By The Beachwood Salary Survey Affairs Desk

Parade magazine put out its annual salary survey on Sunday and, as usual, it was pretty fascinating. (Smart move putting Tiger Woods on the cover; he makes $110 million a year.)
We picked out what we thought were the most interesting salaries. For your consideration:
Name: Taylor Swift
Occupation: Country singer
Annual Salary: $17.2 million
Comment: Just think how much she’ll make when she can sing in tune.
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Name: Jay Leno
Occupation: Talk-show host
Annual Salary: $32 million
Comment: Just think how much he’d make if he was funny.
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Name: John Stumpf
Occupation: CEO of Wells Fargo
Annual Salary: $18.7 million
Comment: Just think how much he’d have made if his bank’s performance was even worse.

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Posted on April 12, 2010

By Drew Adamek

A man dies and goes to heaven.
When he gets to the pearly gates, he sees two lines. One line is marked for “Men Henpecked by Their Wives” and the other is marked “Men Not Henpecked by Their Wives.”
The line of henpecked men stretches as far as the eye can see. Thousands – no millions – of badgered husbands stand in line waiting to meet St. Peter.
But the newly deceased man notices that the non-henpecked line only has one, lonely figure standing in it. The non-henpecked man’s shoulders droop with resignation; he stares balefully at the ground and winces at every sudden noise. He shuffles his feet and plays nervously with the bottom on his ill-fitting sweater.
This lone man fascinates the new man in heaven, so he approaches. “How is it that you are the only man not bullied by your wife? Why, you’re the very picture of henpecked; weak, wimpy and sniveling. Even I feel like picking on you. Tell me, why you, of all people, would be the only man standing in the non-henpecked line?”
The lonely man looks up with weak and watery eyes.
“This is where my wife told me to stand.”
Here, then, are the things I love about being married.

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Posted on April 9, 2010

By The Chicago Anarchist Film Festival

May 2010: Chicago Anarchist Film Festival Crosses Boundaries for 10th Anniversary with Six Nights of Events at Two locations. Twice as big and more to think about!
For those not counting, 2010 is the 10th Anniversary of the Chicago Anarchist Film Festival (CAFF). As we have for ten years, CAFF invites anarchists, anti-authoritarians, the anarcho-friendly and the anarcho-curious to experience radical cinema from around the world with features, shorts, documentaries, animation, and found footage. (Visit chicagoanarchistfilmfest.com for schedule)

As a niche fest, the Chicago Anarchist Film Festival stands out for putting its politics upfront . . . In style and substance, the Chicago Anarchist Film Festival stands for ‘propaganda by the deed.’ Instead of bellyaching about bad press, CAFF counters the mainstream culture by screening do-it-yourself art. – Bill Stamets, Sun-Times, May 2 2008

Anarchist films cross boundaries, take risks, and subvert passivity. With this year’s theme, Crossing Boundaries, CAFF seeks to project voices that transcend borders and cultures – voices that normally do not get heard. That said, viewers will also find humor, silliness and fun in the offerings.

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Posted on April 8, 2010

By The Beachwood Meetup Affairs Desk

The newest Chicago meetups.
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Playing with Energy
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What the hell is there to do in CREST HILL
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Friends of Bill Morton
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Pseudo-Art Appreciation

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Posted on April 7, 2010

By AmpliVox Sound Systems

Northbrook, Illinois – If there is one thing both sides of the political spectrum can agree on it is that AmpliVox Sound Systems assure reliable communications. On two separate political occasions, Barack Obama’s 100th day in office and a recent Tea Party rally, both sides chose an AmpliVox MityMeg Megaphone to deliver their newsworthy message. Click here for AmpliVox Megaphones.
The nation’s political parties depend on and trust the reliable quality sound of AmpliVox megaphones at their important events. AmpliVox megaphones are known as durable weather resistant workhorses that get the message across loud and clear with their solid-state electronics, lightweight design and long life battery technology.

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Posted on April 1, 2010