HIS VOICE ECHOES

Ebert Teaches Young Critics The Courage Of Convictions

ESQUIRE delivers a premature obituary on Roger Ebert, one of journalism's foremost film critics.

Cancer has taken away his jaw and his ability to speak, but he remains a persistent force in criticism as he continues to write.

The mag's piece is a lovely if slightly overwrought look at the man and the legend. Ebert was the first journalist to earn the Pulitzer Prize for film criticism. As a writer myself, I can only dare to achieve the kind of status or loyalty that Ebert has won with his insightful writing. But this isn't about me.

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February 17, 2010

GAGA'S SICK, COUGH, COUGH

Lady GaGa Cancels Show Due To "Sudden Illness" But Is No-Show At Area Hospitals

DID LADY GAGA CANCEL HER THURSDAY NIGHT INDIANA CONCERT TO PREP FOR HER FRIDAY MORNING PERFORMANCE AT OPRAH'S SHOP?

The Lafayette Journal & Courier reported last night that Lady Gaga cancelled her concert at Purdue University's Elliot Hall Of Music.

The paper reported that "before the announcement, at least two EMTs were confirmed to be backstage by Elliott Hall staff. One unconfirmed rumor was that the performer had passed out."

But officials at three hospitals in Lafayette, Ind., said that neither Lady Gaga nor a Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta were treated at their facilities. And an employee at one hospital said, "The rumor was false. When we contacted police, they said she left Lafayette in a private vehicle."

Gags is skedded to visit Oprah's Chicago studio -- figuratively up the road about 108 miles --for a 9am taping.

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January 14, 2010

SEX SELLS

University of Chicago Hits Students' G Spot With Admissions Essay

SO IT'S OFFICIAL: THE IDEA OF BEING FILLED UP "WITH THAT GOOEY SAP YOU FEEL LATE AT NIGHT" RESONATES WITH INCOMING COLLEGE FRESHMEN.

Just weeks after catching the media spotlight for sending out a sexually suggestive admissions essay as an example to applicants, the University of Chicago is reporting a whopping 42 percent increase in applications for next fall.

While news reports attribute the jump to "everything from more far-flung outreach to publicity that comes with having President Barack Obama as a former faculty member," we're giving the credit to the new Admissions Dean James G. Nondorf for finding students' G spot.

In December, the school's admissions department sent out to prospective students an essay by someone named "Rohan" who took the approach of wooing an elusive love interest.

"Dear University of Chicago, It fills me up with that gooey sap you feel late at night when I think about things that are really special to me about you," the essay opened.

"Tell me, was I just one in a line of many? Was I just another supple 'applicant' to you, looking for a place to live, looking for someone to teach me the ways of the world?'

The New York Times and the website Gawker reported on parents and students' reactions to the essay found at College Confidential.

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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL ARTIST

Sick Of Corporate Commercialism? Go "Renegade" This Holiday

YOU REMEMBER THOSE HOKEY CHRISTMAS BAZAARS YOU ATTENDED AS A KID?

All that bric-a-brac made by the church ladies, those homemade baked goodies, the kitschy Christmas ornaments. God, I miss them.

But I found another way to get my fix for handcrafted gifts while supporting the arts: The Renegade Holiday Craft Fair in Chicago.

This year's even happens next Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5th & 6th, at the Pulaski Park Fieldhouse in Wicker Park and comes one week after a similar "hippy-hipster wet dream."

Stop by and check out the creations of more than 150 artisans. Admission is free. And if you spend your hardearned dollars, you'll feel good about them going to real artisans rather than the inevitable Chinese factory workers making pennies from the profits!

Go Renegade!

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November 30, 2009

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

Trading In Our Childhoods For Shopping By The Bulk

NOTHING LEFT BUT THE RACKS AT KIDDIELAND now that all the rides have been auctioned away.

Bumper cars: $17,000…SOLD!

Little Dipper rollercoaster: $33,000… SOLD!

The Carousel: $355,000…SOLD!

