By Whet Moser
Beatrice Tonnensen, "Chicago's woman photographer," pioneered one of the most groundbreaking and influential ideas in American media and culture: taking photographs of attractive women and using them in ads. Read more
Whet Moser
By Whet Moser
Last night Wisconsin Republicans made another advance in their attempt to strip Wisconsin public unions of their collective-bargaining rights. For what's next, we have to look at how the sausage is made... or how the ingredients for the sausage are made, or even the regulations under which the ingredients are concocted. Read more
By Whet Moser
Big news out of Wisconsin as the legislature prepares to ditch the budget repair bill and go straight to the collective bargaining at the heart of the past month's controversy. But Scott Walker isn't the only governor taking huge political risks--new Republican leaders in Florida and Pennsylvania are pushing dramatic budget cuts. Meanwhile, things are quiet in Illinois... too quiet? Read more
By Whet Moser
The governor ended an eight-year moratorium on the death penalty in Illinois, signing a bill sponsored by Karen Yarbrough (D-Maywood). Compelling arguments for capital punishment remain, but they can't outweigh the state's shameful record. Read more
By Whet Moser
Gas prices are high. (OK, well, gas prices are always high by vernacular measures.) Why? No one really knows. But we do know a lot about how much we don't really know. Here's a quick tour through the exciting world of oil pricing. Read more
By Whet Moser
Thanks to Chicago's Polish population, Paczki Day has become a holiday to celebrate our transplanted brethren perhaps second only to St. Patrick's Day. But back in the day paczki weren't the only game in town. Read more
By Whet Moser
Today Rahm Emanuel announced two of his transition teams, including his education team. Since the Chicago Public Schools, teacher contracts, charter schools, and school turnarounds will all be major issues for the new mayor, here's a look at the people he's appointed to help him. Read more
By Whet Moser
Republicans in New Jersey, Indiana, and Ohio are all fighting unions, but it's the public-sector unions in Wisconsin that have captured the nation's attention. Here's what the governor did wrong... and one thing he's been widely blamed for that's not his fault. Read more
By Whet Moser
J. Michael Bailey stirred the hornet's nest with a live sex demonstration after a session of his Human Sexuality class. The incident has been lousy with coverage, but reasoned discussion has been hard to find. Here's where to go to find it. Read more
By Whet Moser
In a speech at Wheaton College, the lame-duck mayor (that feels really weird to say) blasts our country of whiners for its incivility. Read more