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Frontier flight attendant gives list of armed passengers to customer
A man traveling on a flight from Chicago to Phoenix this past Sunday got a note from a flight attendant. She thought he was a Federal Air Marshal, and she told him there were two armed passengers on the flight.
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Teen to government: Change your typeface, save millions
A teen's science fair project led him to realize that changing fonts could save the U.S. government millions of dollars.
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Suicide Bomb Trainer in Iraq Accidentally Blows Up His Class
Twenty-two militants at a training session were killed after a commander mistakenly used an armed belt during a demonstration.
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A scary outbreak of
The New York Times' numerical errors include breast cancer fatality rates, STD
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Food & Drink | Food & Drink
Food & Drink | Food & Drink
What your beer says about your politics, in one chart
Hipster beers are for Democrats. Lites are for Republicans. And scotch drinkers vote.
Food & Drink | Food & Drink
Essential Thanksgiving
Your guide to the year’s most important meal, with our best recipes, videos, techniques and tricks.
Food & Drink | Food & Drink
Next Up at Next: Chicago Steakhouse
Chef Grant Achatz gave Food & Wine the scoop on the new menu theme debuting in January at his Chicago restaurant Next: Chicago Steakhouse.
Food & Drink | Food & Drink
Sriracha sauce factory odor causing headaches, burning eyes, city says
It’s well known that a spoonful of Sriracha, an Asian hot sauce made by Huy Fong Foods, can burn your mouth.
Food & Drink | Food & Drink
Lauren Collins: The Search for the Hottest Chili
Like computers, superhot chilis are evolving at a rate that embarrasses the phenomena of just a few years ago. As a leisure activity, they offer some of the pleasures of mild drugs and extreme sports without requiring one to break the law or work out. The
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Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
St. Elmo‘s Fire Turns 30: A Perfect Portrait of Friendship that Outlived the Brat Pack
What Joel Schumacher’s movie did better than anything else the Brat Pack made.
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
College is not a commodity. Stop treating it like one.
What truly makes an education valuable: the effort the student puts into it.
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
I secretly lived in my office for 500 days
Unable to pay rent in L.A., I slept behind my desk. But what began as a quick financial fix soon became a lifestyle
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
Since The 80s, Jeff Bridges Has Done Something Incredible On The Set Of His Movies.
Since the 1980s, Jeff Bridges has been taking set shots and behind-the-scene photos from all his films with his unique panoramic Widelux camera. His consistency is amazing. 'The Big Lebowski' (1998) The Stranger and The Dude (aka Sam Elliot and
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
Japanese Army Uses 3,500 Tons Of Snow To Create Massive Star Wars Sculpture
Some dedicated Star Wars fans in Japan have just created what may be the most epic pieces of Star Wars art that I've ever seen. The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces' 11th Brigade used bulldozers to move 3,500 tons of snow into a pile that they then car
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Chicago Happenings | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Chicago Happenings
Before the ‘L’ Chicago ran on cable cars
Before Chicago inaugurated its famed elevated train system in 1892, the second city was home to the world’s largest and most profitable network of cable cars.That's right, San Francisco. How you like us now?The first street cars were pulled by hors
Miscellaneous | Chicago Happenings
Feel free to whine over one of the worst Chicago winters in decades
Some Chicagoans march through the winter, stoic and resolute, unfazed as polar bears sunning themselves on a glacier. These people view winter as a wondrous time to rev up the snowmobile, catch some extra cross-country skiing runs, cuddle in front of the
Miscellaneous | Chicago Happenings
Yelp declares Chicago the best city for brunch
No surprise here: A Yelp analysis of reviews finds Chicago has the best brunch in the country. What are your plans this weekend?
Miscellaneous | Chicago Happenings
Chicago reporters lament the possible loss of the iconic Billy Goat Tavern
Many Chicagoans — and more than a few tourists — might mourn the potential loss of the Billy Goat Tavern, but one subculture would be especially hard hit: the city’s newsmen.
Miscellaneous | Chicago Happenings
Will an iconic hospital emerge from life support?
A Curious Citizen wonders whether some kind of resuscitation is in order for the old Cook County Hospital. And, how daunting could that be?
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Books | Books
Books | Books
David Sedaris: A Big Family, at the Beach
In late May of this year, a few weeks shy of her fiftieth birthday, my youngest sister, Tiffany, committed suicide. Six months before our sister killed herself, I made plans for us all to gather at a beach house on Emerald Isle, off the coast of North Car
Books | Books
Isabel Allende to receive Chicago Public Library Carl Sandburg award - Chicago Sun-Times
Author Isabel Allende grew up in her grandfather’s house where a radio, much less a television, was not allowed. Instead, her formative years in Chile were filled with books.
Books | Books
Catcher In The Fry? McDonald's Happy Meals With A Side Of Books
McDonald's will swap out the toys in its kids' meals for original books with a nutritional theme.
Books | Books
Harper Lee is back in court – this time suing her own hometown
'To Kill a Mockingbird' author Harper Lee alleges that her hometown is exploiting her trademark and personality rights.
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Science! | Science & Technology
Science & Technology | Science!
Are octopuses aliens? New study argues ‘frozen eggs’ came from space
Octopuses are very, very strange creatures
Science & Technology | Science!
Dinosaur discovered by Field expedition rivaled T. rex
Field Museum scientists have discovered a new
Science & Technology | Science!
Blood-filled mosquito is a fossil first
Insect’s bloated abdomen carries traces of blood molecules that are 46-million-years old.
Science & Technology | Science!
Scientists discover world's earliest known brain
The 520-million-year-old fossil of an extinct marine animal sports the oldest central nervous system to ever be found intact.
Small Town USA | Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous | Small Town USA
New questions about STL exorcism
ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - On the 40th anniversary of the legendary horror classic
Miscellaneous | Small Town USA
'Triple Dog Dare' Scene From 'A Christmas Story' Immortalized With A Statue In Hammond, Indiana
A statue depicting the character Flick with his tongue frozen to a flagpole (because he couldn’t turn down a triple-dog dare) now sits outside a welcome center south of Interstate 80-94.
Miscellaneous | Small Town USA
Port Clinton, Ohio has Xmas early for dying boy, Devin Kohlman
CHRISTMAS came early for Port Clinton, Ohio, where residents moved the holiday just for 13-year-old brain cancer patient Devin Kohlman.
Miscellaneous | Small Town USA
After 45 Years, Bloomington Woman Retiring From Target
A 95-year-old Bloomington woman is retiring from Target after 45 years on the job. Jeanne Brouillet started with the company as a cashier in 1968 at a Target store in Bloomington. She moved to the Edina location in 1973 where she’s worked ever since.
