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Would you go on a bike date?
The setup: It's summer. Money is tight. Time to get creative on the dating scene. We asked our columnists: Would you go on a bike date?
MORE>>10 things everyone thinks about Chicago but no one will admit
After living in Chicago for a while, you come to notice patterns. You see the same people on your daily commutes, you frequent the same bars and you find yourself talking about the weather 80 percent of the time. What about the stuff we see every day but don’t talk about? There are a lot of...
MORE>>Must be this dancy to enter
I'm a dancer. I love to dance. I'm the guy Dane Cook jokes about who goes to the club to express himself through the art of dance.
MORE>>Q and A with Intern Justice
Show of hands: Back in 2011, when two "Black Swan" interns sued Fox, arguing that they should have been paid for their work, how many of you took them seriously? Unpaid internships have become par for the course in corporate life. But on Tuesday, a New York judge said Fox did violate labor laws by...
MORE>>The other side of Father's Day
Last year, I wrote a Father's Day column about my dad passing away when I was young. It remains the most responded-to piece I've ever written. I certainly understand why—losing a...
MORE>>Say 'hola' to your new son
For most of us, the idea of meeting the in-laws is benign. Maybe it requires a drive to some sleepy suburb, or a trip to New England. And maybe, when you get there, you expect to find perfect lawns and family houses with more than enough space, and your in-laws greeting you at the door in...
MORE>>Hawks vs. Bruins: A house divided
Every relationship has its challenges. Mine isn't perfect; Pat and I have had our share of fights in the nearly four years we've been together.
MORE>>Confessions of a fair-weather fan
The Blackhawks have taught me the joy of being a fair-weather fan. Like most sports fans, I used to view the fair-weather fan with derision: a scum-sucking bottom feeder who sits out the bad times and wanders in for the victory party.
MORE>>Midnight breakfast is such a McTease
Gutter palates rejoice! McDonald's finally is going to serve breakfast as early as midnight at select 24-hour locations.
MORE>>Make the most of summer dating in Chicago
Now that it's (almost) officially summer, we should talk about how to date in these precious balmy months—because let's face it, they fly by and we can't afford to waste a hot minute on a bad date.
MORE>>More punishment proposals for Chicago public nuisances
Karma is a bitch -- the baddest bitch, I'd say.
MORE>>We're rewriting rules of adulthood
Near the end of a recent first date, my dinner companion's light banter suddenly turned into a series of probing questions about my living situation and finances that teetered somewhere between job interview and a Guantanamo Bay prison interrogation.
MORE>>Should partners get access to your cellphone?
The setup: Blake Shelton told People magazine that he and wife Miranda Lambert have an open-phone relationship, saying: "That's always been our policy: 'Here's my phone. Go through it.'" We...
MORE>>Gay marriage bill: Shock and shame in Illinois
The wounds are fresh as I struggle to make sense of the news that the Illinois House adjourned its session Friday with no vote on marriage equality for same-sex couples.
MORE>>Here's your party problem solver
Ah, summer! Not sure about you, but I think it's about damn time.
MORE>>Masturbation Month: Treat yourself to ... yourself
Happy National Masturbation Month—or Maysturbation, as the sex toy industry so cleverly nicknamed it in 1995.
MORE>>So you're not into extreme weather?
It's unknown if climate change increases the power of tornadoes. Climate modeling has a difficult time predicting the most granular of weather events, but in the wake of Oklahoma's nightmare, wouldn't that be a nifty thing to study?
MORE>>Credit score mythbusting
The survey report has a pretty panicky headline: "LARGE MINORITY OF AMERICANS KNOW LITTLE ABOUT CREDIT SCORES."
MORE>>Abercrombie has work to do
You've probably heard by now the backlash over Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries' comments in which he openly admitted the brand's exclusionary marketing practices.
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