CITY OF BIG SHOULDERS TAKES ON TOUGH ART IN NEW ARENA
In late June, during summer solstice, a pilot will take off from a suburban airport. High above Lake Michigan, he will squirt colored mists from nozzles under the wings of...
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SUIT ALLEGES DRAKE NO LONGER JEWEL OF A HOTEL
Long the grande dame of Chicago hotels, the Drake Hotel, the 535-room Gold Coast palace where Queen Elizabeth II once stayed, is having its image tarnished by an insider. Outside...
TRASH TV ISN’T DIRT TO ITS FANS
After a career in police work, you would think Frank Caruso has seen enough violence, degradation, sexual perversion and family squabbles to last a lifetime. Apparently not. Caruso is addicted...
EXPERTS TRY TO FIND YOUR SAFETY VALVE
When Linda R., who sings in a Gold Coast choir, got mad at her boyfriend, she pounded a kitchen chair into the floor so hard the legs broke. Then she...
UFO ENTHUSIASTS SAY IT’S TIME TO FACE FACTS: WE AREN’T ALONE
There are tables of literature. Outdoor displays. Serious speakers. Slides. Membership forms for three national organizations. And a two-volume compendium of what organizers call "a preponderance of research material." Like...
TEENS AND CIGARETTES: REBELS WITH A COUGH
Brandon Vyse smokes Marlboros and Newports because that is what his parents and his friends smoke. He is 17 years old and has been smoking for about three years. Why?...
PHONY POSTAGE ART GETS STAMP OF APPROVAL AND IT REALLY DELIVERS
Artists Michael Thompson and Michael Hernandez de Luna sell their newest artworks for up to $1,500 each, even though none of the pieces is bigger than a postage stamp. They...
On July 8, 1992, Tempo reported on…
On July 8, 1992, Tempo reported on New York's hottest diet psychologist, Stephen Gullo, wondering "What Diet Advice Could Be Worth $270 An Hour?" Because flab-dropping, like spying, is best...
LET THE BUYING BEGIN
Unlike the hyperactive mobs that turn out for the Super Bowl or New Year's Eve in public squares, shopping crowds have their own sense of rhythm and pace. They walk...
On July 29, 1991, Tempo wrote about…
On July 29, 1991, Tempo wrote about a troupe of tribal members from one of the most remote areas on Earth, the western half of the island of New Guinea,...