Christian Ward The eyes and the mind of a poet, work in a completely different way then any other person, creative or not. Yes, an artist o...

Paul Blow Art can be defined as "the products of human creativity", and in utilizing that definition the results can be limitless...

Music: 1. Bright Eyes - Cassadaga 2. CocoRosie - The Adventures of Ghosthorse & Stillborn 3. Cloud Cult - The Meaning of 8 4. Blonde Red...

I'm not going to bore you with the entire story of my life, but I've tried to select songs that that through out my life have change...

Money This past week, for me at least, seems to have been all about money. First Sam Zell buys the Chicago Tribune Co. , then you have Kerko...

Welcome to the first edition of the new weekly column, the music minute. I know that we have other features on music, but I felt that we nee...

Listening : 1. Flosstradamus - Chicago Dj crew laying down on their unedited Scion/Vice Mixtape (left-click). 2. Dan Tedecsco - If you ev...

This morning while you pour yourself a big bowl of Kellogg's CP3O's, enjoy this animated video from often hated throwback group, Dr....

YACHT Jona Bechtolt, aka YACHT, lives in Portland, and he is a grunge loving, hug giving, vegan, beat magician supreme. I am going to admit...

Ben Kopel Even with all of the outlets for poetry these days, it is still challenging to break into the published ranks. There are so many y...

Alex Noriega The beauty of the internet in 2007 for someone who appreciates creative outlets is the overwhelming availability of resources ...

This week covers "America's Mayor" Rudy Giuliani. Currently #2 on the Republican Presidential ticket behind former Bio of the ...

Music : 1. Wax Tailor - Hope & Sorrow ( mp3 ) 2. Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline ( mp3 ) 3. The Twilight Sad - Fo...

This week's installment focuses on the next group of movies that are going to make the Summer of '07 great for movie watching. Shrek...

This week's mix is entitled " We call it the Rut ", and it features new music from Page France, The National, and The Deliciou...

Stem Cell Research : Pros vs Cons This past week Dem. Governor Deval Patrick announced the he will work towards the reversal of the stem ce...

Listening : 1. Yea Big & Kid Static - The Chicago underground is about to blow up, and this duo is going to lead the charge. Check'...

In honor of the Lollapalooza rumors, this morning while you eat your bowl of Golden Nuggets, enjoy a cartoon from Daft Punk. Crescendolls :

Illinois Illinois "makes old loves new and the green grass grow", and that is not easy to do. However, these five men, Chris Archi...

Tobias Carroll The art of writing can take on many forms, from technical manuals to poetry to philosophical essays to well constructed novel...