LIVING (LESS) LARGE: Since winning on the weight-loss reality show The Biggest Loser last season, Michael Ventrella has struggled to capitalize on his 15 minutes of fame Read more
LUCKY CATCH: A first-time filmmaker scores the elusive actor to narrate a quirky Cubs doc, showing on September 11th at the Music Box Theatre Read more
At his peak in the sixties and seventies, Harry Weese was arguably Chicago’s preeminent architect. But his final years were marked by a sad, booze-saturated decline. Read more
On the eve of a major release (Noble Beast, out January 20th on Fat Possum), musician-on-the-verge Andrew Bird, 35, opens up about pseudo fame, bipolar lifestyles, and what it takes to write the perfect pop song Read more
