Should being the satirical anchorman for "The Daily Show" not work out for him, Jon Stewart has a pretty promising career as a musicologist. (Or at least a music critic). On Monday, Stewart appeared on Bill O'Reilly eponymous Fox News cable news show to debate the host about Chicago rapper Common's recent nontroversial appearance at The White House more ›

If you are willing to brave crappy weather with your "Bush was right" or "Bush is a dope" signs, get ready: he's coming to town on Monday. more ›

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Unlike chocolate and peanut butter, politics and art are rarely two great tastes that taste great together. Witness Robert Mapplethorpe’s troubles with the NEA, the painting of former Chicago mayor Harold Washington in women’s underwear and this weekend’s Team America: World Police which is at the top of Chicagoist’s must-see list this weekend. Social commentary with puppets from the makers of South Park? Yes! And yet this only proves the above thesis as none other... more ›