Sam Worthington’s living on the ‘Ledge’
Sam Worthington doesn't exactly look the part of a big-shot movie star.The 35-year-old Aussie shuffles into a Trump Tower hotel room wearing a dark hoodie, baggy jeans and a generous...
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Jimmie on the spot: NASCAR star pursues Jordan-esque milestone
NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson has gotten Michael Jordan's attention. "You haven't won anything until you've won six titles," Jordan recently teased Johnson, winner of five straight NASCAR Sprint Cup titles. Johnson,...
Four-way fight
There are so many mixed martial arts leagues with alphabet soup names like UFC, WEC, ICF, FFC, RITC, it can be a challenge for the casual fan to follow the...
Virtual showdown
Considering a simulation on Madden has correctly picked five out of the last six Super Bowl winners, it might be safe to say video games are our new crystal balls....
Meet the attendant
It's late on a Monday night in the back of River North club Angels & Kings, and a bleary-eyed man wearing a derby hat is asking Larry Williams, 49, a...
STRIP TEASE
Eileen Garrity recently spotted a sign outside Bucktown bar Chinaski's that caught her eye. In her excitement, she rushed out an e-mail to her cousin. The title: "FREE BACON!!!" "I...
Pigging out
In recent years, some meat lovers' fervent affinity for bacon has become an all-encompassing obsession. Once merely a staple of greasy breakfasts, it can now be found in salads, ice...
Welcome to the jungle
Just because Alex Seropian has made a game called Hail to the Chimp doesn't mean he's all monkey business. The boyish-looking 38-year-old founder of Chicago-based Wideload Games is deftly mashing...
FLAWED ORDINANCE
I was shocked to read the Tribune's editorial endorsement (June 1) on the proposed new Chicago ordinance that targets landlords for renting to citizens who are accused of prostitution, gambling...