- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 11, 2013
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Gangster Squad is the most violent Hollywood movie in . . . two weeks
Ruben Fleischer's new gangster epic is gonna get even with you
- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 4, 2013
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Four evil eyes in Winchester '73 and The Paperboy
Comparing two sets of violent eyes: James Stewart in Winchester '73 and John Cusack in The Paperboy
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 21, 2012
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12 O'Clock Track: Metallica, "The Four Horsemen"
Ring in the end of the world with Metallica's apocalyptic classic, "The Four Horsemen"
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 3, 2012
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Hey, we're writing about coffee this week
This week's Variations on a Theme: Coffee Week
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 30, 2012
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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
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 20, 2012
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A decade under the influence of terrible movies
The ten biggest turkeys I've reviewed
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 6, 2012
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The Reader did election night
Check out the Reader's coverage of Chicago, from Second City to a homeless shelter to President Obama's election party, as it happened.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 5, 2012
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This week, we're writing about dread—guess why
This week's Variations on a Theme: Dread Week
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 13, 2012
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"Hey, are you gonna eat that?": a road food listicle
TGI Friday's Potato Skins chips are really f'in' good
- Blogs, Bleader, 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
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 1, 2012
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All this week, writing about marathons (in anticipation of the Chicago Marathon)
Marathons aren't just about running, you know
- Blogs, Bleader, Sep 19, 2012
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Blow your mind with webcomic XKCD
The epic beauty of "Click and Drag"
- Blogs, Bleader, Aug 20, 2012
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It's Monday
Keep on keepin' on
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 13, 2012
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It's day one of our Pitchfork Music Festival coverage
The first of three days of online Pitchfork Music Festival coverage
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 9, 2012
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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
- Blogs, Bleader, Jul 6, 2012
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Made of 100-percent ground bacon
Slater's 50/50 introduces a 100-percent ground bacon burger, the 'Merica Burger
- Blogs, Bleader, Jun 28, 2012
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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
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 23, 2012
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Pizza Hut gets it
Pizza Hut's hot dog stuffed crust pizza deserves your applause.
- Blogs, Bleader, Apr 18, 2012
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'Round about midnight: Kinji Fukasaku's Battle Royale
Previewing this weekend's midnight screening of the Japanese cult favorite
- Blogs, Bleader, Mar 27, 2012
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Doughnut overload
Scott Harris's new chain of doughnut shops, Glazed and Infused, opens soon in Wicker Park, the West Loop, and Lincoln Park.
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