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Monday, November 23, 2009

O, Daley! She doesn't need silly defense
Did you notice Mayor Daley blamed the media for Oprah Winfrey deciding to end her show? He believes this, apparently, because the press raised its usual, rote, Journalism A01 questions when the Queen of the Universe kicked off her 24th season in September in the middle of Michigan Avenue, asking things like, Geez, should we be closing the Magnificent Mile for a TV show? And who's paying for this?

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Wrong handshake, cheap muffins -- but no fear of failure

Three hours early. My central memory of appearing on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" is they asked that I show up three hours prior to taping, just so I'd be there, ready when they needed me.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Making 'Merry' pop: It's all about nuance

Gary Griffin keeps the sleeves of his charcoal sweater pushed up to his elbows, like a magician. And as with performing magic, there is a lot of handwork to directing a play, at least the way Griffin does it.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Kirk lets al-Qaida fear overrule brain

Reset your mental landscape to Sept. 10, 2001, and ask yourself: What did New York City do to draw al-Qaida's wrath?

Monday, November 16, 2009

Getting to the bottom of that tower

'A lot of people, they come by here, they see it, but they don't know what it is," said Mike Carson. "We get a lot of that. They've been driving by here for years, and they get a day off, vacation or whatever, and they say, 'What is this thing? I've been coming by here for years. What is it?' And we tell them what it is."

Sunday, November 15, 2009

For his pride & joy, dad Bears down

When a professional sports franchise has a season as spectacularly lousy as the Bears are having this year, its fans begin searching for occult explanations. The Cubs have their famous goat curse, athletes on the cover of Sports Illustrated face the cover jinx. But what have the Bears done to invite this doom?

Friday, November 13, 2009

Expecting a 'Merry' time at Lyric

'Sing me something," says Charles Holliday as he buzzes Roger Honeywell through the stage door at the Lyric Opera of Chicago shortly before 10 a.m. Monday.

Monday, November 9, 2009

Berlin Wall's end was new beginning

The fall of the Berlin Wall, 20 years ago today, is one of those rare historic moments that freeze in amber -- you always remember where you were when it happened.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Before you generalize about the major

See? This rampage by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan who shot dead 13 people at Texas's Fort Hood Army base Thursday, confirms everything I've been saying all along -- psychiatrists are dangerous, unbalanced individuals; they go into the profession seeking the mental help that they themselves need . . .

Friday, November 6, 2009

Opening shot
Opening shot

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

She's with child, I'm ready to chat
Valentine's Day must have been busy this year, because I've seen an unusual amount of very pregnant women around town lately -- on the elevator, on the train, in the streets

Monday, November 2, 2009

If Daley thinks he has problems . . .

All mayors grapple with the particular problems facing their communities. For Richard M. Daley, it's the budget, lately, plus school violence and parking meters.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Government health care better than nothing

Let government into the health insurance business, the argument goes, and private health care will be destroyed.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Why the secrecy? It's just candy

If you've ever unwrapped a fresh Tootsie Roll, held it close to your nose and taken a long whiff of intoxicating chocolatey goodness, you can imagine the wave of rich cocoa aroma that rolls over you when stepping into the clattering commotion of the Tootsie Roll factory on Cicero Avenue for a pre-Halloween peek.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Monday, October 26, 2009

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