Weird Stuff at the Art Institute of Chicago
I spent last week in the Windy City (no kidding, I tried walking into 35 mile-per-hour gusts of wind one day), and the highlight...
Local Environmental Group Ready for Their Close-Up
North Texas-based environmental group The Downwinders at Risk today announced that it’s...
Amphibian at the Modern
For a different way to spend Monday night, check out Amphibian Productions’ staged reading of Jon Robin Baitz’s play Three Hotels at 7pm tonight...
Go “Beyond the Door” Again
Attention, fans of The Last Exorcism: I hadn’t updated my Netflix queue in two or three weeks, and among the DVD flotsam that was...
Cliburn Documentary Airs Tonight
If you missed A Surprise in Texas when it came out in theaters, you can catch up to it on TV tonight. Peter Rosen's...
Does Jeffress Worship Satan?
If you think Pastor Robert Jeffress of the First Baptist Church of Dallas made a royal ass out of himself when he recently claimed...
With Friends Like BP, Who Needs Serial Killers?
For weeks now, BP has been airing commercials featuring friendly employees looking into the camera oh so earnestly and talking about how they grew...
Extra Calcium Sulfate With That Twinkie, Please!
Why do people do this?
Somebody broke down and analyzed all of the ingredients in a Hostess Twinkie and wrote Twinkie, Deconstructed.
He must not have...
Nike Toying With Self-Lacing Shoes
Nike filed a patent for self-lacing shoes.
These will come in handy for obese people who have difficulty bending over to tie their laces.
Actually, a...
Digital Overload on “Fresh Air”
You can usually count on NPR’s star interviewer Terry Gross to facilitate a great conversation, and last night’s Fresh Air was no exception: She...
