Your DVR Is an Energy Hog
File under things that I knew somewhere deep in my head but probably just didn’t want to think about: DVRs consume an enormous amount of electricity.
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Bryan Smith: New Evidence in Pacaccio Murder Case
Bryan Smith visited the set of CLTV and WGN Evening News on Wednesday to discuss new evidence in the Pacaccio Murder Case.
Chicago Guide: The Detective’s Wife, Joe Meno, Summer Lovin’
This week’s top picks: Keith Huff returns to Writers’ … our singles take over the MCA … Joe Meno shares his weekend plans … plus, this beer fest is only the beginning
Nora O'Donnell: Chicago magazine's 2011 Singles
Nora O’Donnell and 2011 single Patrick Marsden visited the set of CLTV and WGN Evening News on Monday to promote Chicago magazine’s annual singles list and Summer Lovin’ event.
Chicago magazine's Beer Issue Hits Newsstands June 16th
Story highlights from the July 2011 issue of Chicago magazine, including 36 of the best beers in the region and the magazine’s annual list of the city’s most becoming singles.
Books We Like: Marcus Sakey's "The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes"
The Chicago novelist’s latest is about about a man who wakes up without clothes or an identity on a beach in Maine, travels across the country’s belly, and winds up in Los Angeles.
Chicago Art Prints for a Good Cause
Jay Ryan, Sonnenzimmer, Mat Daly, and other leading lights of the Chicago gig-poster scene create prints for Louisville musician Jason Noble.
Keren Ann, Marcus Sakey, Blues Fest
This week’s top picks: French pop … a Prairie Avenue insider … loads of free concerts … plus, what the novelist Marcus Sakey is doing this weekend (you’re invited)
Gioia Diliberto On Hemingway's First Wife, Hadley
Journalist and novelist Gioia Dilberto discusses the new edition of her biography of Hadley Richardson Hemingway, the legendary writer’s first wife, which brings to life the couple’s passionate Chicago courtship.
Five Freebies
This Week’s Five: Cheap seats for the Chicago Landmark Project … festival season begins … five big freebies … plus, what Teatro Vista’s Eddie Torres is doing this weekend