Survey: Phones on porcelain thrones
If you're reading this on the toilet, do not feel ashamed. A new (albeit sponsored) study suggests the average American spends 16-minutes daily on an electronic device while on the...
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‘Cold in July’ has decent muscles, weak bones
** (out of four)I feel more strongly about the title "Cold in July," which better not be an accurate forecast, than I do about the movie. That's partly because it's...
Was ‘Maleficent’ written on a spinning wheel?
* (out of four) Plenty of stories covered in animated Disney movies have become live-action adventures. "101 Dalmatians." "Alice in Wonderland." "Mirror Mirror" and "Snow White and the Huntsman." "Hook."...
Young & Sick’s dreamy, mysterious world
Until recently, Nick Van Hofwegen, the Netherlands-born, L.A.-based artist behind Young & Sick, maintained an air of mystery on par with Keyser Soze. The musician didn't have a Facebook page...
City bicycle parking: the good, the bad, the ugly
Chicago has more than 14,000 public bicycle racks, but it can still be challenging to find places to lock up on the go. The alternative options for locking a bike...
‘Million Ways to Die’ is mostly tumbleweeds
*1/2 (out of four)Love it or hate it, the mean-spirited, wildly profitable "Ted" delivered jokes almost faster than you could process them. It was Seth MacFarlane doing close to nothing...
Police: Electronic thefts on CTA down 36 percent
Electronics thefts on the CTA were down 36 percent for the first three months of this year, according to Chicago police data released last week. There were 228 reported thefts...
Local look: Tribeca
Tribeca1035 W. Madison St. 312-492-9373 It may be named for a New York neighborhood, but you'll find colorful women's boutique Tribeca on Madison Street in the West Loop. Owner Kim...
4 new Chicago dance parties
The recent opening of Slippery Slope in Logan Square continues a springtime burst of new dance parties. Here's the lowdown on four of them: Neo 51 at Sub 51 51...
Forbidden Root beers to debut in Chicago
New breweries need to stand out if they are going to make an impact in Chicago's busy craft beer scene. Forbidden Root , a new Chicago brewery set to hit...