Chef Shin Thompson of Bonsoiree is following city health regulations to the letter - but not quite in the way the inspectors intended. more ›

The young woman who gave us tips on how to dance in the clubs during the holidays is back. This time, she shows us how to speak to Siri with an exaggerated Filipino accent. more ›

Here's a dog with an unusual reaction to hearing about the food his friend ate. more ›

Only the folks at Jeppson's Malört can make a commercial that pokes fun at the liquor's flavor and invoke Godwin's Law at the same time. more ›

Kevin shared this video with us that could be put to use to keep cats out of our backyard. The video's long but the payoff is worth it. This could also put our degree to good use. more ›

The folks at El Ideas show a sense of humor about mortality in the restaurant industry. more ›

A Michigan woman sued FilmDistrict and Emagine Theaters in Novi, MI earlier this month, claiming she suffered "damages" from viewing Drive and that the film's trailer was misleading. We can't imagine how. more ›

We're more interested by what's missing from this map. more ›

Bodily fluids, sexual gestures, shadowy stalkers - we’ve all had our fair share of cringe-worthy CTA experiences. Now there’s a site where ‘L’ riders can share their bizarre transit memories. more ›

Little Jesse reminds us that coffee is for closers. more ›

Alternate Histories is the brainchild of Pittsburgh artist Matthew Buchholz, who has taken his love of history, art and science fiction to create a past that never existed. more ›

Art has been inspired recently by humorist Andy Borowitz. more ›

Squirrels versus dogs versus one night stands versus hilarious late night voice mails. more ›

Check out our favorite new products from Sweets and Snacks Expo. "Removable" gum! Baby Bottles filled with Xylitol! Caffeinated Sunflower Seeds! more ›

Today Art reflects on Harold Camping's rapture prediction. more ›

Trade shows always seem strange to an outsider - and the National Restaurant Association show, held in Chicago over the past weekend, was no exception. Most of these signs made some sense in context (though, the "vibrate your fat away" signs might not have) but for a member of the public, it looked like someone had gone mildly crazy. Our full impressions of the NRA show, including dining trends for the next year and a discussion of the new field of electronic menus and ordering systems, will be coming soon. But for now, enjoy the silly signs. more ›

Well isn't this the cutest little thing? Cute, and deadly. (Warning: some mild language.) more ›

We make a lot of compromises with our siblings to give Mom something special for Mother's Day. That doesn't mean we have to like it. more ›

Bet you didn't know the Easter Bunny was an angry psychopath with an axe to grind against humanity. Here's the story of how he came to be that way. Watch out, he's coming for you. more ›

Do a Youtube search for Jeopardy host Alex Trebek and you'll get videos of varying quality, from Trebek cursing while recording commercial drops to spazzing out during episodes of Jeopardy. Some are gems, some are crap. Here is the creme de la creme. Deadspin posted this yesterday from another website, Solid Verbal, which takes sound bites from Trebek and puts them over highlights from a college football game. If ESPN would hire Trebek to actually do this once, we'd actually watch Sportscenter again more ›

A friend sent us this, and it made our day. Have you ever read a wine menu and laughed at the language? Since we've spent some time with good Sommeliers, we know that a true wine expert can find thousands of flavors in a beverage, but for many of us, sometimes it seems a bit much. Well, now you can generate your own insane wine tasting notes, right from your desk. That cheap white from last night? "Classic but equally french-oaked Sauvingnon Blanc. Whispers of root beer, sassy seawater and corpulent raw egg. Drink now through never." That french red hiding in the back of your wine rack? "Raw but equally lacking in character Rhone. Shows opium, overdone pixie stick and total absence of Mars bar. Drink now through 2005." Be sure to click "extra silly." more ›

Over in New York, the troubled musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark doesn't seem like it will ever get out of previews, and director Julie Taymor is now out as director. A Spider-Man musical was never a good idea. Spider-Man doesn't sing. He webs the bad guys and frustrates them with sarcasm. You know what would make a good musical? Predator. See for yourself. more ›

The Oscars weren't the only film awards handed out this weekend. The Razzies were also held. Check out their red carpet. more ›

Well, we honestly had no idea ex-Chicagoista Marcus Gilmer had gone into acting. Or is this a home movie? more ›

Hot on the heels of the Groupon Super Bowl ad ca-ca comes this parody ad from Conan O'Brien. We think Coco and his writing staff pulled their punches here, but you decide. more ›

The news that Wilco is launching its own record label on top of everything else they've been slapping their name on lately (not to mention Jeff Tweedy's mayoral endorsement) smacks a lot of a branding strategy. We got together over the virtual water cooler and came up with some other products Wilco could possibly endorse. Check it out. more ›

The tumblr site Rahmen Emanuel popped up on our radar earlier this week. While the two photos that were on the site piqued our interest, we decided to wait until they built up a nice portfolio of the Rahmformer with ramen noodles photoshopped onto his pate. Our personal favorite is the pic above, which takes an out-of-context shot of Emanuel canoodling with Nancy Pelosi and gives it an appropriate dose of absurdity. more ›

Screw talking babies, that's the stuff amateur voiceovers are made of. However when you start providing lines (and, yes, fart jokes) to the entirety of Noah's ark, you're gonna get out attention. more ›

We have a chat with the local creator of the online comic strip dedicated to skewering the Russian leader. more ›

We know that the "Mayor Emanuel" twitter feed is a hit with locals. But what does the Rahmformer think of it? “I think it's hilarious,” Rahm Emanuel told Crain's Shia Kapos, noting that his staff follows the account. more ›