The Tribune's Steve Johnson had a nice piece today about Chicago's live variety show scene and mentioned the literary humor show I host and produce, Funny Ha-Ha.
Writer Carol Felsenthal specializes in profiling public figures. She has penned intimate portraits of Rod Blagojevich, Michelle Obama, Bill Daley and Dan Rostenkowski for Chicago magazine, where she writes the "Felsenthal Files."
It’s no secret that Chicago politics have long thrived on backroom deals between aldermen and the city’s rich and powerful. Journalists David Bernstein and Noah Isackson have been teasing out another surprising connection on and off for about the past two years–between lawmakers and lawbreakers.
Eight Forty-Eight continued its look at Rod Blagojevich following his sentencing hearing by talking to a woman who has profiled many embattled political figures.
Scott Smith of Chicago Magazine talks about his lack of surprise, and growing frustration, with Former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton's appointment as a new correspondent for NBC. An excerpt is below.
1. Bus Stop comes from Raven Theatre in October, and it sounds romantic: "Trapped by a blustery winter storm, wayward travelers converge at a rural Kansas City diner.
A lot can change over a decade; and not all of it necessarily good. When Dennis Rodkin wrote "The New Rules of Real Estate" for Chicago magazine back in 2000, the housing market was a hotbed of activity--but no longer.
