Chicago - Jul. 23, 2008

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The Droll World of James Warren

By The Beachwood Droll Affairs Desk

Droll.

1. "Thomas Frank is a brainy, droll Kansas native who has his doubts about capitalism and conservative populism, and can infuriate both Democrats and Republicans.
- July 21, 2008

2. "But Flanagan's review of Walters' new memoir, Audition, is a superb, droll essay on a person ridiculed by the press elite who has 'elicited more irreducible statements of self from more notable people than have all the giants of New Journalism.'"
- May 12, 2008

3. "July Esquire is excellent with a novella from Stephen King; a valiant Tom Junod attempt to offer a few insights on Angelina Jolie we've not read before; and a droll shot at competitor Vanity Fair with a page of mock covers of "Other Magazines Bono is Guest Editing This Month," including Disney Adventures, Us Weekly, Cosmopolitan and Delta's in-flight Sky (replete with "The Ten Most Egregious Sweatshops in Vietnam."
- June 18, 2007

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Posted on July 22, 2008

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Cab #1336

A classic adherent of the Dropped Object school of driving.
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Posted on July 14, 2008

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Open Letter

Dear Laurence Msall:

Trees, sick people, anyone who needs a quick Xerox - these you deem important enough to protect from the villainous Cook County Board. But not the average Cook County citizen?
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Posted on March 19, 2008

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Barista! The Coffee Goes Cold

By Maude Perkins

Sure, I made an awful lot of transactional enemies, but I had even more allied customers that went largely unmentioned in this column. Let's be honest, you readers didn't care about them. You only wanted to know about the dipshits and the douchebags.
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Posted on May 14, 2007

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The Droll World of James Warren

By The Beachwood Droll Affairs Desk

From Dennis Kucinich to Dr. Spock, it's a droll, droll world.

Posted on July 22, 2008

Chicagoetry: Beachwood Hamlet

By J.J. Tindall

A malcontent, recorder of deeds.

Posted on July 21, 2008

The Five Dumbest Ideas of The Week

By Stephanie B. Goldberg

And the people who had them.

Posted on July 18, 2008

Enchantment Way

By The Beachwood Stays In Vegas Affairs Desk

Greening Las Vegas.

Posted on July 17, 2008

You're Hereby Bequeathed Stress

By The Special Guests Publicity Service

Two siblings inherit millions each and fight viciously over the old Tupperware.

Posted on July 16, 2008

Troubled Economy Saving Marriages

By The Special Guests Publicity Service

A courtship with recession.

Posted on July 15, 2008

The Five Dumbest Ideas of The Week

By Stephanie B. Goldberg

And the people who had them. Plus, the week's top five apologies.

Posted on July 11, 2008

Chicagoetry: Ode to Amy Jacobson

By J.J. Tindall

I was so psyched you were on that story.

Posted on July 10, 2008

Chicagoetry: Trump's New Erection

By J.J. Tindall

Seriously, Donald.

Posted on July 09, 2008

Big in Japan: The Chicago Way

By Dan Simon

Chicago-style corruption flourishes, with a few key differences.

Posted on July 08, 2008

Chicagoetry: Regulated Militia Well

By J.J. Tindall

Regulated being necessary.

Posted on July 07, 2008

The Five Dumbest Ideas of The Week

By Stephanie B. Goldberg

Christie Brinkley vs. Christopher Hitchens.

Posted on July 04, 2008

Dot XXX

By The Special Guests Publicity Service

Gang bangs, group sex, unsafe sex, sex with barely legal teens, sex with siblings, sex with the neighbors' wives, sex with prostitutes, sex with she-males, sex with animals and sex with excrement.

Posted on July 02, 2008