By now you know that we've rolled out a new comments system here at Chicagoist. After a week, it's working pretty well for us, we have to say. Now, one of the things you might be noticing is "guest" comments are posting in a lighter font that those of registered commenters (James, our copy editor, says this is the correct spelling, but we're gonna have to dust off a couple dictionaries to be certain). This... more ›

Omigod, did you hear? Blogs are so over. They’re, like, as dunzo as gaucho pants and kinkajous – so 2005. more ›

Chicagoist's nominated token straight Boystown Mayor, Claire Zulkey is now the editor of Media Bistro's new blog MBToolbox. Billing itself as a "catch-all blog about freelance writing and useful resources for journalists," it looks as though the site just launched today. more ›