Nelson Algren was one of the great American authors of the 20th century, it is no exaggeration to say, and among the most neglected. Consider his underrated classic, "A Walk on the Wild Side." The title -- popularized and co-opted as an idiomatic phrase

You don’t really meet a serious baseball fan, native to Chicago, who roots for both the White Sox and the Cubs. This is the only two-team town in which I’ve resided, so I don’t know if there is a similar divergence in New York, Los Angeles, or the Bay Ar

Newt's weight (est.) in first marriage: 150, wife: 160. Second marriage: Newt;s weight 200, Marianne's 180. Third marriage: Newt- 250, Callista 115. (Legendary Chicago-based photographer Art Shay has taken photos of kings, queens, celebrities and the co

Nelson Algren was one of the great American authors of the 20th century, it is no exaggeration to say, and among the most neglected. Consider his underrated classic, "A Walk on the Wild Side." The title -- popularized and co-opted as an idiomatic phrase

Instead of enjoying time off in the Park Hyatt Hotel with her partner and their children she was being interviewed about a low-budget French film in which she plays a single mum. Ive had work for 23 years now and Ive been spoiled, Vanessa murmured as she

We have an economy now where both parents have to be out there working and don’t have any way to take care of their kids—no childcare that is structured and protective, trained. We have ended up abandoning the children. And it’s normalized. There are sti