Just because you can say it, doesn’t mean you should

Feb. 25, 2013
At least two entities are smelling pretty bad this morning after the Oscars: host Seth MacFarlane and The Onion.

The Oscars: predictions and party planning

Feb. 23, 2013
The 85th annual Academy Awards airs tonight at 7:30 p.m. CT. Are you ready?

Chicago: We're not as miserable as _______

Feb. 22, 2013
Also: The health-care article that has the magazine world abuzz. Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake to Chicago? Plus a new news quiz.

Transgender contestant makes history on RuPaul's Drag Race

Feb. 22, 2013
A few weeks ago, RuPaul's Drag Race made show history when its first contestant came out as transgender while appearing on the show.

Versailles '73: When black models won the fashion runway

Feb. 21, 2013
In 1973 American designers took Paris by storm, and won fashion from the French. Their secret weapon? Twelve African-American models.

Surviving unemployment anxiety

Feb. 21, 2013
From the perspective of a very anxious (and for a long time, very unemployed) college graduate.

Jackson Jr. overpaid for elk heads

Feb. 21, 2013
Also: Guns on mass transit / Wayne LaPierre fact-checked / Google Glass / Giant goldfish / New punctuation marks.

Lay’s potato chip contest contains unexpected racist byproducts

Feb. 20, 2013
Lay's Facebook page has been bombarded with alarming comments about its chip flavors.

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