Every goddamn day: 04/30/25

         Now, now, let's be fair to Bruce Rauner.      Given the consistent, utter indifference that the governor has shown to Ill...

     As someone who wrote a book on college pranks, I know that even the most respected institutions are swept with various fads and man...

     Most days I get downtown through the miracle of Metra which, despite its bad press, is comfortable, generally, on-time, usually, an...

      Why do these attacks occur?      What is the point?      To strike out at a society they hate, obviously. You have to hate a p...

     "What do you see that I don't?" my wife asked, as we snaked forward in line Thursday morning, waiting to get out of the S...

  Caitlyn Jenner (photo courtesy of Kat Fitzgerald)       Caitlyn Jenner, former Olympic champion, current reality TV star and symbol of ...

  David Portillo as Andres,   Photo courtesy of the Lyric Opera.  I realize that today's discussion about Alban Berg's Wozzeck,...