Cover photo by
Ron Chapple/Ben Kikuyama
Meeting your Match by Matching your Values
by Nomy Lamm
Finding love and romance is tough enough. But when you’re looking for a "values-minded match" it can be dead-end city. Here’s the scoop on looking in all the right places.
Is Earth Day Obsolete?
by Carole Vande Velde
It’s questionable whether we have the time, interest, and commitment to make this event meaningful. We may need to rethink how we celebrate our World.
No Sweat
by Christine Triano
Sweatshops — the ugly, exploitive side of the garment industry — are being eclipsed by a bold, new and humane take on the rag business. Enter sweatX.
Swallowing the Wolf
by Julia Mossbridge
A Chicago scientist shares her struggle to divest her notions of following the rules in order to claim her personal power. We can all learn.
Poking Holes in the National Pastime
by Jonn Salovaara
Do we still have a national pastime? Is baseball it? This exhibit pitches hardball questions that are hard to get your mitts around.
Chicago’s Stage for Ethnic Diversity
by Garaud MacTaggart
There’s no place like Hot House for a buffet serving of vibrant artistic and cultural tastes. This venue is the local mother lode for the avant-garde.
Chicago...America’s Greenest City?
by Jim Slama
Is the City gaining ground in its noble "green" goal? We revisit the questions we posed a year ago, checking in and checking up on Mayor Daley’s laudable vision.
Universal Language of Laughter
by Terry Loncaric
Chances are — whether your style is giggling, guffawing, cackling, or tittering — you don’t do it often enough! Here’s why adulthood shouldn’t be so dour.