You like lulz and nonchalantly explicit Craigslist ads, right? Sure you do. Here’s one straight from the City of Wind, purportedly written by a young lass trying to find her bathroom stall hook-up at February’s Megadeth/Motörhead Gigantour stop at the Aragon Ballroom. more ›

Only the biggest of dreamers gave Illinois a chance of beating the semi-professional USC Trojans in yesterday's 94th annual Rose Bowl. Unfortunately, USC beat the Illini like the proverbial red-headed stepchild 49-17. The academic conclusion to the game also led to some wonderful entendre-laden headlines in the dailies: "Case of California Creamin'", "Too Much Booty Puts Illini on the Defensive", and "Trojans Pull Out All the Stops" are some of our favorites. The loss also provided Jay "the Joke" Mariotti with another opportunity to pen his now-patented "sports in this state really suck" columns, complete with desperate stabs at modern cultural relevance and creating lame-ass nicknames, this time referencing "Knocked Up" and calling Illini head coach Ron Zook "Zooker." more ›

What's the Sun-Times editorial board smoking today? Whatever it is, it sure reeks. Of paternalism. more ›

In 1907 Essanay Studios shot a short slapstick film on the streets of Old Town entitled An Awful Skate. It cost a few hundred dollars but went on to make thousands; perhaps as much as $10,000 (which, adjusted for inflation, would be about $216,000 today). A recent profile in the Trib gives a brief history of the once-booming studio, which had facilities in both Chicago and California. Between 1907 and 1917 Essanay churned out... more ›

All across the Ist-A-Verse (or at least the American parts thereof), writers and editors are in the midst of enjoying their three-day weekend. But after the week we've all had, we feel like the break is not only needed, but deserved. Just look at everything we've been doing! Gothamist headed into the Memorial Day weekend with a number of tasks accomplished. They worried about Long Islanders giving New Yorkers a bad name. They tried... more ›

A couple of days ago Sears CEO Aylwin Lewis said to shareholders—Hooray! The flagship store on State Street actually turned a profit, and we’re not gonna close it! more ›

“The patch” has become a popular substitute for some of the most popular drugs and treatments. The patch can help you stop smoking, keep you from getting knocked up and even help you lose a few pounds. (Seriously though, that weight loss patch is some scary shit. The shakes, man, it gives you the shakes.) There’s something about the patch that makes it a little more fun that regular drugs, kind of like the pot sucker, only not really. more ›