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...ample cause for contemplation, Obama's is really a story about what might be. In the past year, Obama has been compared, in all seriousness, to Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. and Bill Clinton. Democrats debate whether he should run for President in 2012 or 2016. "No Chicago pol has heard this kind of flattery since an alderman compared Richard J. Daley to Jesus Christ," noted the Chicago Reader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 2004 Election: Obama's Ascent | 11/15/2004 | See Source »

With an Oscar nomination for writing 2002’s “it” movie, Chicago, and an Oscar win and two nominations for his under-appreciated masterpiece, Gods and Monsters, Bill Condon is quickly becoming the P. Diddy of American Cinema: with every work he drops at least two (nominations) or better...

Author: By Bryant Jones, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Condon’s ‘Kinsey’ Report | 11/12/2004 | See Source »

...country where married couples don’t go out arm in arm…the idea that a husband and wife should embrace and dance in front of others is beyond embarrassing.” Chelsom never explains what makes ballroom dance equally taboo in 21st century Chicago. He tries to plug this plot hole subliminally instead by making Miss Mitzi’s look a lot like a brothel, but it’s hard to salvage a bungled plot with neon lighting and sweaty-palmed patrons...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Headline | 11/12/2004 | See Source »

...State quarterback right outside of Chicago, Illinois,” Duda says. “Northwestern really wanted me to punt more than play quarterback so it made the decision to come to Harvard pretty easy...

Author: By Robert C. Boutwell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: WHAT A'BOUT' ROB?: Former Football Players Reflect on Experience | 11/10/2004 | See Source »

Billionaire mogul N. Paul Todd has invited 12 young entrepreneurs to compete for a leading position in his Chicago-based investment company IOCOR and a cash prize of $250,000. Or so goes the premise for FOX’s new reality show, “My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss,” which airs Sunday nights...

Author: By Daniel J. T. Schuker, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Grad Gets ‘Obnoxious’ on FOX | 11/9/2004 | See Source »

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