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If You Can’t Stand the Heat, Get Out of the City
from:TheChicagoTribune;JenniferDelgado,MitchellSmithandDawnRhodesWithlittlereliefinsight,evenwithafewflashdownpourscoolingthingsdown,weatherhistoryinthecitywillsoonbemade.Therecordwassetin1936whenithit105degreesinthecity,andthoughitmayhaveseemedtohitatleastthatinsummerspast,weChicagoanswon’tknowwhatatruecruelsummerisuntillatertodaywhenit’sexpectedtoscorchpastthestandingrecord.Buyplentyofpopsicles,andstaycool.
Somepeoplewaitallyearforthejoyandexcite-mentthatcomeswithanhour-longdramatic4thofJulypyrotechnicdisplay,orastheydidinSanDi-egothisyear,a15second-longdisappointingex-plosion.Acrowdofhundredsofthousandsshoweduphoursearlytogetaglimpseofoneofthebig-gestfireworkdisplaysinthecountryonlytoseeitgoupinsmokeafteraglitchliteverythingatonce.
from:LosAngelesTimes,RonLin
NATIONAL
Fire-Don’t-Works
Insadnewsthattoooftencomeswithwarmertem-peratures, violence in the city thisweek has leftfivedeadand37woundedbygunviolencesince5p.m.onTuesday,alldeathsand21injuriestakingplaceonthe4thofJulyalone.
from:TheChicagoist,ChuckSudo
LOCAL
Alongwith the impendingclosureof famedchefCharlie Trotter’s self-titled Lincoln Park restau-rant,itslittlesistertakeoutjoint,Trotter’sToGo,hasbeen shutdown.Though themain restaurantwon’tcloseuntilAugust,Trotterwantedtomakeaclean-cutwithTo-Gosohewouldn’tspreadhim-selftoothin.Therearenoplansforanewrestau-rantleavingthecityCharlieTrotter-less.
from:ChicagoSun-Times,SandraGuy
NEIGHBORHOOD
Trotter’s Closes
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POLITICS
Withfurtherproofthatpoliticiansoftendon’tevenknow what they support, presidential candidateMitt Romney is flip-flopping on his feelings onwhetherhealthinsurancemandatesareatax.Withrecords of Romney’s contradicting views on thesubjectgoingback to June2005,hismost recentchangeof heart tookplace over only amatter ofdays after the supreme court ruling. Updates onthisstorywillbeconstantasRomneycontinuestochangehismind.
from:Slate,WilliamSaletan
Flip-Floppin Romney
Keepingtruetotheirtelevisioncommercialspots,Walgreen’swillkeepitspromisetobepresentonevery corner inAmerica, and they’re willing tospend$438million toprove it.Thedollarsweredropped on a 144-store drug store chain in thesouthernUnitedStates, a distribution center, andcorporateofficesinArkansas.
from:Crain’sChicagoBusiness,ToddJ.Behme
BUSINESS
Walgreen’s Becomes a Big Spender
TECHNOLOGY
SoontobetheOccupymovement’sbestfriend,theACLUhasreleasedanAndroidappthatallowsus-ers to secretly recordpolicewithoutgetting theirphonetakenaway.Onceitstartsrecording,theappimmediatelydisappearswithallevidencethatany-thingisbeingtaped,andjustforgoodmeasure,allrecordings are sent to theACLU-New Jersey forstorageandanalysisofpotentialviolations.Here’shoping police don’t find out about the app andcreateacounterAndroidapp thatsecretlyarrestspeople.
from:CNet,ElinorMills
App Tapes Cops, Hides Evidence
HAPPENINGS
Volleywood Beach Bash Saturday, July 7 - The Volleywood Beach Bashand Tournament Presented By BarefootWine &Bubblyisaone-daybeachvolleyball tournamentwithabeachpartyonNorthAvenueBeach.We’llhaveaprivateareaonthebeachwithanincredibleentertainment lineupstartingatnoon.HitDJandperformerHavanaBrownwill be headlining thisyear’sevent!Chocolate & Dessert FantasyWednesday, July 11 -Comeindulgeyourself inanight full of sweets and shopping. Ladies NightChicago and Cutting Edge Events have teamedup to bring you a night full of fashion, fun, andmostimportantly:chocolate!Theeveningwillbepackedwalltowallwithdeliciousdessertsineveryflavor. Prepare to be pampered by hair,makeup,and nail teams all while satisfying your sweettooth.Spoilyourselfwithanexclusiveopportunitytoshopmorethan20ofthebestlocalvendorsinChicago.A Cheeky Night at the Theater with Steppenwolf Wednesday, July 11 - LookingforfunthingstodoinChicago?JoinCheekyforanamazingnightatthelegendarySteppenwolfTheatre!Ifyou’reCheekyandyouknowit,comeouttoseeplaywright’sAn-tonChekov’sfamousThreeSisters.Well,sinceweknowyou’reCheeky,we’reextendingthisspecialdeal toyou toenjoyapre-partybefore the showwith handcrafted pizzas, brushcetta, and wine atSono-justdownthestreetfromthetheater.Herecomesthebestpart...youpayall$35toenjoythisincrediblenightonthetown.
