No spandex required
Blister-inducing, "incredibly gorgeous" high heels inspired Karen Furlong to get off her feet and onto a bike--in her wedding dress--for the trip to City Hall in New Orleans. Her dress...
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Older and, alas, fatter
If your belly blocks your waist--and a glimpse at your toes--then you're not alone. Researchers in a size survey had to look under the bellies of 19 percent of men...
We’re wasting away in America
Compared to other countries, Americans are trashy. We throw out more garbage and consume more resources that most other countries. Even folks in China--which has four times more people than...
Add some egg-citement to your Mardi Gras celebration
Imagine pegging your brother with eggs and tomatoes and not getting in trouble. Sound like a dream? Not for kids celebrating Carnaval (Mardi Gras to us), the festival that precedes...
A loser? Ah, we’ve got your number
Watch out, Chicago singles! The Rejection Hotline has changed its local number to 773-509-5027. Founder Jeff Goldblatt said the 3-year-old hot line changed its number so rejectees won't see it...
Second to none
Whether you're talking about sandwiches or offensive linemen, Chicago has historically been a place of big things. And while the rest of the country might sneer at the Second City,...
Watch out Nielsens: Here I come
I just received a postcard from Nielsen Media Research Inc. My "household had been chosen to be a 'Nielsen Family' for a one-week TV survey!" My new friends at Nielsen...
You can’t run away from your problems
When Bryan G. answered the phone, he heard the voice of a girl who was desperate to flee from a bad situation at home. "She had gone through [something] that...
Get blowing
The plastic pumpkin you lugged home last Friday was stuffed with chocolate bars, peanut butter cups and lots of bubble gum. You know what that means: Bubble time. If you...