Irish bar blends gay and straight
Stepping into Wilde Bar & Restaurant (3130 N. Broadway, 773-244-0404), you spot a few things not often found in local watering holes: a library stocked with hundreds of books, crackling...
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Being in Love How to Love With Awareness and Relate Without Fear By Osho (Harmony, $22) In life, Indian-born spiritual leader Osho attracted both disciples and detractors with his beliefs...
Don’t fire off insults until you know the weapon
If insulting someone is an art form, then Jeffrey Ross is Pablo Picasso. Or, more appropriately Gen. Patton, since the stand-up comedian has earned the nickname "roastmaster general" for his...
Ah, the great outdoors … and weaponry
"The chamber actually rotates when it's fired," explained the saleswoman as she held the Dirty Harry-sized handgun across her pregnant belly and blasted rounds at the ground. The weapon fired...
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The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die By John Izzo, PhD (Berrett-Koehler, $15.95 paper) "If you want to know the secret to a happy life, ask someone who...
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Freeing Yourself From the Narcissist in Your Life By Linda Martinez-Lewi, PhD (Tarcher/Penguin, $23.95) According to the psychotherapist author, narcissists are people with extreme senses of superiority who possess no...
A shot at poker’s big time
Just because it's a charity poker tournament doesn't mean you shouldn't do everything shy of cheating to win. "Everybody is going to be playing 100 percent," said Dominic Niro, poker-room...
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How to Cheat at Organizing Quick, Clutter-Clobbering Ways to Simplify Your Life By Jeff Bredenberg (Taunton, $14.95 paper) The author doesn't strive for perfection; rather, he aims for "organized-just-enough," which...
How to look acceptable in a scarf
The scarf is one of the few places a guy can add a bit of style, a touch of personality, to his drab winter wardrobe. He wouldn't wear a mauve...
Masters turn flesh into art
The greatest difference between painting a canvas and a naked female, naturally, is that the naked female moves. Once the artist has adjusted to a breathing surface, he must then...