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Four evil eyes in
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by Ben Sachs
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Ring in the end of the world with Metallica's apocalyptic classic, "The Four Horsemen"
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Hey, we're writing about coffee this week
This week's Variations on a Theme: Coffee Week
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, Nov 30, 2012
Twenty years of Black Friday at Walmart, as told by my aunt
My aunt recounts her more memorable Black Fridays at the Walmart in Harlan, Kentucky
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A decade under the influence of terrible movies
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, Nov 6, 2012
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This week, we're writing about dread—guess why
This week's Variations on a Theme: Dread Week
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, Oct 13, 2012
"Hey, are you gonna eat that?": a road food listicle
TGI Friday's Potato Skins chips are really f'in' good
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, Oct 8, 2012
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Beer and Metal: At the mercy of the Beast
The Beast that came from Jersey and the Beast that comes from Milwaukee
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, Oct 1, 2012
All this week, writing about marathons (in anticipation of the Chicago Marathon)
Marathons aren't just about running, you know
by Tal Rosenberg
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, Sep 19, 2012
Blow your mind with webcomic XKCD
The epic beauty of "Click and Drag"
by Miles Raymer
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, Aug 20, 2012
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It's Monday
Keep on keepin' on
by Kevin Warwick
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, Jul 13, 2012
It's day one of our Pitchfork Music Festival coverage
The first of three days of online Pitchfork Music Festival coverage
by Tal Rosenberg
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, Jul 9, 2012
This week's Variations on a Theme: working 60 hours a week without being busy while having it all
This week on the Bleader, we explore the tenuous line between passionately throwing oneself into work and recklessly throwing oneself overboard
by Mara Shalhoup
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, Jul 6, 2012
Made of 100-percent ground bacon
Slater's 50/50 introduces a 100-percent ground bacon burger, the 'Merica Burger
by Kevin Warwick
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, Jun 28, 2012
A middle finger salute to the worst intersections
A quick glance at some of the worst intersections Chicago has to offer, for both the motorist and cyclist
by Kevin Warwick
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, Apr 23, 2012
Pizza Hut gets it
Pizza Hut's hot dog stuffed crust pizza deserves your applause.
by Kevin Warwick
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, Apr 18, 2012
'Round about midnight: Kinji Fukasaku's
Battle Royale
Previewing this weekend's midnight screening of the Japanese cult favorite
by Ben Sachs
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Kill Bill
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, Mar 27, 2012
Doughnut overload
Scott Harris's new chain of doughnut shops, Glazed and Infused, opens soon in Wicker Park, the West Loop, and Lincoln Park.
by Julia Thiel
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