Look, while we are lukewarm about the musical line-up for The Taste of Chicago this year, there is one act we are TOTALLY not going to miss. And we're crossing out fingers -- hope, hope, hope -- that band reaches deep into their past and busts this nugget out to blow our minds. more ›

Even as the stores sport back to school sales (which depress us, even now), summer lingers on your friends the -ists. This week's collection of links provides some of the best, worst, and oddest bits of summer fun. So, bring your laptop up onto the roof, make yourself an umbrella drink or ten, and enjoy this week's choice posts from across the Gothamist network. Torontoist (where it's 75 degrees F as of this writing)... more ›