Kanye West -- who we simply can't resist writing about -- threw up a post on his blog naming his "favorite white girl." It's Scarlett Johansson. Now we're not going to disagree with his pick, because we've thought Scarlett Johansson is hot for as long as we can remember, but now we're dying to hear who his favorite "insert-any-given-color-from-the-spectrum-here" girl is going to be. more ›

Yeargh, we wish organizations still had letterhead this pretty. more ›

You're almost there. The weekend is literally a few hours away (or, if you work on the trading floor, it's already here, but then you're probably not reading this, are you?). So, to help you while away those last few hours where you're trying to appear billable, we offer this dandy video of just how much it takes to be a fact checker in this day and age. And it features hometown hero, Bill Murray.... more ›

Schaumburg-based Motorola is still doing what it can to survive the competition from makers of lower-priced handsets, as cell phones become more and more of a commodity. Perhaps in an attempt to sex up their products in preparation for the arrival of the Scarlett Johansson of cell phones, they recently purchased DARTdevices, a small California software shop that "develops technology and applications to simply and securely connect mobile phones, PCs, Set-top boxes, Internet servers and other consumer electronics," according to their bare-bones website (they're in "stealth mode," whatever that means). more ›

Chicagoist hasn’t posted much about the Oscars this year, and we think we’ve figured out why. more ›

The Pre-Show Ah, what to say. Everyone looks so...puffy. We're watching WGN because...well, we can't find the remote honestly. 6:10 PM - Do you even have the right to complain about cheesy presenters if you're watching an Oscar pre-show? Isn't that like visting a dominatrix and complaining about the pain? Still, we have a deep burning hatred of Sam Rubin. 6:17 PM - Hilary Swank going against the grain with no cleavage display. Wearing drapes... more ›