Mo Ryan, the Trib's genius TV critic and FOC*, poses an excellent question, one for the ages: "Why [have] some of the lamest sitcoms ever been set in Chicago?" more ›

The Emmys were last night, and if you cared, you watched. So the three of you that did can skip this post and move down the page to see what the other -ISTs wrote about last week. As for the rest of you who were catching up on episodes of "Degrassi: The Next Generation" during the big ol’ marathon this weekend, you can check out the Mo Ryan’s wrap-up here, complete with all the good... more ›

We don't want to be braggarts, but do we know how to throw a party, or what?!? This morning our ears are still ringing and our heads pounding to the beat of Chicagoist's 2nd birthday party last night. It rocked. Hard. more ›

The Tribune’s Julia Keller outs herself as a huge nerd this morning by throwing her two cents into a debate that has torn apart grade school playgrounds for decades: who’s better, Superman or Batman? more ›