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Metromixology

By Tim Willette

What is it with Wicker Park and tapas lounges? Could
it be the 32 flat-screen TVs? We’re struggling to see
the difference between this and the two existing
locations. Listen up, Chicago, ’cause this can get
confusing.

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Posted on April 12, 2006

Head Of The Humpback

By Timothy Inklebarger

Living in Alaska provides plenty of opportunities for new experiences: Hiking through old-growth rainforests; viewing grizzlies in the wild; walking across ancient rivers of glacial ice. But it is only on rare occasion – even for Alaskans – that one gets the chance to behead a beached whale. When I was invited along on this gruesome expedition it was like winning the wildlife lottery from hell.

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Posted on April 12, 2006

A Lion Ate My Ozone Layer

By Marilyn Ferdinand

With the exception of the projector bulb throwing Power Point slides against a large, white screen, the only light in the hall came from the display cases holding long-dead animals in action poses. From where I was sitting, I could casually examine the almost playful-looking faces of two male lions that inspired a Hollywood movie. Someone at The Field Museum obviously has an interesting sense of humor to set up a lecture on atmospheric ozone depletion right next to the man-eating lions of Tsavo.

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Posted on April 2, 2006