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Damien Jurado is a legend of the Seattle music scene. While he doesn't set guitars on fire or smash them like other Seattle legends Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain, he has crafted quite a legacy for himself.

Joel Stein had a need to unravel the mystery of masculinity and his need was born of panic, when he learned he and his wife were having a boy. Would he possess the required amount of masculinity to raise a son?

Wednesday on Eight Forty-Eight, we ask the age-old question: what does it mean to be a man? Time magazine writer Joel Stein takes a crack at the question in his new book Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity, and with us on air. To join the conversation live, call 312.923.9239.

The NATO host committee has one of where visiting dignitaries should eat. Our reporters and producers have another.

Eight Forty-Eight wants to encourage the throngs of people in town for the NATO summit to get out of downtown and into the neighborhoods to see – and taste – what the city has to offer. Tuesday on Eight Forty-Eight we give visitors a culinary and historical tour of the city.

How about something on the impending NATO summit that's free of controversy? For the next three days, blogger John Schmidt will dish out summaries of how the peoples from the 28 countries each did their part to build Chicago.

For the first time in the U.S. since the 1980s, it’s cheaper to buy a home than it is to rent. You’d think that would be cause enough for bargain hunters to buy up cheap, undervalued properties, but many would-be homeowners are still hesitating.