This week, Phillyist saw the waters of a landmark fountain run red for a Showtime marketing stunt, the Phils pull ahead, and some serious nostalgia. They also got a chance to review an awesome tribute album, reminded folks to see the King and appreciated their beautiful skyline. Chicagoist knows what it's like to like the Cubs. But naming your kid Wrigley Fields? At least they can breathe a little easier now that Grossman's out... more ›

Though the recent nuclear tests by North Korea and the subsequent sanctions by the United Nations haven’t been addressed here, we've been following it closely. Far be it for us to be accused of ignoring a story with such major international and national impact, especially since it hits home in this story from the L.A. Times about the Doomsday Clock located at the University of Chicago. The members of the academic journal, The Bulletin of... more ›

Spend enough time on the Internet and you’ll find someone making a Nazi metaphor, typically a flip comment about anyone inspiring enough wrath: strict parents, obtuse politicians, that guy who disagreed with you in an online chat. We can’t fathom how a blowhard political commentator or grandstanding Congressman merits comparison with a regime that killed millions of people in concentration camps, so we were relived when Senator Obama denounced this type of rhetoric in the... more ›

How are you going to celebrate? Here at the red-ribbon-wrapped Chicagoist offices we're listening to the entire Queen catalogue, watching "Philadelphia" over and over again, chewing on flavored condoms and getting FUCKED-up on HIV medication cocktails. more ›

There's just something so exciting about the mayor hating the newspaper. That's like, ripped from a comic book or something. Today, the Trib is in full force, laying a bitchslap down oh-so-hard on Mayor Daley. more ›