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Hem and Awe

Electricity? A highly overrated luxury. Cell phone service? No one needs to reach you that badly. Theory’s Camille dress in taupe crochet? Now that’s one thing you cannot live without.

If you find yourself making excuses to justify your fashion ...

The Weekend Guide

This just in from Winter: “Sorry, folks, I’m not done yet.”

SEE
Andy Warhol/Supernova: Stars, Deaths, and Disasters, 1962-1964
What
: Iconic photo silk screens of Marilyn, Elvis, Jackie, and more.
Why: Springtime goes pop.
When: Opens Sat., ...

He Works Hard for His Money

There’s a saying that goes anything boys can do, girls can do better.

Well, then, girls, consider the 316 Barber Spa a call to arms. The upscale men’s salon, which opened yesterday in the Financial District, may be grooming nirvana ...

Nothing in Common

We’ve been programmed to believe that Monday is the longest day of the week. And that countdown to quitting time you’ve got going is only making it worse.

Another way to pass the time: Imagine gorging yourself silly at the ...

Note for Self

Dear Self,

Hey, you. It’s me. You. (You know.)

It’s been a while since I’ve written a full-blown letter, but a Post-it note on the fridge wasn’t going to cut it this time. You see, I’ve been watching what’s going ...

Post It

You. Ten pounds thinner. Barely upright on a tattered plaid couch in a Midwestern college dorm room. A black light illuminates “Keep on Truckin’” posters. Through a haze of the smoke and Moe tunes you think, killer art, dude. Killer.

The Weekend Guide

Note to Jon: No jokes about Jude.

SEE
Oscar Shorts

What: Chicago’s only screenings of nominated animation, live-action, and documentary shorts.
Why: There’s more to life than sheep-herding cowboys.
When: Fri.-Thurs. Check website for times.
Where: Gene ...

A Clean Sweep

Your W-2 is here.

Somewhere.

If not in the pile on your kitchen counter, try the pocket of the coat you were wearing when you picked it out of the mail.

Nothing? So much for claiming to have a method ...