Every time you click a RedEye link, an ear-splitting alarm goes off in our office.
OK, so that’s pretty far from truth. But we do have (not-so) complicated tools to track exactly what everyone is reading. They tell us a lot about you, dear reader.
Based on our five most clicked stories last week, we can surmise you’re a well-read, hip-hop fan who enjoys craft beer, Apple products and new burger joints. Here’s what clicked last week.
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It’s hard to lose something you love, especially when that something is beer. Goose Island’s Wrigleyville location is a victim of redevelopment. Pour out a 312.
>>No. 2: You can drop your iPhone 6, now
If you haven’t bent your fancy new iPhone 6 yet, it’s now safe to go ahead and shatter it. After not being so sure if it could immediately replace the glass on its brand new iPhone line, Apple is ready to fix. Local repair shops? Not just yet.
It might have been the biggest secret on the Chicago music scene in a long time. Kanye West joined Common, Dave Chappelle, Lupe Fiasco, Twista and a whole bunch more on stage in Union Park last week for AAHH! Fest. As RedEye music reporter Ernest Wilkins put it: “Did a crowd of less than 5,000 seriously just witness a Kanye/Common/Twista/Lupe show? Yes, we did. And it was awesome.” Here’s a roundup.
>>No. 4: Umami Burger, reviewed
Here’s something you don’t often hear: “The food was so good, I forgot about my beer.” Skeptical? Read the rest of Michael Nagrent’s review of Wicker Park’s Umami Burger. It’s almost perfect.
Some folks will be leaving something on CTA seats during Chicago Ideas Week Oct. 13-19, and it’s better than a wet spot. The CTA’s first book share will see hundreds of books left on “L” trains across the system, in hopes people will read and return them. There’s also “golden tickets” in some of them, which carries a pretty book prize for book nerds.
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