VH1 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Common launches a new Web site, ThinkCommon.com, and throws his hat in the secretary of state race. "They are trying to figure it out between me and Hillary," rapper jokes.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Organist Tony Monaco is Johannes Brahms to Jimmy Smith's Ludwig van Beethoven. He is the keeper of the flame, or, more appropriately, the bar keep of the chicken shack, and the ambassador of the chitlin' circuit. Over the past decade, Monaco has moved to the front of the class in organ jazz, releasing a string of critically acclaimed recordings. Monaco adds two more, one as leader and one as side man...
Booker Rising (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
Anyone see this interview on Sunday? The Obamas talk about their post-election transition experiences. I just looked at the video, where I see familiar surroundings in Chicago and they talk about local fave Harold's Chicken Shack. Is it me, or has President-Elect Barack Obama already gotten more gray in his hair? What's up with this "we're trying to stay normal" business by the Obamas? You will become...
dopez_ (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
from earlier tonight on 60 minutes. where steve kroft interviews the obama's. my comments in { } Mr. Obama: I used to get teased, not just by Michelle, but by my own staff. They’d say, ‘You know, you’re the only senator that has a worse apartment than your 25-year-old staff people.’ Eventually, I think, Secret Service kind of looked at me like, you know, once the building caught fire, and the
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
I took my time deciding on whether to publicly support Barack Hussein Obama for President of the United States. For starters, I didn't know if...
Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 10/27/2008
Chicago police officer Rafael Yañez posts a flyer regarding Julian King at Harold's Chicken Shack Sunday. (Chicago Tribune photo by Cheryl A Guerrero) | More photos: Crime scene • Jennifer Hudson Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson appealed online for help in finding her 7-year-old nephew Julian King, missing since his grandmother and uncle were found shot to death inside the family's Englewood...
Champaign Taste (Free subscription) | 10/20/2008
When the Seaboat folks opened their store on Kirby Avenue, I asked them if they'd be keeping the original location at the corner of Market and Bradley as well, and they said yes, that it would reopen "soon." Months went by and that store stayed closed, so I wasn't too surprised when a few nights ago I saw a new sign up at the place. The owner of the JJ Chicken & Fish franchise told this
Musical Stew Daily (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Right before playing at the everglades at the legendary 12/31/1999 show, Phish played at one of their go-to places. A place thought of as a home away from home and the location of many amazing shows.This show is notable for the rare, show opener, “Harry Hood”. 12/18/99 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA Set I: Harry Hood, [...]
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
Q: What are stock "multiples"? - K.B., Sioux Falls, S.D. A: Multiple is just a fancy term for the price-to-earnings ratio (or P/E). In general, a multiple is simply the result of dividing a stock's price by something, such as earnings (via the P/E ratio) or revenue (via a price-to-sales ratio). Imagine Scruffy'
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Dressy Bessy is an indie rock band from Denver, Colorado, associated with the Elephant Six Collective. Guitarist John Hill also plays with The Apples in Stereo. Lead vocalist/guitarist Tammy Ealom formed the band with drummer Darren Albert and guitarist turned...
Firedoglake (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
As we enter the thirteenth day of the John and Sarah Won't Meet The Press game, a question comes to mind as I marvel at just how childish and downright afraid the McCain Palin duo has been. What are the words Palin won't have to learn before chatting with ABC Disney's Charlie "don't mess with my taxes" Gibson?
The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Shedding Light on Trade Secrets Earlier this week, KFC moved Colonel Sanders’ original handwritten recipe so the company could upgrade the security around the piece of paper. Why does KFC need to keep the recipe under lock and key anyway? And what would happen if it fell into the wrong hands?
Musical Stew Daily (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
That’s right, five nines in the date. Six in the post title. Before you ask, yes, it’s a record. Well, Mr. Miner’s Phish Thoughts has some thoughts and downloads from this landmark date. 09/09/99 GM Place, Vancouver, BC Set I: Mozambique, Axilla, Limb By Limb, Horn, Guyute, Chalkdust Torture, Back [...]
It's My Mind (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
I have a more serious post I'm working on. Since I'm at the moment back in school this has caused me to have a hankerin for some of this great fried chicken. I had some when I was home on Labor Day. However, it wasn't what I was used to lately and on top of that I went to a different location. I like to have ketchup directly on the food, but on that day I got it on the side. It's all good though,...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Every now and then I like to talk about what I have deemed “inappropriate ghetto moments.” These moments occur when I have the windows open in my car, the stereo turned up really loud (there isn’t any other volume), and some really bad song is playing as I’m driving through the ghetto. Now, this doesn’t happen [...]
