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The new memoir Full Swing: Hits, Runs and Errors in a Writer’s Life.
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With mirrors from Hollywood’s golden age and pop-era lamps, this stylish modern mecca blows the dust off the concept of an “antique mart.”
Long Division
Four decades after it first appeared, Studs Terkel’s Division Street: America is being republished. The vigorous 93-year-old shares why the book still matters.
Destination: Bridgeport
There is more to this neighborhood than baseball.
Angels Off Off Loop
Chicago magazine’s Cassie Walker chronicled the process of staging Angels in America—a process in six scenes.
Six Questions For Bike Film Fest Guy
Starting Wednesday, the Bicycle Film Fest hits Chicago for four days of parties, races, scavenger hunts, and films galore. It’s a huge event in New York, Paris, Tokyo, and other cities, but in Chicago it hasn’t quite caught on. Coda talked to founder Brendt Barbur, who lives in Manhattan, about registering higher on the city’s culture meter this time around.
Photos: Shoes & Shows
FOOTWEAR AT LOLLAPALOOZA >> Comfortable shoes are key at a sprawling music fest like Lollapalooza. We saw our share of flip-flops and Converse Chucks, but there was a motley crew of more interesting footwear as well. We prefaced our request to take pictures of feet with "I know this sounds creepy, but…" to bring you … Read more
Lollapalooza 2007
FLASH PRESENTATION BY ANDY WEIDEMANN
L.A. Times
This past weekend, I was sent to L.A. to cover the Midsummer Night’s Dream party at the Playboy Mansion for my full-time gig, playboy.com. More on that—and a fashion trend coming soon to Chicago—shortly, but a weekend in L.A. is nothing if not star-studded, so first, a Celebrity Spotting update, West Coast edition…
Lolla: Sunday’s Best/Worst
Before I lose my wireless signal, I’m shooting off the best and worst of Sunday at Lollapalooza.
BEST
1. Eddie Vedder pulling Ben Harper up on stage for “Body of War.” Vedder did a lot of politicizing—taking on the war in Iraq and BP Amoco. “Think of it as a boyfriend or girlfriend who never brushes their teeth,” he said, of BP Amoco, and its potential dumping in Lake Michigan. “You wouldn’t kiss them. Don’t show BP any love until they clean up their act.”
2. My Morning Jacket pairing with a local children’s chorus…