Two Cities

One from the archives: Buster Bluth singing Mr. Roboto

Wed, 13 May 2009 08:32:30 -0600

One from the archives: Buster Bluth singing Mr. Roboto

As usual, the Deets asks a good question: How much should you tip the cabbie that refuses to fasten his seat belt?

Tue, 05 May 2009 09:45:43 -0600

As usual, the Deets asks a good question: How much should you tip the cabbie that refuses to fasten his seat belt?

The New York Times profiles retiring Justice Souter’s New...

Mon, 04 May 2009 09:37:18 -0600

The New York Times profiles retiring Justice Souter’s New Hampshire home. He sounds like a cross between Badger Clark and Henry David Thoreau.

Blago as street art in Chicago

Sun, 03 May 2009 17:08:43 -0600

Blago as street art in Chicago

What Makes a $150 Farm Dinner Cost $150?

Fri, 01 May 2009 08:37:36 -0600

What Makes a $150 Farm Dinner Cost $150?:

It seems the latest trend in fine dining is the farm dinner where a very well regarded local chef cooks a multi-course meal using the freshest ingredients from a local farm, i.e., beef, lamb, in-season vegetables, herbs, etc. This is a pretty cool idea, but these events are generally way too expensive. The Heavy Table attempts to understand the cost, but the expense disclosure provided still seems way too high.

Inventive Ways to Deal With Potholes - Chicagoist

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:28:00 -0600

Inventive Ways to Deal With Potholes - Chicagoist

Not to be out done by the Twins, the Chicago Fire offers a ticket package including all the beer you can drink in 90 minutes

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:41:00 -0600

Not to be out done by the Twins, the Chicago Fire offers a ticket package including all the beer you can drink in 90 minutes

"You won’t see any fat boys playing hockey,” Guillen said. “You won’t see..."

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:51:00 -0600

“You won’t see any fat boys playing hockey,” Guillen said. “You won’t see anyone 60 years old. Can you see [Juan] Uribe skating?””

- The always quotable Ozzie Guillen in today’s Chicago Tribune.

Gapers Block reviews Chicago writer Joe Meno's new book

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:45:08 -0600

Gapers Block reviews Chicago writer Joe Meno's new book

On select Tuesdays, the Twins are offering upper deck tickets that include all you can eat concessions

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:36:22 -0600

On select Tuesdays, the Twins are offering upper deck tickets that include all you can eat concessions:

Beer not included

The Reader's Dark Lord Days recap

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:06:10 -0600

The Reader's Dark Lord Days recap:

Sounds like we arrived when the line was about 3 hours. The writer mentions he only waited 45 minutes after arriving at 2:15pm.

(via stuffaboutminneapolis) Home of the Jucy Lucy

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:21:08 -0600

(via stuffaboutminneapolis)

Home of the Jucy Lucy

From Bat Boy to Red Sox Fan, a Tip of the Cap to No. 100

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:28:58 -0600

From Bat Boy to Red Sox Fan, a Tip of the Cap to No. 100

Part 4 of 4 of the Informant

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:53:15 -0600

Part 4 of 4 of the Informant

Part 3 of the Informant

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:50:19 -0600

Part 3 of the Informant

The obnoxious Luna Carpet jingle invades Wrigley Field

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:17:23 -0600

The obnoxious Luna Carpet jingle invades Wrigley Field

Part 2 of the Strib's informant expose

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:17:27 -0600

Part 2 of the Strib's informant expose

My various Wii injuries are finally validated

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:47:58 -0600

My various Wii injuries are finally validated

Part 1 of 4 of the Star Tribune's excellent series of stories that make Minneapolis sound like The Wire's Baltimore

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:30:00 -0600

Part 1 of 4 of the Star Tribune's excellent series of stories that make Minneapolis sound like The Wire's Baltimore:

As an interesting side note, this series is part of the Strib experiment where high profile articles are initially only published in the actual Sunday paper. Only after a few days are the articles then posted online, which is why parts 2-4 are not yet online.

In response to an attempted child abduction in Edina, Fox9 Minneapolis was planning a story experiment that required a reporter in an unmarked car to pull up to school children to ask for directions

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:15:24 -0600

In response to an attempted child abduction in Edina, Fox9 Minneapolis was planning a story experiment that required a reporter in an unmarked car to pull up to school children to ask for directions:

Certainly the craziest (and dumbest) idea for a news story I’ve ever read.