Now that all the aldermanic candidates are rested and refreshed, and the runoffs are coming quickly upon us, there is a renewed sense of hatred and mudslinging in the wards that are still contested this year. In the 49th Ward, Alderman Joe Moore is pointing to the $60,000 that his opponent Don Gordon took from money manager David Herro of Harris Associates, a major Wal-Mart stock-holder. While connecting those dots requires a bit of a... more ›

Some dipshit has bid is asking for twenty-thousand two hundred and twenty-seven dollars on eBay for a scratched egg deemed both "holy" and "lucky". As you can see in the image at left there are two perpendicular scratches on the surface of the egg's shell. The egg's name is "HOLY CROSS LUCKY EGG". We spelled it out earlier to make sure you got it, but here it is again for those of you with short attention spans—$20,227. Now the family does plan to donate a minimum of $2,000 dollars from the proceeds ($1,000 to a charity of their choice and $1,000 to a charity of your the winning bidder's choice), but come on! If you've got $20,000 to throw at a marred egg with a hole in its back, why not cut your investment in half and buy $10,000 worth of good eggs instead? You could donate them to a shelter. Though we do hear that homeless people EAT eggs instead of keep them as good luck charms, but who's to judge? more ›

Is there a bigger double-edged sword in any live music scene than the cover band and its fraternal twin, the tribute band? You could decide to form Safety Dancers: A Tribute To Men Without Hats and though you’d still have a built-in audience most clubs (at least the ones that don’t feature a “quarter draft night”) would be reluctant to book you because no matter how hard you work you’ll still be derisively referred to as “just a cover band.” With live band karaoke now the rage, most bands are finding that they have to bring a unique spin to the artists they cover in order to separate themselves from the pack. more ›