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One of the very first bars I got drunk at in Chicago is called Twisted Spoke – the one on Clark Street, not the one on Ogden in the West Loop. My friend Christine and I got drunk on $2.75 pints of Woodchuck Cider.
Since then, the owners of Twisted Spoke sold the Clark Street location, leaving only the location in Chicago’s West Loop. In the past couple years, this has become the site of what my friends call “Brunching Hard,” which means we sit at the bar with some fancy drinks, get drunk, and maybe eat some food. Continue reading
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Housing bubble alert. With interest rates low and a lot of demand now is a great time to be a seller. The nice people over at Realtor.org have layered their market data that used to only come in Excel format onto Google Maps for a nice mashup, as the internet kids like to call it.
The data below gives you a quick view to the median price of a single family detached home in different metropolitan statistical areas. Did you catch all those loaded words there? Let’s break it down.
Just remember, buy low – sell high. Continue reading
What’s your favourite city (you don’t have to have actually been there)?
Suppose you have a chance to visit it, or re-visit, but just for one day. What would you do?
If it’s London, would you immerse yourself in the British Museum, punctuated by a pub lunch and a pub supper? If it’s Barcelona, would you hunt down everything Gaudi ever built? If Paris, as much strolling along the Seine as you could fit in?
Granada is home to the Alhambra, an old Moorish palace with famous gardens. I’ve never been. Yet. I’ve been fascinated by it since forever, and have at least 5 books about it. Continue reading
Therrre’s no need to fear… Continue reading
It’s that time of year when people in the upright hemisphere have the thing around them change colors. Post up your leaves, fall decor, Haloween decorations and other fall-ishness. Continue reading
Rap has traditionally has struggled with the treatment of women in lyrics and videos. Hand Job Academy is about to turn your antiquated notions of female rappers upside down. They are unapologetically women and they put periods front and center. Prepare yourself for the video after the jump. Continue reading
Have you ever played fantasy football? You know the exhilaration you get when one of your players scores a big touchdown? Have you ever thought to yourself “Wow, wouldn’t it be great if I literally owned a piece of that person in real life.” Continue reading