It's election season. (Did you know that?) And what I hate most about it is how certain candidates throw around terms like "liberal elite media" and "lamestream media," and insist that journalists are full of lies and hate America and so on. How do we know this is what the candidates think? Because they come and tell us this via phone call, personal visit and email, of course. They would not be so hypocritical as to actually use the media to disseminate their anti-media rhetoric.

But maybe I'm just sensitive, as a member of the elite media myself. I wanted to see how my colleagues really feel about their role as members of the lameslime bleatleat schmedia. I hope you find the following survey enlightening: These are actual responses provided to me by actual writers from Chicago magazine, the New Yorker, Jezebel.com and, yes, even Fox News.

 

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Last month I introduced you to the flaw-free new concept Two Film T-Shirts, spearheaded by Chicago's very own Steve Gadlin. Prior two Two Film T-Shirts, Steve created the exciting project I Want to Draw a Cat For You. This past weekend, Steve appeared on the reality show Shark Tank to pitch I Want to Draw a Cat For You to various investors, and none other than Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believed in Steve enough to invest for $25,000 and a stake in the company. We should all be proud of Steve, not just as a Chicago entrepeneur but for his ability to stay calm and cool on-camera. No sweaty unflattering close-ups for...

This is pretty, in theory, but it also looks like a pillowcase, or rather, a swimsuit by Laura Ashley. Add the fact that white is a difficult color for many women to pull off in terms of swimwear and it’s unsurprising that many women passed this item up. 

Watch any episode of What Not to Wear and you’ll see, hammered home again and again:...