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Pity Parties: Drink Deals for Every Day of the Week
The economy’s in the toilet. Your mutual funds are tanking. And you can’t sell your condo because the real-estate market has crashed. But just because we’re in a tailspin doesn’t mean you can’t have a good time. Bars all over town are offering bailout plans of the drink-deal kind. Our day-by-day guide…
The Annotated: Barbatuques
Performers in this true body band use themselves as instruments.
Buddha Envy
You know how they say everything’s big in Texas? Mofos ain’t never been to Thailand.
New York never sleeps? Bangkokers make Manhattanites look like my grandmother after an afternoon mahjong game.
This city is bigger and hotter and more crowded than everywhere else combined, and the throngs of humanity everywhere make virtually every moment claustrophobic. Half the people seem to be street performers, which in Bangkok leans to legless men paddling around on skateboards singing into a microphone…
Critical Mass
Noteworthy new releases in September 2008
Rock of Ages
Boomers meet creaky rockers at a summer fantasy camp
Lake Geneva Wine Festival
September 4-7, 2008. The Lake Geneva Wine Festival, with sponsors Chicago magazine, Moët Hennessy, and Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, presented unparalleled event offerings in the Wisconsin lake area this autumn season. Guests enjoyed the beautiful scenery and stimulating company while sampling a large array of wines and enjoying gourmet dining. If you would like to attend next years event, make sure to visit www.lakegenevawinefestival.com for more information.
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In this September letters: judgment calls, sports pork, and Todd Stroger vis-à-vis Obama’s nose
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Rebecca Little, Lizzie Garrett, John Huebl, Dennis Rodkin, Craig Keller, Catey Sullivan, Geoffrey Johnson
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In October letters: axes, leaflets, monuments, inheritance, green pigs, and Obama’s future adoption