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November 29, 2009

LOSING STREAK

Chicago Cubs Close Disappointing Season With A Whimper

CHICAGO SPORTS FANS SUFFERED ANOTHER BLOW SUNDAY WHEN the Chicago Cubs closed its disappointing season with a 5-2 loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks. And the sign discarded outside the field's northeast entrance summed up one fan's dismay: "Watching the Cubs Blow Another Season…Worthless."

If misery loves company, residents mourning the city's failed bid of the 2016 Summer Olympics could find solace among Cub fans. The team ended its season with an 83-78 record, down from 97-64 last year, according to the Associated Press.

The franchise has been up for sale since 2007 by the Tribune Co., which filed for bankruptcy last year.

Last Thursday, a judge approved sale of the team and its "storied" Wrigley Field to the family of billionaire Joe Ricketts for $845 million. That sale price breaks the $660 million record set by the 2002 sale of the Boston Red Sox, the AP reported.

Two years is a long time to wait for leadership, and perhaps the pending sale contributed to the team's slump.

But let's not kid ourselves: next year when the ground is wet and the tulips are blooming, Cub fans will trek enmasse to the ballpark decked out in red, white and blue.

Because real Cubbie fans don't care about them winning or losing. They love their team in the same way that a mother loves its ugly baby: warts, burps, farts and all.

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October 04, 2009

KARMA

Olympic Loss Delivers Daley Comeuppance On A Plate

SPECULATING WHY CHICAGO LOST ITS OLYMPIC BID WAS THE DOMINANT SPORT FRIDAY, but it's too soon to know the real reasons.

Theories range from racism, anti-Americanism, the IOC's testy relationship with the United States Olympic Committee, the hubrus of Chicago's Gang of Three, the "savagery" of a Chicago student's murder, to Rio's superior campaign.

All sound plausible but I'll wait for the first-hand reports.

What's more obvious is the joy that a presumed 47 percent of Chicagoans get from the defeat.

"Greed denied. Hubris deflated. I'm glad we lost,'' Chuck K. writes at Chicagobusiness.com. "It brought us down a few notches and made us realize the world looks a lot differently at us than we perceive ourselves. I for one am sick of well-connected insiders in Chicago who profit at the expense of Cook County taxpayers."

The divide has embroiled Chicago web comment boards, with pro Olympic supporters dissing the anti as "negative nabobs." Some even suggested that opponents were really circumcision-obsessed anti-Obamaites, a logic that at least to my mind FAILS.

Even before the vote, WGN's Garry Meier on Thursday accurately connected the venom to Daley backlash. Finally, voters are outraged at Daley's costly clout, strong-armed tactics, and shady deals that enrich friends and political supporters.

"Do you not know that Chicago is not a democracy,'' wrote ejhickey at the Chicago Tribune. "Here power is handed from father to son. The closest model is North Korea."

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October 02, 2009

WONDER FULL

Chicago: Where The Wild Things Were

A CROWD PACKED THE MUSIC BOX IN CHICAGO TUESDAY NIGHT FOR A SNEAK PREVIEW OF SPIKE JONZE'S HOTLY ANTICIPATED NEW MOVIE, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE.

Audience members laughed, they sighed, they applauded wildly -- and that was all before watching the film.

That's because the special showing was a fundraiser for 826 Chicago, a literacy nonprofit founded by wonderboy Dave Eggers, who was there in person to thank supporters. Last year alone, 826 provided free tutoring, writing programs to more than 4,300 Chicago public school students.

"It means a lot at this juncture when we can use every penny," said Eggers, author of the New York Times' bestseller, A Hearbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius. He said the event raised enough to pay a year's rent for the building 826-Chi rents at 1331 N. Milkwaukee Avenue.

Eggers, who co-wrote the movie's script with director Jonze, also brought along a small surprise: Max Records, the Portland, Ore. boy who plays the naughty Max in the adaptation of Maurice Sendack's perfect children's book.

Before the movie, the real Max and Eggers bantered back and forth on stage, with Eggers revealing a list of indignities (sprained ankle, nausea, dog bites, seasickness, snowball in eye, near suffocation by Wild Things, sand in iPod) the young actor endured while filming in Australia.

