Friday Favorites: The Awesome Foundation Comes to Chicago
Plus: Chicago house duo Virgo Four, crime and the Plan for Transformation, some David Foster Wallace-related reading, Chicago’s royal wedding, and more.
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More Future In England's Dreaming
I’m not saying the royals will always be with us. But apparently we’ll have them to kick around for awhile, if not as God’s chosen rich people, then as a 21st century brand. At least it’s not as unavoidable as it was in Chicago circa 1959.
British Consul General Hosts Official Chicago Royal Wedding Party
As royal wedding fanatics counted down the final hours before Prince William and Kate Middleton’s walk down the aisle, the happy couple was toasted in the Chicago home of British Consul General Robert Chatterton Dickson at a party that merged English pomp (ladies in hats; men in ties and tails) with Midwestern circumstance (coffee mugs immortalizing the…
Ted Fujita, Chicago's Mr. Tornado, and the Super Outbreak of 1974
In the wake of yesterday’s massive tornado outbreak, the deadliest in almost 40 years, a look back at the career of Ted Fujita and the lessons he learned from the Super Outbreak of 1974… and before that, the bombing of Japan.
Rahm Emanuel's Wife, Amy Rule, Scores the Better Table at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel is scheduled to attend the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner this Saturday, but it’s his wife, Amy Rule, who will be sitting at the better table during the annual event…
How Close Do You Live and Work to the Chicago El?
A map shows the distribution of el stops throughout the city, revealing where’s a short walk, and where’s a long haul, to the city’s public-transportation arteries.
The Most Powerful Women in Chicago Journalism: Robert Feder's List, and My Additions
The value of listmaking resides in how the criteria reflect the interests and knowledge of the listmakers. Which is why there’s always room for one more. Here’s mine.
Donald Trump and the Emanuel Brothers—What's the Deal?
“Deal” is the best word to describe the relationship between Donald Trump (center) and the Emanuel brothers, Rahm and Ari. Photography: (Rahm Emanuel) Esther Kang; (Donald Trump and Ari Emanuel) Chicago Tribune Within minutes of the White House’s release of Barack Obama’s Hawaii birth certificate yesterday, Donald Trump more money to Democrats than Republicans—among … Read more
Obama Does Winfrey, Mayor Daley Talks Bees, Tina Fey at Google
During the president’s whirlwind day of birth certificates, Oprah, and fundraisers, the mayor suggests some small plans for Chicago. Very, very small.
Barack Obama Releases Long Form Birth Certificate; Nation Shrugs, Journalists Self-Flagellate
Barack Obama’s release of his long-form birth certificate marks a sad day in American politics, the first since yesterday. The next one is scheduled for tomorrow.