Inascientificturnthatproves“Splash”wasdefi-nitelynotbasedonatruestory(sorryguys),TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministrationhasofficiallydeclaredthatmermaidsarenotreal.Takingtimeoutofmonitoringclimatechangeandpopulationgrowth,NOAAsearchedforsubstantialevidenceoftheseacreatures’andfoundnone.
from:TheAssociatedPress,SueManningMermaids Don’t Exist
Jen Kirkman @JenKirkman
Today in 1776, great intellects signed theDeclarationofIndependence.Todayin2012,the Feds had to announce that mermaidsaren’treal.
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I understand the Higgs Boson better thanMittRomneyunderstandshisownstanceonHealthcare.
TheworstpartaboutgettingGrouponemailsinthecomfort of your own home is that you don’t gettogo toamall to redeemdeals.Thankfully,Sin-gaporeischangingallthatbyopeningGroupon’sfirst physical store in the SuntecCityMall. If itallworksoutoverseas, it’sonlyamatterof timebeforeGrouponstorespop-upintheU.S.,butthedealsitepromisestostillmaintainthe“site”partofitsdescriptor.
from:CNet,JacquelineSeng
Groupon Manifests in Singapore Mall
EVENTS
The Nature of InfluenceThe first Nature of Influence event will be held in Chicago on July 12, 2012.
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ThoselookingtoescapetheheatwithatriptotheSheddAquarium weren’t so cool when the heatfound them and caused a power outage. Emer-gency generators kicked-in in time to save theunderwatercrittersrelyingonelectricity,butmorethan5,000guestswereevacuated.Nowordyetonwhen the Sheddwill reopen or how the fish arehandlingthetraumaticincident.
from:ChicagoSun-TimesWireUnder the Sea Power Outage
As Heat Increases, So Does Violence
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It’sliketheyalwayssay,whenonerestaurantclos-es,anotherliquorstoreopens.EvolutionWinesandSpiritswill bring its fourth location to theWrig-leyvilleneighborhood.Butthisisn’tyourordinaryliquor store;Evolutionwill have the largest craftbeer selection in the area and offer somethingcalled“WineSchool,” theperfect formofeduca-tionfortheWrigleycrowds.
from:NBCChicago,LisaBladeWine and Beer for All! Despite strict rulings on Wimbledon towels in
thepast, it isno longer frowneduponwhen ten-nisplayers take the tournament towels after theyplay,becauseafterallit’satowel.Lastyear,towelsmadespecificallyforthecompetitorsmysteriouslydisappeared and ended up in the possessions oftheexactcompetitorstheywerespecificallymadefor.Nowthatthenonsensicaltowelissuehasbeentakencareof,theworldcangobacktomostlynotwatchingtennis.
from:TheWallStreetJournal,TomPerrotta
SPORTS
Towel Thrown In on Towel Issue
Fri. 07/06 Movie Night at Wrigley Field The Blues Brothers8:30PM @ Wrigley Field
Fri. 07/06Chicago To Paris with Booty Call, Kontinental Gangstas, Shuteye & more!9PM @ MetroRSVP for No Cover before 10PM and REDUCED ADMISSION ALL NIGHT LONG
Fashion
BLOGS - LOCAL
Havaianas have become a summer staple in mycloset...somuchthatIhavemorecolorsthanIreal-lyneed.Canyoublamemethough?Thesesandalsare not only super comfortable and last forever,buttheycomeinthecuteststyles.They’reperfecttosliponwhenyou’regoingonacoffeerunorifyouplantospendthedayatthebeach.WiththepopularityanddemandforHavaianasinthesum-mertime,it’sonlyfittingthatthewellknownsandalbrandset-upapop-upshopinChicago’sownNorthAve.Beach.