And there was time for a short Q & A. When asked if he was familiar with Sendack's picture book, Records said that he "was probably obsessed with it until the age of four.'' And when someone asked if he expected to continue acting, he deadpanned, "It depends on the project. If the right thing comes along." The crowd erupted in laughter.

Then it was time to see the movie, smartly written by Eggers and Jonze, and a cinematic wonder to behold.

"I like the way you destroy stuff,'' one monster tells Max after one wild romp on their island. "There's a spark to your technique." As the collective motley crew considers eating Max, another says, "I hope you don't taste as selfish as you look."

Records' creative Max winsomely captures the freedom, confusion and pain of being a tween.

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September 30, 2009

ATTENTIONS DIVERTED

While Daley Chases Olympics, The City Suffers

THE DEATH OF CHICAGO TEEN DERRION ALBERT COULD NOT COME AT A MORE INOPPORTUNE TIME FOR MAYOR DALEY AND CRONIES WHO ARE OFF TO COPENHAGEN TO BRING THE 2016 OLYMPICS TO THE CITY.

That sounds cold, doesn't it? It's also the truth.

Violence among the Chicago's high schoolers has become a constant in Chicago's media. But you can read headlines all day long and still not be aggrieved in the same way that witnessing a murder on tape will unsettle you.

Derrion Albert was the sixth Chicago child to die in three weeks. There's been a lot of din on Chicago chat boards about the horror of showing this video, how rude and exploitive it is. Yet none of last school year's 36 murders of Chicago students has brought the calvary like this one.

"This isn't the first time a child has gotten killed around here, but this is the first time all of these people have come out," Marquita McAlister told a Chicago columnist.

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September 28, 2009

CONSPIRACY SPOILER ALERT

In The Bag? Evidence Mounts That Chicago Gets The 2016 Olympics

I SMELL PRODUCTION! AND PREDICT ORGASMIC JOY throughout Chicago's ruling class when the official word comes down that the city has won the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Signs are suggesting that the ruler of the Western world and the Queen of all media will rendevous in Copenhagen this week. And bookies are favoring Chicago to wins the games.

The White House confirms that the President's advanced ''security'' team traveled to Denmark just about the same time that news leaked that Oprah would make the trek.

Yes, yes, we know that Mayor Daley's fingernails have been chewed down to the nubs while awaiting news of whether the games would be awarded to his fiefdom. But this is also what's known as a 'tease,' the 'cliffhanger.' And when the U.S. chief lobbyist shows up in Copenhagen to get the good word, that will be the shocking 'reveal.' It's a common tactic in daytime and reality TV.

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September 27, 2009

CONSPIRACY THEORY ALERT

Daley & Oprah's Drunk On Power Move: Blame It On Olympic Lust

IT COULD BE ME, BUT DOESN'T 24 YEARS SEEM AN ODD NUMBER TO GO GANGBUSTERS OVER?

Doesn't 25 make more sense? To shut down a third of a mile on one of Chicago's main downtown traffic arteries? For nearly three full days? For Oprah to throw her season opener?

On the heels of a political debacle caused by Mayor Richie Rich selling the city's parking meters to a private company that quadrupled rates and issued tickets upon receiving the keys to the city?

Unless perhaps year 25 was being reserved for something even bigger, like a going away party?

But it would make sense if there was some sort of deadline looming, wouldn't it?

Put it in context of the date -- a month before the International Olympics Committee votes on which city will host the 2016 Olympics, and the timing makes sense.

According to GameBids.com, IOC members will make that decision on October 2nd in Copenhagen.

Think of Oprah's party as an additional primer on Chicago for the IOC, which is set to release today its evaluation report on the bidding cities: Tokyo, Madrid, Rio de Janiero and Chicago. Another chance to show off to the world the people passion in this gleaming city of steel.

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September 02, 2009

WHY POLITICIANS RUN FOR OFFICE

Just Another Way To Say 'Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others'

LAST DANCE REDUX

The Day The (Disco) Music Died

SOME REGARD IT AS ONE OF THE "MOST ILL-CONCEIVED" PUBLICTY STUNTS EVER. WE THINK OTHERWISE.

