VIDEO: Revenge in Chicago is Best Served Frozen Solid
Look, I’m from Mississippi, so I don’t know what it’s like to negotiate the snow for two-thirds of the year every year. What I do know is I HATE cold weather, and I love clever […]
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Marc Felion
VIDEO: Chicago Mayoral Candidate Told “You Were on Crack”
When mayoral candidate Patricia Watkins asked Carol Mosley Braun where she had been for the past twenty years, Mosley Braun told her challenger: “Patricia, the reason you didn’t know where I was for the last […]
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Marc Felion
VIDEO: John Stewart Doesn’t Understand Chicago Politics
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The Daily Show on Facebook Someone at Comedy Central, please tell John Stewart of The Daily Show that knocking Rahm off the mayoral […]
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Marc Felion
Gapers Block Blog: Chicago’s Ball Scene
How does the ball scene in Chicago differ from New York’s? It appears the Chicago scene is super competitive and they go the extra mile to make it an event.
One baller, Solomon Infiniti, has worked the runway in a casket with doves flying out from his cape, in a dress made entirely out of Popeye’s chicken boxes and right after 9/11, he popped out of an exploding twin towers recreation.
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Phil Reese
Tea with the Senator
I’ve just posted the transcript of my interview with Chicago mayoral candidate Carol Moseley Braun over at Bilerico.com at a post titled Chicago Mayoral Candidate and LGBT Ally, Carol Moseley Braun. I was excited to interview the former US Senator and Ambassador to New Zealand for many reasons–not the least of which was to sit on her couch and browse her incredible collect of photos from her long life in public service.
Miles Davis had signed a painting in her living room. Miles Davis. She hummed Miles Davis while she poured tea for everyone in the room. It was like a dream.
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Marc Felion
Photos: Pants Off Subway Ride
Despite the frigid temperatures, some Chicagoans took off their pants and boarded the el to join 50 other cities in a “No Pants Subway Ride.” Kudos to those brace enough to bare their legs in […]
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Marc Felion
Chair Game in Snowy Chicago
After every big snow in Chicago you’ll find people that place chairs or other unique items in the street parking spot that they dug out of the snow. It’s a big point of contention with […]
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Marc Felion
Howard Brown Health Center Needs Emergency Infusion
Howard Brown Health Center, one of the nation’s largest LGBT health needs an emergency infusion of cash. The organizations is in dire need of $500,000 in the next 50 days in order to sustain operations […]
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Marc Felion
Fat Cat Responds to Wilde Pug Closing
Wilde Pug is closing and Fat Cat bar located just down the block pokes fun at the demise of the Oscar Wilde inspired bar. The sign feature’s Oscar Wilde’s quote- “Work is the curse of […]
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Fausto Fernós
VIDEO: The Pussy Cat Song – Amy and Freddy
One of my favorite songs, nobody does “The Pussycat Song” quite like Amy Armstrong and Freddy Allen on the piano. If you’re in Chicago, be sure to check out their live show this weekend at […]