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As my southbound Red Line train rolled to a rest at Chicago, I sensed -- ie. heard -- trouble brewing. Waiting to board my car was a couple who were screaming at each other. As the door opened, the cacophony grew exponentially, especially as she entered the car and took her seat across the aisle fro...

As I write this Wednesday night, details are scarce on exact provisions of the alleged compromise agreement struck between the House and Senate on the economic stimulus package. I say "alleged" because House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hadn't yet endorsed the deal. I will bring you details on...

Last month I asked you to share the most clever CTA begging lines you had heard. Since then, I've had a few more notable experiences with beggars. It seems like I can go months without seeing one, and then there's a veritable beggars flood. Blame the economy this time? Putrid potheads. Last ...

Our government swore in a known tax cheat for treasury secretary yesterday. It's a damn good thing that corrupt McChimpy Bushitler is out of office, eh?...

Improv Everywhere enjoyed another successful No Pants Day on the CTA in Chicago Saturday. I uploaded this video from Improv's Facebook page. Good stuff. Congrats to all participants on a cold, snowy day....

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This trailer is so well-done, it almost makes me overcome my fear of this game — which I don't know if it's actual fear of the environment I'd be in, or just fear of the fact a video game made me shit my pants. Then again, I freaked myself out reading the Wikipedia entry for The Amityville Hor...

This is the sort of picture that you should always keep hidden from your mother....

... A divorce lawyer from Lethbridge [Alberta] with a second-rate patronage job just ordered a Canadian pastor to stop communicating to anyone, ever, about gays. Not to stop "hate speech" -- whatever that malleable legal definition is. She just told him to shut up, period. And then she orders that R...