Great marketing move, Dr. Pepper. What was that doctorate in again? Definitely not advertising, because you would've learned that it doesn't do much to grow your brand when you alienate more than half of the buying public. more ›

Did you know that there are 57 different sizes of condoms? True fact. That means that there are at least 57 different sizes of penises, ranging from "pudding snack cup" to "Rasputin wasn't a man". And still a large percentage of the male population think that they need that little extra push off the cliff. If you are the type of guy who is a little insecure about the size of his "baby's arm", nothing... more ›

When Chicagoist thinks of the bands that make define our local music scene, we usually think of The M’s, The Ponys, Healthy White Baby, Lying In States, Detholz!, and Chin Up Chin Up, (and Suffrajett, of course). But when you’re looking at something from close-up, you forget that it often looks different from far away. So if you page through Blender's 5th Anniversary issue this month, you’ll see a much different crowd representing Chicago. more ›