Marilyn Manson has decided that he will not be overshadowed by the other girls in pop and is launching his own fragrance next year and hopes this will lead to a full cosmetics line. Now that we can’t wait to see! Not looking dead enough? Try Manson’s Goth Powder. Lipstick confining itself to your lips? Try Manson's Bleeding Lip Gloss. more ›

The lack of flu shots this season is the proverbial chicken that is now coming home to roost; lots of people in the Chicagoist offices have been knocked out with various winter ailments. Events at The Oprah Winfrey Show this week proved that the famous and buxom are no more immune to illness than the anonymous and flat-chested. During an Oprah taping, Jessica Simpson became dehydrated due to a stomach virus. Thanks to the outstanding... more ›

Arriving in another city to practice their dark art of Every Day Low Prices and Every Day Low Wages, Wal-Mart managed a two-fer yesterday, first gaining their first store in Chicago, and second, proving that if the local Alderman wants it, it happens. Despite a lot of yelling about building a brand new 150,000 square foot store in a depressed, West Side neighborhood, City Council aldermen finally acquiesced to Ald. Emma Mitts (37th) call for a zoning change to allow the store to be built.  It should be great to have a new place to crush local, small businesses while we get an opportunity to purchase the new Jessica Simpson CD with our giant box of Tide. more ›