Puppy money
Around tax time, a few readers told us they would be spending their refunds on a new pet. I scoffed a bit, wondering if these people knew what they were...
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Review: ‘OITNB’ reconfigures its formula for a tension-filled season 2
***(Spoilers ahead, if you haven't finished Season 1 -- if you can even call that a spoiler, as the show came out ONE YEAR AGO)*** 3.5 stars (out of 4)...
The 5 cliques of Twitter
When you spend more than half of your day looking at or aggressively typing out tweets -- because it's, you know, your job -- you often find yourself asking things...
Why I ignored that thing that happened on Monday
I tried to totally avoid writing about, talking about or directing any attention to something that happened on the Internet -- ha, like it's a real place like a Panera...
The problem with the Justine Sacco ‘social media fail’
You've heard what happened by now, and you've seen the tweet. No need to recount the "story," right? Right. (Ah, OK, here's a link if you really need it.) Let's...
WHAT IF: Riot Fest Twitter Guy ran the @CTA account?
Tweet: Never been so happy for fresh air. That @cta #RedLine train smelled like someone died and decomposed in a pool of vomit #CTAfail @CTAFails Response: To be fair, that...
The (hilarious) voice of a festival
A year after their first foray into transitioning to an entirely outdoors music festival, Riot Fest organizers put all of their cards on the table to make 2013 the biggest...
Things that went viral in 2013 that didn’t actually suck
Sometimes the media forces itself to "cover" things that "went viral." Like ... the *news* of the day ... is that something ... is popular ... on the Internet. Most...
Adoptable Chicago dog: Sophia! Plus holiday safety tips
Thinking of adopting a dog? Meet Sophia, a 10-year-old rat terrier mix currently up for adoption at The Anti-Cruelty Society, 157 W. Grand Ave. Sophia visited the RedEye office for...
GIFs! Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat at United Center
RedEye grabbed some pre-game GIFs from the second matchup for the Chicago Bulls and the Miami Heat, at home in Chicago. Follow us on Twitter (@redeyechicago and @redeyesportschi) for immediate...