An addiction to pop culture is actually a sign of depression

Aug. 10, 2012
You spend all your days on the internet. And you might think you're just normal. But comedian Katie Rich points out that  you might have a real problem -- because she does. 

Steve McQueen's NC-17 ‘Shame’ a layered portrayal of addiction

Dec. 2, 2011
A major transformation happened in the mind of the movie goer over the past twenty years. Television, with its radical insistence on reductive and literal narrative forms, has altered the relationship between the movie viewer and the movie auteur—or the filmmaker.

Morning Rehearsal: Chicago theater news 4/12

Apr. 12, 2011
Monday is a typically slow performance night in the theater world, but there's always someone trying to be funny, so never fear! There's still some stuff you didn't do yesterday. 1. There is comedy you can bring the kids to...maybe.

The sooner the Bears lose, the better

Jan. 13, 2011
As the Bears get set to host the Seattle Seahawks in their divisional playoff this Sunday, Chicagoans are starting to come together like they did when the Blackhawks glided toward hockey’s Stanley Cup last spring.The excitement brings to mind some words of a 19th century German philosopher: &l

Commodifying Hookers for Radio Consumption?

Oct. 23, 2008
"Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible." (The Journalist and the Murderer, 1990, New York: Knopf)