Trekkies rejoice! The Klingon adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is returning to Chicago this year. more ›

The downward trend the mercury has taken since Monday continues as we'll be lucky to reach 65 degrees. more ›

With the Spider-Man musical being revamped, an unlikely actor throws his hat into the ring for consideration in the title role. more ›

As the snow gently fell to earth this morning, we here at Chicagoist couldn't help but feel the holiday spirit slowly overtake us, despite the already tiresome barrage of commercials, harried last-minute shoppers and bell-ringers invading our space on the way to the our offices. For a moment we remembered what we love best about the season; gathering around the table with friends and enjoying the blessings that have been bestowed upon us. Tiny Tim from Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol truly had the spirit of the season in mind when he spoke the famous line, "God bless us, everyone." more ›

Now that the political season is upon us our politicians are crying out for more jobs and government efficiency. They’re in fear that the people have grown weary of the perpetual fraud, waste and abuse. Too bad our representatives did not thoroughly read the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. We’ve spent millions of dollars for signs to tell us our money is at work, but tucked away is a grant of $712,883 for Northwestern University to develop a joke telling robot. more ›

Sure, you've seen William Shatner's reading of Sarah Palin's resignation speech, but have you witnessed this gem? Bonus nerd points if you realized that the original video is referring to a scene in Star Trek V. And with this being my second Star Trek reference of the week, I have probably assured myself I will not go on a date for a very long time. [via] more ›

How about a rousing anthem to kick off the work week? more ›

A sad week for LAist as they lose their trusted and amazing editor Tony Pierce to the LA Times, but what a blast his last week was. He shared his 25 Favorite CDs of 2007 and wrote a great review of just a good movie, No Country For Old Men. At UCLA, thousands of students celebrated the end of their quarter by running around campus in their undies (lots of photos in a two-part photo essay, one, two). That wasn't the only photo essay either: Joss Whedon/Mutant Enemy friends and Star Trek actors all joined in at the Writers Strike and KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas brought two nights of amazing bands that included Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park (Part I), Modest Mouse, Muse, Spoon and The Killers (Part II). Not only is L.A. a great music town, it has just been named the best city for bookish types. For those who are looking for something a little more active, American Gladiators are back (yes!) and if that's not enough, how about a Christmas gift of action and adventure? more ›

Remember in the Star Trek movies how Kirk got demoted from Admiral after he went off looking for Spock’s body? But Starfleet still wanted him to be the captain of the Enterprise? Well, the world music mainstay HotHouse is going through something just like that with its former executive director Marguerite Horberg. more ›

It's the end of June and that can mean only one thing - Pride Weekend. A celebration of diversity at its finest, Pride festivities are varied and the list is long - everything from workshops to plays, cocktail parties to religious services, there is something for everyone. Be sure to check out the Howard Brown Youth Center for youth-oriented activities. The Dyke March kicks off tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. at the corner of Ashland and... more ›

Houstonist reports on cross-dressing thieves and undressing educators this week. A Peeping Tom defends himself with a papaya and an outraged onlooker asks Ken Lay, "TATER TOTS OR FRIES?" Also, FEMA wants it's money back. LAist are a bug bunch of geeks. They're Star Trek geeks, David Duchovny geeks and Frank Gehry geeks. During their Cochella preview their readers reveal themselves to be Depeche Mode geeks. Seattlest saw their basketball team preparing to leave for... more ›

Several local actors received some good news this week: they’re headed back to prison. more ›