The record labels want AM/FM radio to belly-up for beats. The future of black radio may be at stake, industry folks say.
I'm not opposed to e-Readers. I can see the appeal of them, especially for commuters. But for the first time I realized, as a reader, a very big drawback to these devices, and that is -- nobody can tell what you're reading.
"If I get convicted of this, every politician in America should!" That's what former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich told me during a courthouse lunch break.
The Dodd-Frank Act, signed into law by President Obama on July 21, has the potential to significantly increase the number of affordable small-dollar loans available to consumers.
Under attack for giving big raises to his staff, Governor Quinn issued an order requiring all State nonunion employees to take off 12 more days of unpaid work this year -- which now makes a total of 24 unpaid "furlough" days.
What ultimately distinguishes hipsterdom is the ironic distance its members have from their identities... the very alienated orientation that I will argue we need to save American theater.
Mr. President: A word to the wise: Better not further jeopardize your standing when we're not sure whether the BP cap won't go bust.
Even though the jury has yet to decide Blago's fate, he sure seems like a guy who deserves his own prison song. A Merle Haggard documentary inspired me to grab my guitar and a pad of paper.
President Obama is coming back to town next week for a birthday party. Unfortunately, there have been too many families in this city gathering for funerals instead of celebrations.
I have thought about Conrad Black often since we had dinner in a posh Palm Beach club one night in February 2008, just weeks before he went to jail.
We're likely to hear a lot about the "advice of counsel" defense, but it is a red herring. Nothing in the federal wiretaps show that Blagojevich was using his aides and fundraisers to seek legal advice.
To me, the most compelling argument for the urban agriculture movement is the food itself, the snow peas and pole beans. The food you grow nearby is inevitably the tastiest.
Bowles stopped by to discuss his upcoming restaurant, Grahamwich; being culinary director for Lollapalooza; how being a chef is like being a musician; and more.
When it comes to education, Illinois voters have a stark choice this November: a Democrat who would fund the schools versus a Republican who would gut them.
Pat Quinn signed a bill a few days ago that added teeth to state law to deter organized dogfights by imposing harsher criminal penalties on dog sadists and fight organizers.
The vast majority of DNA evidence collected from rape victims in Illinois is never tested. This backlog is symptomatic of an overall failure by the criminal justice system to respond to sexual assault.
Mr. Not-So-Prince-Charming and I met online (surprise!). As my readers and I have discussed in the past, meeting someone online is tough. It changes the whole game of dating.
I once had the great privilege of hearing former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speak. Her speech was powerful, with one line in particular staying with me over the years: "There's a special place in hell reserved for women who don't help other women."
Even if my kid doesn't end up rooting for the Cubs for his lifetime, starting off his baseball fandom with a day game at Wrigley will plant the seed that baseball is a wonderful game worth his energy.
