• U.S. Rep. - and GOP U.S. Senate candidate - Mark Kirk opens up about the award kerfuffle.
• Stedman speaks and he doesn't think we appreciate Oprah.
• Another student bullied to suicide.

Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer will be appearing at The Chicago Theatre on May performing as a Spinal Tap cover band. more ›

We chronicled our Saturday night earlier this week, and we need remind no one that it was colder than a witch's tit in a brass bra all day long. more ›

It wasn't our intention at the beginning of the month to feature three stouts in succession, although the timing, in hindsight, turned out to be fortuitous. Thick beers, particularly stouts, are a great way to keep one from freezing his ass off when the world around him is sent headfirst into a deep freeze. Besides, we're close enough to St. Patrick's Day to have our appetite whetted for a good pint of stout. Additonally, Goose Island Clybourn's annual "stoutfest" makes a perfect cap for a busy weekend on the go. We end February with a truly devastating selection from Munster, Indiana's supreme Kings of Hops. more ›

If only they’d had iPods in Spinal Tap’s heyday. more ›

Chicagoist has often wondered who would play ourselves in the movie version of our life (we're hoping our life looks more like fleshbot.com than i-am-bored.com). Sure, there's temporary fame to be found on TV by eating bat dung or inviting Mary Poppins to live with you, but we're shooting for historical permanence here and that requires the big screen treatment. Several films in the city this week provide looks at the famous, the anonymous and...the... more ›

When the Doves announced they were canceling the first of several dates on their U.S. tour, openers Mercury Rev became headliners by circumstance and were thrust into a badly-needed spotlight. more ›

We're always in favor of more places to see movies, especially if those places are in close proximity to alcohol. So the news that Smartbar is now hosting a FREE Tuesday night movie night (via DVD projection) called "The Reel Deal" was welcome indeed. Bad news: you have to be 21+. Good news: they're showing two (tenuously thematically connected) classic cult films per night (plus an entire showing of the BBC's The Office on March... more ›