December 2010
13 posts
“It was devastating when I first found out,” said Windeler, who moved into North...”
– Some fans of natural Christmas trees are needled at high-rise - chicagotribune.com
Today in “Words That Have Lost Their Meaning” we present this use of the word “Devastating”
Edited to add: Especially in light of this
(via ourmaninchicago)
Note: The owner of the cell phone that went off at the Saturday matinee during the play’s final, shattering seconds should be tarred and feathered. That Morton and Letts prevailed is only further evidence of their disciplined brilliance.
— Steppenwolf’s “Virginia Woolf” explodes in martial combat—Chicago Sun-Times
II’m glad I wasn’t at the press preview...
jamesurbaniak:
What’s with the “nom” memes lately? Is food “in?”
Yes.
Please Allow Me to Rant
Recently, some celebrities committed “digital death” so that their fans could donate to Keep a Child Alive, an AIDS charity. Because a celebrity going off of social networking is apparently a great parallel to people dying from complications from AIDS.
I have many problems with this. When I went to DePaul, I took a course that focused on HIV and AIDS not only in Chicago, but...
“I’ve got two daughters who will have to make their way in this skinny-obsessed...”
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J. K. Rowling God I love this woman. (via laceandlattes) (via everythingharrypotter) (via harrypotterhouses) (via kimscrackers) (via cathairtumbleweeds)
Reading this might have been the highlight of my day.