As one last insult, Thailand charges you 500 baht ($14.64) to leave the country. I liked Thailand a lot—fascinating country—but frankly, I was ready to pay their strangely reasonable blackmail fee and go. Sarah and Hannah, on the other hand, were ready to apply for citizenship, living out a life of passive-aggressive Buddhas and chilies, and let me travel on to Cambodia alone. Luckily, I’ve got the Passports.
Despite a struggling economy and a postweekend time slot, the Monday-night DJ series Rehab—newly relocated to Wicker Park’s Debonair Social Club from the nearby Evil Olive—was elbow-to-gyrating-elbow for last week’s turntable lineup, aptly dubbed “I Can’t Stop Dancing!” Get your groove on tonight when J2K of Flosstradamus (one of Chicago mag’s 2008 singles…
We found five spots where fast-food speed and slow-food deliciousness (and table service) happily coexist
Tarot cards play a small but pivotal role in Up, an offbeat drama by the playwright Bridget Carpenter. South Side reader Doña Cristina
Artist Joel Ross, on the photo Be Gay, part of Joel Ross Roadside: A Presentation of Recent Field Experiments and Prototypes
It redefines Kiwi polish
Don’t get burned. Here are 28 of the best air-conditioning and heating contractors in the Chicago area
Chris Nugent doesn’t care if you don’t know his name. He’s more interested in pleasing his dedicated clientele.
A flashy landmark houses a new source for design
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Did you miss the work of recent School of the Art Institute grads at Milan’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile in April? You’re in luck—it’s moved here. “Making Modern,” a new exhibit at the School’s Sullivan Galleries, showcases the work of recent Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects grads. Shown here: backpack hook by Garrett Smith, and laptop pillow by Junghwan Chei. Through July 25.
—JAN PARR