A POPULAR DJ, dumped recently from a radio station that changed its format, concocts a Disco Demolition Night stunt at Chicago's Comiskey Park.

The lure: 98 cents entree into a White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers doublehitter. The plan: to blow up disco records in the outfield between the night's two games. The catch: fans have to bring a record to add to the pile of vinyl targeted for destruction.

The result? Bedlam as thousands of disco haters-cum-baseball fans eventually charge the field.

The payoff? A piece of pop culture history in the annals of baseball and radio.

According to the Chicago Reader, the pile of vinyl at ground zero measured six feet wide and stood five feet tall. And when the explosion pops, thousands of fan chanting Disco sucks! rushed the field.

"The massive blast sends records shooting 200 feet in the air,"' according to the Reader.

"...Kids begin trickling onto the field.. No -- they're coming by the hundreds…the thousands. They're running the bases, literally stealing the bases, stealing bats, toppling batting cages, and dancing in circles around the faming vinyl shards."

Sox announcer Harray Caray barks, "Holy Cow!" and orders the crowd back to their seats. But it was more fun dissing disco than rooting for a losing team.

Eventually, riot police clear the field as the crowd sings, Na Na Na Na, Nan Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, Good Bye! The second game is cancelled.

Thirty years later, DJ Steve Dahl still plies his trade in Chicago, now selling Disco Sucks T-shirts on his radio show's website.

Thirty years is a long time for a publicity stunt to pay off. I'd say that means the original shock jock is a marketing genius.

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July 12, 2009

IDOL WANNABES

With Starry Eyes, Hundreds Descend On Chicago For Chance At Idol Fame

ROCKY PATERRA, 17, OF PITTSBURGH, ARRIVED IN CHICAGO SATURDAY HOPING THAT HIS THIRD TIME AUDITIONING FOR American Idol is the charm.

Paterra, accompanied by his mom and two friends, left home at 6:30 am and drove 450 miles to compete against thousands in Monday's Idol auditions at the United Center in Chicago's West Loop. "I heard it was crazy," said a security guard sweating under the hot afternoon sun outside the United Center.

Registration is open 24 hours until 5 a.m. Monday when contestants begin arriving for auditions. Many registrants were exclaiming their excitement on American Idol's comment board.

Paterra, an Upper St. Clair High School senior who soloed with composer Marvin Hamlisch as a child, hopes to break through to the second round of auditions this year. Last year he tried out at New Jersey's Meadowlands auditions, where he was asked to sing three times.

"He called another guy over to listen to me," Rocky recalled of the producer. The two exchanged whispers, then Rocky was summarily dismissed. "It was not a good moment,'' he said, confessing that it hurt to watch the last Idol auditions .

This year is different, he said.

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June 20, 2009

MUSIC SCENE

Stealing Backstage At 'Peter, Bjorn & John'

IT'S FOUR DEGREES OF SEPARATION THAT WHISKS ME BACKSTAGE AT A PETER, BJORN & JOHN CONCERT in Chicago. It's the second time I'm seeing the SWEDISH trio live and it's hard to believe it's the same band dismissed by Entertainment Weekly as "shamelessy earnest adorable."

The Peter, Bjorn & John rocking at Metro is more punk than the "pure featherweight, percussion-driven synth-pop" that Leah Greenblatt portrays in her March review.

As the Stockholm trio ratchets up the noise, particularly on the band's newest single Nothing To Worry About, "indie rock" is much more dominant than the "pop" tag.

"Live, we do rock out,'' said Peter Morén, 34, lead singer and guitarist for the Stockholm-based trio shortly after performing in the band's fourth gig on a 12-city tour around America. "But the records are more pop than the live shows."

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April 28, 2009

OPENING DAY

Get Ready for 154 St. Patty's Day Parades: Baseball Returns to Wrigley Field

IT'S OPENING DAY AT WRIGLEY FIELD AND I'M ALREADY getting a headache just thinking about it.

It hurts to be the spoil sport, but, ahem, no else seems willing to step up to the plate. So it be must said again: Along with the majority of respectful, ever-hopeful Chicago Cubs fans who flock to Wrigley Field each year comes a noisy minority that invariably gets drunk, pulls bushes from the ground, pees in alleys, breaks tree limbs, leaves their empties and their dirty diapers and their vomit on the sidewalks.