from:DefiningTabitha,byTabithaHavaianas Pop-Up Shop
LastSaturday Ihad thepleasureofbeing invitedto photograph Play!A Fashion Show Fundraiserheldontheroofdeck(24thfloorpenthouseapart-ment)oftheMDACityApartmentsindowntownChicago.CoincidentallymyfriendSarahofZzouziVintage was also participating in the event as adesignerandstylist--sheshowedalineofvintagedressesculledfromheretsyshoppairedwithherhandmadehats.
from:Thriftaholic,byLeilani
Wearing a 1950s Wiggle Dress High Above the City
Sports
Every team in Major League Baseball has wonmoregamesthantheChicagoCubs.WrigleyFieldis alwayspacked.TheChicagoWhiteSoxare infirstplace.U.S.CellularFieldisrarelypacked.Af-terfurtherreview…IcallbullshitonallWhiteSoxfanswhodon’tshowuptogamesatU.S.Cellular.Theteamisinthefirstplaceandcurrentlysendingthreeplayerstotheall-stargame(theyshouldhavefiveplayersgoing).
from:FanningtheFlamesSince1978,byEvanMoore
I Call Bullshit on All White Sox Fans Who Don’t Support the Team
Film
Why the Jimi Hendrix Biopic Doesn’t Feature Any of His Music
Yesterday, I read Amy Taubin’s insightful inter-viewwithStevenSoderberghabouthisnewfilm,MagicMike.Earlyinthepiece,Soderberghrevealsthefilm’sintentionwhenhesays“IfeltthatMagicMikewouldbethewaytobuildcredibilityforthefinalassaultonheterosexualityinmovies,”the“fi-nalassault”inquestioncomingintheformofhisforthcoming Liberace biopic.Theworld “assault”isatadstrong,butthefactremainsthatSoderberghtakesstridesindismantlingnotionsofheterosexu-alityinfilm.
from:TheTalkingPictures,byDrewHunt
Magic Mike and the Dismantling of Heterosexuality
ThenewJimiHendrixbiopic,“AllIsByMySide,”starsOutkast’sAndré3000asthelateguitaristandis currently shooting in Dublin, Ireland. Featur-ingnewcoversofTheBeatlesandMuddyWaterssongs, the film is lacking one key musical star:JimiHendrixsongs.Calluscrazy,butwe’requitecertain that a successful, entertainingbiopicon alegendarymusicianrequiresthesubject’stuneage.
from:TheChicagoist,byLaurenLloyd
MymotherraisedmybrotherandItobeacceptingofotherreligions.Myparentsnevermadeusgotochurch(asidefromwhenwewereveryyoung),andeventhoughmybrotherandIwerebothbaptized(Lutheran–themostlaxofallChristianreligions),churchwasneverimmenselyimportant–butspiri-tualitysurewas.
Are You Mindful?
Lifestyle
Book Camp
from:RebelGrrrlItaliana,byLachristaGreco
Theblond twinswoonedwhenIaskedher if shewanted to go to book camp. She said, “They re-allyhavebookcamp?”Itwaslikeherdreamscametrue.She loves towritebooks.Thesearen’tshortstories.Thesearelong,detailed,layeredstoriesandillustrations.Everyonewhoreadsthemsays“Shedidthisforfun?”
from:TwoTimestheFun,byShari
Humor
BLOGS - NATIONAL
Howtobeginthisreview?Fewcountriesthatde-buted in the 1700s have been as controversial orlong running (it’s into its 236th season now) asAmerica. It may not have the staying power ofperennial favorites suchasChina or thecredibil-ityofindiedarlingssuchas Finland,butAmericahasproventhatitcanatleastmakesomeculturalimpact.It’snotthebest,buthey,theycan’tallbeLouie.
from:MeganAmram,byMeganAmramAmerica: A Review
Music
Last month, the Westboro Baptist Church an-nouncedanewtarget:DeathCabForCutiesinger-guitaristBenGibbard.Callinghima“pervert”anda“majorfag-enabler,”thechurchcalledGibbardoutforsupportinghissister,alesbian,andweary-ing“God’sservantsat theWBCwithhishatefulwords and hard speeches.” (Because “hard” and“hate” are thefirst things that come to anyone’smindinrelationtoDeathCabForCutie.)
