Cool digital message stairs
Also known as Public Notice 3.
Posted on May 12, 2011
The Chicago Poetry Brothel
How Money Laundering Works
By AFP
Legend has it the term “money laundering” dates back to the time of Al Capone. The notorious Chicago gangster is said to have bought up a string of laundrettes in the 1920s to disguise his illicit earnings. In reality, the practice has indeed existed for decades, but the term only came into official use in the 1980s.
Posted on May 10, 2011
What Next Should Serve Next
By Steve Rhodes and Nick Shreders
“[Grant Achatz’s Next restaurant] will feature a menu that will change every three months, tied to a location and time period. Paris 1906 is its inaugural theme; Thai street food (time period undetermined) will follow in June. For future menus, Achatz has floated the idea of Prohibition-era Chicago, New York circa Mad Men and Hong Kong 2036.”
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The Beachwood Foodie Affairs Desk has learned that the following ideas are also under consideration:
* Chicago 2002, Manny’s Deli. A man wearing a brown paper bag over his head will sit at your table as he recreates the time he interviewed – and then hired – Angelo Torres for a city job. Start with a Julienne salad or split pea soup, then choose between stuffed cabbage and roasted tongue – the simulated day in question is a Tuesday – for your entree. Or go with the traditional corned beef sandwich with potato pancakes on the side. A simulated David Axelrod will sit at the next table.
Posted on May 9, 2011
I Am A Security Guard: Replacing Raquel
By Jerome Haller
One night, Raquel walked up to me for a chat. She told me a male customer had been making her uncomfortable during her shifts. She said he repeatedly complimented her face and curvy figure.
The news enraged me. Raquel, a cashier, does her job well and follows the Golden Rule. Due to mutual respect, she and I have become friends.
After Raquel described the jerk, I recalled watching him during previous shifts. He has an average height and build, with some flecks of gray at the temples. A cocaine dealer by trade, he flashes a big wad of cash and talks loudly on a cell phone as though he were a big shot. He chats up the Cool Assistant Manager to earn suck up points. He often buys flowers for emaciated women. The staff ponders whether the women are hookups or clients.
Posted on May 2, 2011