What Happens When Native East Coaster Disses Chicago In The NYT?

April 23, 2013 Subscribe · Forward See What Happens When Native East Coaster Disses Chicago In The NYT Hell hath no fury like a scorned Chicagoan. Twitter, editorial pages and blogs have been buzzing with a mix of outrage, indignation and pride — plus plenty of online eye-rolling — since the New York Times published author and book critic Rachel Shteir's widely-derided review last Thursday. Continue reading... 15-Year-Old Fatally Shot Blocks From Obama's Home Alderman Wants To Raise City's Smoking Age To 21 Flood Leaves Massive Property Damage As More Rain Arrives Woman Arrested 396 Times Since 1978 Police Agency Launches Probe Of Farrakhan Son See What Happens When Native East Coaster Disses Chicago In The NYT Woman Arrested 396 Times Since 1978 See What Happens When Native East Coaster Disses Chicago In The NYT Woman Arrested 396 Times Since 1978 See What Happens When Native East Coaster Disses Chicago In The NYT DAN TREADWAY What Some of History's Most Iconic Headlines Would Look Like If the Koch Brothers Ran Newspapers As of now the Koch brothers are considered by some to be the frontrunners to purchase the Tribune papers. In this spirit, I thought it might be fun (and quite depressing) to explore how a Koch-run newspaper might have presented some of the most iconic news events in modern history. Continue reading... MICHAEL TOMASO Joakim Noah -- Who's Actually Hurt -- Leading Bulls Through Playoffs Sure, the Nets are Hollywood East -- lots of flash, not much substance. But this is a Bulls team without its best player, and a team that's been so injured, it's needed a traveling Mayo Clinic just to get five players on the court. Continue reading... CARLIN FLORA School Size and Interracial Friendship School brochure pictures notwithstanding, by and large, students hang around kids of their same race. But it turns out that the type of school they go to might encourage or subvert this tendency. Continue reading... JILL WEINBERG Back to the Running for the Healing Last Monday I ran and finished the marathon in 3:16:44, more than 30 minutes before the bombs detonated, feeling achy and with stiff legs. Days later, I returned to the finish line where a makeshift memorial showcased flowers, photos of victims, and shoes worn by runners during the race. Continue reading... LAUREN DRELL Martin Atkins Talks CIMMfest, the Music Biz and Why He Throws Blueberry Muffins at His Audience I caught up with Martin Atkins -- who's best known for drumming in some of the most influential post-punk and industrial bands, including Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Pigface (Trent Reznor) and Killing Joke -- about what he's got on deck for his keynote to wrap CIMMfest. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003