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April 13, 2009

BREW, OLD STYLE

A Chicago Classic: Filbert's Root Beer

WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT FILBERT'S, a soda factory in Chicago that has been making and bottling its own soda pop since 1927, I was curious.

When I traveled to the non-descript building at 3430 S. Ashland in the city's Bridgeport neighborhood, I knew I found something special.

When I walked up the worn stairs through the barn-style doors, I fell in love.

I can't put my finger on what exactly makes Filbert's so charming. It might be the friendly employees, or the welcoming feeling that only a building with so much history can have. When I walked in I was met by Ron Filbert, whose grandfather started the business over 80 years ago, and the smell of their famous root beer.

Ron introduced me to Dennis Antkowiak, one of Filbert's three employees. Dennis has worked for the Filbert's family for nearly 40 years. He's a lot like the machinery that has been used in the bottling process since the 1920s; an important part of what makes Filbert's so special. Dennis opened up a bottle of root beer for me to enjoy while he shared his stories and explained the history of a business that is one of the only of its kind left.

The bottling company famous for its root beer has been using the same recipe for more than eight decades. The company now produces a total of 18 pop flavors, and distributes to about 300 small shops and restaurants in the Chicagoland area.

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April 02, 2009

GLORIOUS MISERY

Living 'Miserably' In Chicago And Loving It

TEN YEARS AGO I MOVED TO CHICAGO LOOKING FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE IN THE BIG CITY.

A decade later, I can tick off my fingers the reasons why the city made Forbes' 2009 list of most miserable places to live.

So far this year, the weather has been brutal, sales taxes became the highest in the nation, and unemployment is 7.6%, the highest monthly rate since June 1993.

Forbes rated the top 150 U.S. metropolitan areas in nine categories including commute times, unemployment, violent crime and weather.

And just in time for the Blagojevich Chronicles, Forbes added a "corruption" category, propelling Chicago to 3rd on the list, up from its ranking of 6th last year.

"Lousy weather, long commutes, rising unemployment and the highest sales tax rate in the country are to blame for the Windy City being near the top of our list," the magazine reported. "High rates of corruption by public officials didn't help either."

I'm the living proof of the statistics.

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February 13, 2009

Bright Lights, Big City

By Jason Wilfong

I MOVED TO CHICAGO LAST SUMMER, and it has been rough-going since I arrived. I wrapped up a divorce, and I have been laid off twice. But there are things and people in my life that I am thankful for: In no particular order, these are:

1. My divorce. People get married hoping to find “the one” and to live happily ever after, but the sad truth is that there are couples who just don’t belong together.

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Jason Wilfong of Chicago, believes he has unrecognized genius. He also loves sports, comic books and good music. You can reach him via email.

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November 28, 2008

MUSIC

Radiohead Reigns Supreme At Chicago's Lollapalooza

THERE WAS LOTS OF HYPE TO LURE ME TO LOLLAPALOOZA THIS YEAR.

Was Barack Obama really going to introduce Wilco? (No.) Would Rage Against The Machine incite a riot in the sweltering Grant Park? (Almost.) But only one band inspired me to fork over my money to Perry Farrell and his corporate sponsors: Radiohead.

The British art-rockers -- a decade past their commercial prime -- was the main draw on the first day of Lollapalooza, capturing Friday night's headline spot.

Of course, there were other acts playing that day as well. I had planned on arriving around 5 p.m. to catch some of Cat Power's set, but a slow ride on Chicago's Blue Line and only one entrance into the festival stole that chance. Once in, I opted to catch Grizzly Bear, which proved good judgment. In addition to crowd favorites like “On A Neck, On A Spit,” and “Knife,” the band cranked out four new songs (including “Two Weeks,” performed on David Letterman a few weeks ago) that sounded fantastic. I can't wait for their new record, which is going to blow minds.

