I hate the revolving doors at all the shops on Michigan Avenue. Especially if one of those overzealous jerks in a rush to get his martini shaker at Crate &...
Recently a woman from my office quit her job to become a stay-at-home mom. Her going away party was near my desk and I overheard her colleagues talking about what...
I'm excited about Christmas, but I'm thinking about pushing it back to January. It's just sneaking up on me too fast this year. I'm ready to spread Yuletide cheer at...
Ladies and gentlemen, I have an announcement. A proclamation, if you will: I have been living here for two years, but now I am officially a Chicagoan. I have finally...
"Vote or die," P. Diddy told us. Well, we did--vote, that is--but it looks like we're still here, and things are pretty much the same. I know, I know. It...
PHIL Thompson QUESTION 1: WHAT'S YOUR TIME IN THE 40-YARD DASH? If I start now, next Thursday. QUESTION 2: ARMANI WANTS MICHAEL JORDAN TO PLAY IN ITALY. ON THAT NOTE,...
"Meow!" can mean a lot of things. For example, when my cat, Scarlett O'Hara, meows at me she might be saying, "Get me some food!" or "I'm so lucky you...
RedEye offers up answers to some other common questions surrounding Election Day. Aside from the presidential race, what else will be on my ballot, and do I have to vote...
For just a second, take yourself back, way back--to the year 2002. Not so long ago? Think again. Midriffs, Bennifer, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and no war in Iraq....
How hard is it to take your soda can and put it in a blue garbage bag for recycling? Apparently, it's pretty hard. In the year ending June 2003, only...