By Stephanie B  Goldberg

1. It’s only a rumor but it’s a beaut: The New York Observer reports that the Obama transition team is considering Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour for a post as ambassador to England or France. Wintour was the inspiration for the Miranda Priestley character in The Devil Wears Prada and is reportedly on the chopping block at Vogue – leading us to think that it was Wintour who started the rumor.
2. We never tire of Sarah Palin or her improvident interviews in which she blames everyone else for her defeat. This week she told off Katie Couric, noting the CBS anchor “is not the center of everyone’s universe.” Gov. Palin, we’re dedicating this Wilco song to you.

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Posted on January 9, 2009

By The Over 30 Crowd

To: THE SPOILED UNDER-30 CROWD!!!
If you are 30 or older you will think this is hilarious!!!!
When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were. When they were growing up; what with walking 35 miles to school every morning . . . uphill . . . barefoot . . . BOTH ways.
Yadda, yadda, yadda
And I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no way in hell I was going to lay a bunch of crap like that on kids about how hard I had it. And how easy they’ve got it!
But now that I’m over the ripe old age of 30, I can’t help but look around and notice the youth of today.
You’ve got it so easy! I mean, compared to my childhood, you live in a damn Utopia!
And I hate to say it, but you kids today you don’t know how good you’ve got it!
I mean, when I was a kid we didn’t have the Internet. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the damn library and look it up ourselves. In the card catalogue!!

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Posted on January 8, 2009

Date: January 1, 2009
From: Roscoe Village
To: Wrigleyville
The Cab: The new year begins with a throw-back cab from an era free from burglar shields, electric locks and middle seat belts. The front seats seem oddly flat and there’s an external spotlight on the driver’s side, almost as though this were a retired squad car picked up at a police auction. Is that even a possibility? Overall comfortable if plagued with a specific yet indescribable funkiness. Wet-socky, or perhaps old-basementy.

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Posted on January 7, 2009

Date: December 31, 2008
From: Lakeview
To: Roscoe Village
The Cab: In the waning hours of 2008, we are afforded a ride in the Cab of the Future. In addition to the standard digital fare meter, the dashboard also boasts a small LCD screen with live-action satellite navigation display. The radio seems less technologically advanced as we begin the ride with direct exposure to dangerous levels of broadcast-censored Guns ‘N’ Roses. A quick trip up the terrestrial dial sees us end the ride with direct exposure to dangerous levels of Rihanna. Is it too much to ask TCOTF for a little virtual jukebox action?

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Posted on January 6, 2009

Date: December 31, 2008
From: Roscoe Village
To: Lakeview
The Cab: Clean, uncluttered, ample legroom. Your standard well-maintained ride. Seatbelts were not easy to locate, which was probably due to the multiple layers of bulky winter clothing encasing the three back-seat occupants.

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Posted on January 5, 2009