I followed up Grizzly Bear with Bloc Party, in part to secure my spot when Radiohead emerged afterward. Clad in an ObamaT, bright red shorts, and vintage Nikes, frontman Kele Okereke stirred up the massive crowd with standbys like “This Modern Love,” “Like Eating Glass,” and “Positive Tension,” as well as newer songs from 2007's A Weekend In The City, including “Song For Clay (Disappear Here)” and “The Prayer.” They were good, but it was clear that everyone was biding time for Radiohead.

Then, at precisely 8 p.m., the two jumbotrons mounted on each side of the stage flickered with rainbow-colored lights, blips and bleeps echoed out of the speakers, and five rockers dubbed Radiohead dashed onstage to thunderous applause.

Opening with “15 Step,” the first track from 2007's pay-what-you-want album, In Rainbows, Thom Yorke's stunning falsetto cut through the evening's steamy air. Next, the familiar distorted intro to “Airbag” rang through the park, followed by “There There,” and a handful of tracks from In Rainbows. The playlist ranged their entire discography, save for Pablo Honey, that is. Perhaps the best moment of their entire set came during “Everything In Its Right Place,” when fireworks erupted from nearby Soldier Field that synced up perfectly with the guitar distortion in “Fake Plastic Trees.” It was, no joke, a great climax to a satisfying romp.

Lollapalooza wrapped up Sunday night in Chicago. You can check out more coverage of the festival here.

Anna Apocalypse, who blogs at Pop Apocalypse, will comment periodically at CrabbyGolightly on music.

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August 03, 2008

MUSIC

Stuck a Fork In It And It Ain't Done: Public Enemy Still Cooking With "Magnum Opus" It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back

ALL THE COOL KIDDIES AND WANNABES OF CHICAGO ARE HANGING OUT THIS WEEKEND AT THE PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL, A THREE-DAY ALTERNATIVE MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE CITY'S UNION PARK.

By sheer good fortune, Crabby found herself hanging on opening night, where she expected to cut out early after she cruised the crowd, drank a root beer and perused the goodies at the craft tables.

But then Public Enemy took the stage, and Crabby pinched her way to the middle of the crowd where she could partake in the 20th anniversary celebration of PE's widely acclaimed album It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back, regularly ranked among the best albums ever recorded. That spot was evident on Friday night as the product seemed fresh picked from the hood, no expiration date evident. Twenty years late, Crabby's gonna have to buy the CD.

Chuck D and Flava Flav, wearing his trademark oversized wall clock (which Crabby swears she saw last week at Target) promised to rock until organizers pulled the plug, performing 45 minutes past the closing time and ignoring 'flashes' tipping them that it was time to end the show.

Yet the group's clearly provocative lyrics -- along with some political verbal bombs thrown in for good measure -- ("Fuck George Bush!" was a recurring theme; and maybe I'm imaging things, but I could swear there was some allusion to Obama as the "coming Messiah." ) seemed to have lost the power that they surely had two decades ago. In the interim, Public Enemy's become a well-packaged product that's easily sellable to the largely white appreciative crowd populating Pitchfork. I guess that means we've come a long way, huh?

Pitchfork continues threw Sunday night with performances by Animal Collective, The Hold Steady, Dinosaur Jr., Spoon, and Cut Copy among others. Tixs are sold out but of course there are those to be had through scalpers. You can catch some of the performances through the festival's live feed here.

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July 19, 2008

POP CANDY

Rumors To The Contrary, Pacman Has Not Retired to Philanthropy But Is Busy Spawning Little Pacpeople

While other computer icons circa 1980 have been trying to solve the world's problems, our beloved Pacman has stayed below the radar, raised little Pac babies and has started a cottage industry in Pacman jewelry. And isn't that appropriate since Pac Daddy was one of the earliest examples of a 'virtual virus,' or a computerized "social phenomena?"

The result is the cutest little computer bytes you ever saw! The rings, pins, earrings and wall art can reach deep inside the most jaded, aging, materialist yuppies to remind them of a playful time of their youth.

Why not remind them of that side? Persue the PixelParty gallery, buy some nostalgia, and hang on a small byte of innocence.

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June 29, 2008

POP CANDY

Poetry In Motion: 826Chicago Holds A 'Prom'

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June 10, 2008