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I'm a Web developer living with my wonderful wife Amy in Racine, Wisconsin.
 

WGN-TV shuts out The Museum of Classic Chicago Television

WGN-TV has reportedly forced The Museum of Classic Chicago Television to pull all WGN material from the museum website.
 

Olbermann: Mancow gets waterboarded, calls it torture in 6 seconds

Erich 'Mancow' Muller had himself waterboarded in Chicago for his radio show. He lasted six seconds before declaring it torture.
 

Brendan Greeley celeb sighting

Edwardo spots Brendan Greeley at Wrigley on Comcast SportsNet Chicago.
 

Kevin Pang eats cheeseburgers and more

About 'The Cheeseburger Show' and its adventurous host.
 

Rainn Wilson's SoulPancake.com: Fashioning art, spirituality

In an interview with Oprah, the comedic actor from 'The Office' outlines his new Web project for spiritual social networking through the arts.
 

Rick Santelli, CNBC in hot water on 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'

Finally someone on TV takes a closer look at Rick Santelli's much-hyped bailout rant.
 

Garry Meier on WIND, Brendan & Pete on iTunes, Steve Dahl on Movable Type

Keeping up with the latest doings of former radio colleagues.
 

The Food Allergy Mama

Suburban Chicago mom and new cookbook author Kelly Rudnicki blogs about food allergies and kids.
 

Unauthorized Trader Joe's commercial from Carl's Fine Films

I don't know whether to buy that it's an unauthorized commercial, but we certainly buy a lot of wine from Trader Joe's.
 

The Tylenol killer, the FBI, Cyberlewis, and hoisin sauce

After over 26 years, there suddenly is new activity in the case of the 1982 Chicago Tylenol murders.
 

Drew Peterson's ex-fiancée Christina Raines on the CBS 'Early Show'

This morning's interview capped the latest breathtaking stunt in Drew Peterson's circus of distraction.
 

L. Randolph Cook hopes to save souls by claiming Oprah freebased crack cocaine

The 'Chicago businessman' is the subject of the latest National Enquirer exclusive. He says he just seeks closure.
 

Barack Obama loves Dixie Kitchen on 'Check, Please!' (updated)

A lost episode of 'Check, Please!' featuring restaurant reviewer Barack Obama will finally air on Chicago's WTTW before the inauguration.
 

Darren Stephens arrested in Chicago (not Darrin Stephens or the other Darren Stephens)

Someone was arrested in Chicago, but he may not be who you think he is or what he said he was.
 

Steve Dahl Show items at Chicago Tribune

Links to LaNell's letter on the anniversary of Terry Armour's passing, and what Steve Dahl has been up to since his radio show was canceled.
 

Drew Peterson engaged to 23-year-old woman? Maybe not (updated)

Drew Peterson's publicist confirms his client has become engaged to a 23-year-old woman. Drew wonders how this got out.
 

Buzz Kilman show tonight at Bill's Blues in Evanston

Buzz Kilman and the Blues Rocket Scientists are doing two sets -- one at 8:30, and another at midnight.
 

Total Oprah

Robyn Okrant has been living, breathing, and eating Oprah for nearly a year.
 

Oprah's snow globe

Oprah Winfrey's incredibly self-aggrandizing snow globe has been photographed and described by the Chicago Tribune.
 

The news is in my house

Steve Dahl called me to say that CBS Radio is canceling his show, so I am losing my job.
 

Live blogging Election Day 2008

Election Day 2008, as experienced in our living room.
 

'Top Chef' Chicago

Season 4 of the Bravo TV competition -- hosted by Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio -- takes place in the Windy City.
 

Terry Armour, 1961-2007

We were shocked and saddened to learn of Terry's death.
 

Shirley's favorite Polish pierogi recipes (przepis pierogi)

Here are the recipes for my mom's pierogies, the central food of my Christmases.
 

Kohl Children's Museum in Glenview, IL

Overall, we had a enjoyable time and will probably go back once in a while.

 

Turning into mornings

On Monday, my working day for The Steve Dahl Show was moved up eight and a half hours.

 

I'm not Oprah-worthy

I friended Oprah on MySpace, but after ten days, she still has not reciprocated.

 

Summer festivals and events 2007

My own list of parades, festivals, and public events in our area.
 

Coming Friday: The New Mastersounds

Go see this great funk band from Leeds at The Kinetic Playground.

 

The Bean: A shining, elastic success

Like the Mona Lisa, Anish Kapoor's sculpture captures swarms of humans in wordless aesthetic arrest.

 

Charlie Beinlich's Food & Tap

Great hamburgers in a great room since 1950.

 

The New Mastersounds

Review of the May 21, 2005 New Mastersounds concert at Subterranean in Chicago.