The Lutefisk’s Mysterious Allure
NORTHERN RITES: Equal parts punch line and culinary reverie: the lutefisk
Year: 2011
Our Favorites in Men’s Fashion and Accessories
GENTLEMAN CALLER: The word “dapper” defined: a guy with debonair accessories, an impressive selection of mantiques, and the guts to wear a bow tie
Gradients We Can Believe In
During the 2008 campaign season, a skinny young presidential candidate adopted a sophisticated campaign graphics-design scheme that impressed the design world—and catapulted him to victory. And now, Chicago mayoral campaigns are looking a lot like Barack’s…
Jack Spade Opens on Oak Street
SHOPPER: The new store features the prep-school, smart-aleck style that has made the line famous.
Blizzaster Beer Run: The Chaser Emerges
SNOMG! was so fun for a while, right? First there was the anticipation and the stocking up, followed by the hunkering down, the act of being bodily blown down the street during an adrenaline rush of a midnight blizzard stroll, the hours of happy tromping and shoveling, and then—what?…
Ariel Bagadlong Takes Over at Aja
Rock of Aja
The new chef at Aja is Ariel Bagadlong…
That Other "Chicago Magazine"
We’re not the first publication to claim the title. A look at “Chicago Magazine,” circa 1857, which portrayed “the West AS IT IS.”
Heady Beds, Bradley Hughes Opens, Fort Pitt Sale
Nebraskan HGTV buff Marilyn Wilson noticed a lot of chirpy television personalities struggling to maneuver unwieldy headboards up narrow stairwells and into bedrooms, and thought that there ought to be an easier way of spiffing up a boudoir…
Beyond the Secret Garden, in Lincoln Park
List Price: $4.99 million
The Property: The formal, Parisian-styled façade of this home masks its past life as a warehouse, just as the stone wall that extends from it conceals a lovely garden through which a path winds to the house’s broad glass front doors…
Lori Andrews on Facebook, Gene Patents, and Human Cloning
Related: MORE ON LORI ANDREWS » The law professor and novelist untangles today’s strangest biotech cases What are the emerging legal and ethical issues with Facebook? As we all begin to live a parallel life on the web, traditional privacy rights are slipping away. Colleges and companies routinely search Facebook and MySpace to determine whether … Read more