There’s a hot new color this fall: Think pink
This year, everything, including the NFL, is turning pink. Pink functioning as the new fall color has been quite a revelation for me: It not only serves as a gentle...
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Surviving a 3-D gross-out
I went to see "Jackass 3D" last weekend. My expectation was that I would walk out of the movie at some point. It was all in service for my "journalistic"...
‘Angry Birds’: My private humiliation
I have accidentally become addicted to a game called "Angry Birds" on my iPhone. Several gamer reviews call it a puzzle. I'm not sure that I know the difference between...
Singing the blues over the day comedy died
Last Friday, I watched "The Blues Brothers." It has been 30 years since Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi roamed the streets of Chicago as Jake and Elwood, and at least...
We deserve the political ads we get
According to the never-ending spate of political ads on television, no one candidate is seemingly qualified to govern us. Based on the representation we have received recently, I might actually...
The weird times roll at Lebowski Fest
I have to admit that when "The Big Lebowski" came out in theaters in 1998, I didn't see it. I'm not the only one either. The Coen brothers' follow-up to...
A vote for Mayor Jordan — or, if not, Mayor Ditka Time to find a celebrity mayor we can believe in
As scores of real politicians ready to hurl themselves into the void left by the impending retirement of Mayor Richard Daley, allow me to proffer some nonpolitical candidates for your...
Carrie, a future ‘Dancing With the Stars’ best in show?
My wife was laughing while watching her computer last week and she wasn't listening to my podcast. I inquired as to the source of the mirth and she said she...
iPad + Hulu Plus = brain mush
I was one of those people who needed to be the first to get an iPad. As I wrote in May, I pre-ordered the most deluxe unit possible and waited...
And the winner for best washroom attendant at an awards show is…
I will be watching Sunday night when NBC broadcasts the "62nd Primetime Emmy Awards." I don't really care who wins. I just like to watch; it's sort of like an...