from:TheA.V.Club,byMarahEakin
God Hates Ben Gibbard (So Says the Westboro Baptist Church)
Fashion
Ahhh, summer. The 95-degree days, the soundof lawnmowers in themorning, thescreendoorskerboing-whamming shut, thehot tar sticking toyourflip-flops,heatshimmeringonthepavement,andchlorine-smelling swimsuits slowlydrippingontheporchoutside…allgoodthings,right?Sum-mer rules. But alongwith all the good stuff theseason offers, there has always been somethingaboutsummerthatIhated:theclothing.
from:RookieMag,byKristaBurtonBe Cool
My sister helps take care of a 7-year-old, whorecentlyasked“whatistheinternet?”It’sagoodquestion. She (the 7-year-old) thought it meantcomputers andphones. I remember chuckling attheexpenseofelderswhothoughttheInternetEx-plorericonontheirdesktopwastheinternet.WillafuturegenerationchuckleatmewhileImaintainaconceptoftheinternetthatwasconceivedinthedial-upera?
from:TheAwl,byJasonDiamondOffline: What is the Internet?
Technology
Email archives are a awful, anachronistic timecapsulesofthethingsweusedtosaytothepeopleweusedtoknow.It’seasytoignore,forthemostpart, except when you’re syncing a new com-puter’semailclient for thefirst time,andyou’reforcedtolookyourpastintheeye.
from:Gizmodo,byKyleWagner
What’s the First Email You Still Have Archived?
ACROSS1-Adriaticseaport5-Box10-WWIIevent14-Bannedapplespray15-Driveback16-Must’vebeensomething___17-DirectorWert-muller18-Bridalpath19-Vivacity20-Smallanddeli-catelypretty22-Callson24-Chargedparticle25-Clublikeweapon26-Plantscience29-Smart33-Concertvenue34-“NoOrdinaryLove”singer36-Healthhaven37-Nipper’sco.38-Rose39-Afflict
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ematician31-Steeple32-Assemblyrooms34-DutchpainterJan35-“You’vegotmail”co.38-Privily42-Alcoholicdrink43-Ballooncar45-Primaballerina46-Rejections47-Tints50-Hoofsound51-Illustriouswar-rior52-Trackshape53-Magma54-Doozy55-Chesspiece56-Barbarousperson57-Can’tdowithout60-Veryearly
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CHICAGOAN OF THE WEEK
Fred Hoch from:TheTopSheetStaffWith beginnings in technology start-ups, FredHoch is now President of the Illinois Technol-ogyAssociation andworkswithmore than 700membercompaniestocontinuethegrowthofthetechnology industry in Illinois.An active angelinvestor,Fredoftenadvicescompanies,bringinginsightonbusinessmodelsinthesoftwareindus-try,andeveryonceinawhilehe’llstartsomethingnew.Always promoting Illinois’s technology in-dustry, Fred co-founded Chicago’s TechNexus,sitsontheChicagoMayor’sCouncilofTechnol-ogyAdvisers,hasvisitedmore than50differentcountries, and is TheTop Sheet’s Chicagoan oftheWeek.FredwillbeaattendingTheNatureofInfluenceEventonJuly12.
@FredHoch
www.facebook.com/fredhochfredhoch.com
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It’shardtopinpointMarinaDiamandisintoeveryjournalists‘soundlike’category.The26-year-oldhalf Greek, halfWelsh singer stormed onto thescenewith 2010’sThe Family Jewels.With bigpop choruses and witty lyrics it was inevitablythatsuperstardomwasinreach.Debutingatnum-berfiveinthecharts,apositionmostmajorlabelsignedartistswouldbecontentwith.Thoughwhatcamewasquitetheopposite.
from:TheMusicHoarder
Marina and The Diamonds // Elec-tra Heart
Copyright ©@breezamarie on Instagram Chicago designer Anna Hovet’s fashion show at Roof on The Wit. Used with permission
In a perfect world, we would emerge from thewomb clutching our CVs in our tiny, clenchedpalms. Our eyes wouldn’t yet be open, but stillwe’d be all, Here, look at how accomplished.Womb,itwouldread.Managing Editor of Being In-side a Body.Baby,itwouldsay.Daily tasks include living, breathing, and becoming fucking alive.
from:TheRumpus,byAmyButcher
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