more ›

There have been three things on our music-loving minds this week: 1. The dearly departed Delilah’s sign and awning covering A plastic replacement sign showed up above Delilah’s this week but it’s a poor substitute for the Manichean shingle and reclining nude mural that hung above its humble door all these years. Damaged during a recent storm, there are no plans to replace them though Chicagoist would volunteer to put together a benefit show if... more ›