Culture more than a pit stop in Indy
INDIANAPOLIS — This city, showing the malleability of the self-aware (the Indianapolis 500 isn't the behemoth it once was), has embarked on a plan to become a City With Stuff...
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Lifeskills: Clean your desk
Degree of difficulty: Hard. Why? Because stuff makes humans feel alive. If we can see lots of stuff, so much the better. Tools required: Spray cleaner, paper towels and no...
Lifeskills: Clean your desk
Degree of difficulty: Hard. Why? Because stuff makes humans feel alive. If we can see lots of stuff, so much the better. Tools required: Spray cleaner, paper towels and no...
Can a man have unshined shoes?
Hey. You. Yes, you. Want to know what kind of man you are? Look down. If you're walking around on some scuffed kicks that look like they were dragged behind...
Gospel legend Albertina Walker dies at age 81
The legendary gospel singer Albertina Walker died today at the age of 81. Born in Chicago in 1929, Walker began singing in the choir of West Point Baptist church at...
Rob Thomas, Salt-n-Pepa top Taste music lineup
The Taste of Chicago music lineup was released on Wednesday. The gustatory go-round runs June 25-July 4, and it's pretty difficult to argue with "free" — particularly when accompanied by...
Measuring cultural impact of New Orleans, Indianapolis
At first glance, it's a mismatch of epic proportions. One, after all, is a cultural heavyweight, a place famous for its sinful food and its scrumptious music and its freewheeling...
Two fingerpickin’ good guitar shows
That whooshing sound you hear right now is guitar fans running hither and yon, between Joliet and the North Side. Actually, we should say fans of tasteful guitar, so that...
Local label drums up some heat
It's always a crackup when social media collide with the real world: for instance, when debates on Facebook about the dorkiness of drum solos run into the gloriousness that is...
2009/10
You want to lose weight, become a better person or save the world. Why not start a bit smaller, with stuff that you can do for fun? Here are some...