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"Festive Geese" via speedy1469. more ›

This is the intro to Patrick Crowe's website that tries to convince people that Oprah would be a great presidential candidate. This is also where Crowe is trying to get you to buy his new book, "Oprah for President: Run, Oprah, Run," where he's trying to get you to buy T-shirts, buttons and bumper stickers of the same nature, and where he tries to start a guerilla campaign of getting people to write "Oprah for President" on dollar bills. He even wants you to write letters and volunteer for the cause. Big whoop, right? Just another nut who has spent 2 years of his life on a worthless cause? more ›

When Chicagoist had our first real job as assistant manager of a Crown Books, we quickly learned the power of suggestion…by Oprah. This was before she actually had a book club or anything. All an author had to do was to was go on her show and whatever book they were talking about was sold out by the end of the program. Soon, the women got wise and would call within the first five minutes. Books we hadn’t touched in months were flying off the shelves. When she decided to sell her own cookbook, we had to beat the housewives away with a stick. more ›

So ya'll remember last summer there was this television actress in town who was getting more press for her high-profile divorce than her bad movies, right? She's got this gravity-defying rack, popularized a hairstyle ten years ago that women in some parts of the city still cling to like an amaretto sour at last call, and was filming one of those movies when rumors started floating around that she was seen around the city engaged in PDA's- that's "public displays of affection" for the anagram-challenged- with Erin's unrequited crush. All we can remember is that post, which is admissable in court as evidence should Vince want to take out a restraining order. Humor us. What's her name? more ›

Merlot is one of those wine varietals of which nearly everyone seems to be aware. That might be due in large part to its ready availability on liquor, pharmacy, and grocery store shelves. It's a common and fairly ubiquitous grape. As such merlot is open to ridicule and scorn, often by novice and wanna-be oenophiles who want to appear more knowledgable than they actually are about wine. more ›

To the surprise of no one, R. Kelly filed a $90 million dollar lawsuit Monday in the wake of an alleged pepper spray attack by Jay-Z associate Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith and the subsequent cancellation of their joint "Best of Both Worlds" tour. more ›

By now everyone in Illinois has heard the "avant-garde" Parisian club allegations made in Jack and Jeri Ryan's divorce proceedings (also check out the Smoking Gun). The shock is still rippling through the state, and is now reaching the Beltway. The next few days will be precious for Jack Ryan, since how he manages the damage control will make or break his damaged campaign's future. Chicagoist sees two important points in how Ryan is dealing... more ›