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Checkerboard City: The Dick Van Dyke Effect 27 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
By John Greenfield I first heard about the “Mary Poppins Effect” back in March 2011 from local bike blogger Dottie Brackett, also known as The Martha Stewart of Chicago Cycling. “This is basically the...
Free Will Astrology 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): You seem primed to act like a ram, the astrological creature associated with your sign. I swear you have that look in your eyes: the steely gaze that tells m...
Free Will Astrology 20 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): An Indian student named Sankalp Sinha has invented the “Good Morning Sing N Shock.” It’s an alarm clock that plays you a song and gives you a small electrical...
Linework: Good Company 16 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
By Angela Caggiano. Edited by Ivan Brunetti. (Click on image to enlarge.)
Dime Stories: The Black Swans 14 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
By Tony Fitzpatrick Some years ago, I made some drawings all with different kinds of “Ace of Spades” motifs. I had planned a big series about my father, whose nickname was “Ace.” I stopped after makin...
Checkerboard City: Organic Mechanics 13 Aug 2013 | 04:30 pm
By John Greenfield As I pedal up to the Bronzeville Community Garden, 51st and Calumet, on a Wednesday afternoon, smooth R&B drifts from a sound system and folks are gathered around a table made of co...
Free Will Astrology 13 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Normally, International CAPS LOCK DAY happens only once a year, on June 28. But in alignment with your current astrological omens, you have been granted the ...
Race Review: Terrapin 5K and Music Festival (August 8, 2013) 10 Aug 2013 | 06:02 am
RECOMMENDED Breakdown: Moving from pre-Lollapalooza to post-Lollapalooza may have brought down registrations a bit (from 3,543 last year to around 2,500 this year) but last night’s Terrapin 5K and Mus...
Free Will Astrology 6 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings,” says author Elizabeth Gilbert. I recommend that you experiment with this s...
Linework: After the Storm 2 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
By Jonathan Wilcox. Edited by Ivan Brunetti. (Click on image to enlarge.)
