At age 24 , British author Martin Amis débuted with his comic novel The Rachel Papers. Nineteen books and umpteen story collections followed, plus two high-profile marriages, five children, and enough international gossip to make Paris Hilton weep. Now this 57-year-old “bad boy of English letters” has morphed into one of the most celebrated living … Read more
Top bubbly for New Year’s; Richard Posner and Jen Schefft hit bookstores; a lip balm smackdown; and more for January
What do YouT ube co-founder Steve Chen, pioneering software engineers Rob and Mike McCool, and a gifted young scientist named Cindy Wang have in common? They attended the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, an elite residential high school in Aurora. Since its creation in 1985, IMSA has been headed by Stephanie Pace Marshall, a nationally … Read more
Joseph Kaiser could be the hottest thing to happen to opera since subtitles.
Bridgette McCullough believes she can help auction houses bring black investors into the fold.
Age: 46 Location: Oak Park Background: Founding publisher and editor of Conscious Choice; President of Sustain So how “green” is Chicago really?Commissioner Sadhu Johnston of the Department of the Environment is a national leader in urban sustainability and works closely with the mayor to fulfill the city’s green goals. Most of the other commissioners are … Read more
How does my lifestyle impact the environment? You can calculate your individual “ecological footprint” by answering a few short questions at the following link: www.earth911.org and enter your zip code. From there, you will find extensive information on your local recycling services. The site also provides tips on what to do with used batteries, electronics, … Read more
Cooks’ Tour // Art Smith and Jesus Salgueiro // Common Threads Photograph by Katrina Wittkamp Jesus Salgueiro, left, and Art Smith In October 2001, a month after planes crashed into the World Trade Center, Art Smith and his life partner, Jesus Salgueiro, traveled to New York on a mission of healing. Smith, probably best known … Read more
The high school was an intense and privileged place, and the graduates, now in their mid-30s, have made their way in the real world. Classmate and Chicago senior editor David Bernstein, tracked them down to check out the changes and find out how they live now.
Kris Walker and George Obourn Jr. grew up best friends In central Illinois. They played brass in the high-school band, got into the usual teenage scrapes, and Enlisted in the army together. In a span of hours, both were killed in action in Iraq—binding them in death, and adding layers of sadness and solace for two grieving families.
