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By Andrew Ramirez The Sofitel Hotel in downtown Chicago is French-themed and perfumed. From street level, it’s angular and tall, a modern and narrow structure cutting upward in the sky. The sharp exterior is confirmed by the buildings dim interior halls ending it points instead of walls. At breakfast in the downstairs lobby, the waiters serve pastries and black coffee out of … [Read more...] about What We Talk About When We Talk About LA: A Bender in Chicago

By Juliana Appenrodt I see it parked on Hoover Street all the time, hugging the curb at the halfway point between Starbucks and Denny’s in the UV: Calbi Fusion Tacos and Burritos. Though I’ve walked or biked past it a dozen times, I never paid it much attention, probably because nothing about the truck or its concept stood out to me. Last Tuesday, however, I was on my way … [Read more...] about Curbside Cuisine: Forgettable Fusion

Get excited, everyone! Because they day you have been waiting for is finally here! The first horror film! Cue the celebratory body shots! Or, you know, just eat a cookie. That’s more my style in terms of celebrations. But anywho, after putting off horror films for the past few weeks (because living in South Central can be scary enough on its own sometimes) I decided to … [Read more...] about Life Lessons for Earthlings and Others: Paranormal Pedagogy

By Eric Weintraub We’ve all heard the stories: Zeke’s cheating on his girlfriend and Beverly left her husband for the pool guy and Tiffany’s boyfriend is only dating her to get to her sister. So after hearing about all the horrible things couples do to each other, you’d think you were crazy for trusting anyone you date in this world. But the thing is, even though … [Read more...] about The Don’ts of Dating: Don’t Be The Jealous Type

By Jason Lipshin Since the mid-90s, it has become something of a truism to celebrate the potential of the Internet as a communications medium. Such an attitude is obviously well-founded – among many other capabilities, the Internet’s unique confluence of TCP/IP and DNS protocols have allowed many people the unprecedented ability to connect across vast geographical … [Read more...] about Re:Play – Shoot an Iraqi