Sex in a Pandemic
With everyone stuck at home, a writer seeks to find out: Who’s still having it? And can I have some too?
Contributors: John Kenzie
What’s the Deal With Tinctures?
I’m curious about tinctures — the liquid drops. How do people use them? One way to take them is by dropping them directly under the tongue. Just give them a couple of minutes to absorb before swallowing. This is a good option for people who don’t like to smoke but want something that will kick in faster … Read more
The Perfect One-Market-Stop Recipe: Succotash
We asked Ryan Pfeiffer, chef de cuisine at Blackbird, to come up with a delicious seasonal dish that can be entirely sourced from the vendors at Lincoln Park’s vaunted Green City Market, Chicago’s biggest outdoor food bazaar. Roughly dice two Leaning Shed Farm heirloom tomatoes … … and three Leaning Shed baby squashes. … Read more
The Freshest Asian Produce Grown Locally
Across a patchwork of plots, mostly in Albany Park, the 131 families (from countries such as Myanmar, Bhutan, and Laos) participating in the Global Garden Refugee Training Farm grow a taste of home. Some sell their bounty at the Horner Park Farmers Market (2741 W. Montrose Ave., Saturdays from June 3 to October 14), making … Read more
A Look into Daniel Clowes’s Patience
A lifelong comics geek reviews the cartoonist’s latest graphic novel.
Rod Blagojevich’s Hair Diaries: First Day in Prison
SKETCH BOOK: Blago reports to prison—and where the ex-gov goes, his hair must follow
The Adventures of Steak Man
Who can protect us from substandard meat? Steak Man!