Last weekend, professional soccer players Dean Ruddy and Ross Smith came across the pond to raise money for a charity called Dreams for Kids. In soccer, one of the cardinal rules is that the players, save for the goalie, are never allowed to touch the ball with their hands. But these guys were feeling up Chicago like crazy. They weren't here to raise money playing soccer, they were here to hug. It was called... more ›

), was casting the wide goblin smile of Willem Dafoe and hiding it inside a mask. The Green Goblin should look something akin to what's on the label to Wychwood's Green Goblin Cider. But we'll leave the movie reviews to Rob and get back to talking about beer. more ›

Chicagoist enjoys getting inverted so when the opportunity came about to check out an advance screening of the award-winning IMAX Film, Fighter Pilot Operation Red Flag, that debuts in Chicago this Friday, we jumped on it. The movie follows Captain John "Otter Stratton", pilot of a U.S. Air Force F-15, through his experience at the Red Flag Training program at Nellis Air Force Base outside of Las Vegas. Red Flag is a two-week, realistic combat... more ›

“From Birmingham to Manchester to Brooklyn to Chicago, we’re tired of being poverty pimped by the politicians and poverty pimped by the rappers….” This is Rhymefest after meeting with David Cameron, the head of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. At a British Society of Magazine Editors event in June, Cameron stated that Radio 1, a British Radio station operated by the BBC, plays music which "encourages people to carry guns and knives." Rhymefest... more ›

drugs. We don't have health insurance. Those things are for sick people. So why do we continue to talk about prescription drug costs here on Chicagoist? Because we detest most rich people unless they give us money, provide us with entertainment or are smokin' hot. Drug companies are richies getting richer and they don't give us money. Plus, have you ever seen a sexy drug executive? No, you haven't. Unless you are one and if so, please leave your name, gender, measurements and the amount of money you're willing to pay us to date you in the comments below. more ›