Genevieve Diesing
Ah, the Oscars. They're lauded as career-changers. Hollywood tectonic shifters. Indicators to you and me, the common man and woman, about what is really going on behind the scenes in that fascinating place called Hollywood.
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Some riders say bus commutes a pain in the Tracker
Nena Jordan of Logan Square said service cuts to her commute--two buses and two trains--have been aggravated by the one technology that is supposed to make commuting easier: CTA's Bus Tracker.
Chatroulette wheel may land on creepy
Think '90s-era slighty creepy chat room and video dating service rolled into one and you've got what might just be the next big thing: Chatroulette.
Think back. You knew deep down that the "hot blond" in "20s and married but looking" was probably some fat dude in his 40s in his garage.
Chatroulette brings social media and chat together in a way that quickly becomes addictive, albeit a little scary. When you go to chatroulette.com, your webcam automatically fires up. Then you click start and boom! you're staring at another person's face.
At least, you hope it's a face.
Music moves Haiti in hope's direction
By Genevieve Diesing
It's hard to admit, but the coverage of Haiti's devastation these past few weeks had left me feeling, for lack of a better word, tired.
It's hard to admit, but the coverage of Haiti's devastation these past few weeks had left me feeling, for lack of a better word, tired.
CTA cuts hit some harder than others
"Going Public" braced for a CTA avalanche Monday and got light snow showers instead.
After weeks of fielding readers' concerns about doomsday scenarios, "GP" prepared for the worst this week. Some riders wrote in that their commutes were aggravated by packed buses and delayed trains, but many of you wrote in to say you didn't notice a change to your morning schedules.
After weeks of fielding readers' concerns about doomsday scenarios, "GP" prepared for the worst this week. Some riders wrote in that their commutes were aggravated by packed buses and delayed trains, but many of you wrote in to say you didn't notice a change to your morning schedules.
Using Facebook Ads to get hired? Heck yes.
Even if Facebook and online social networking tools in general existed in (cough, cough) 1995, I probably wouldn't have thought of what Thomas Pardee did. But that said, I think his idea is pretty genius.
Pardee, 22, of Lakeview, paid for self-promotional ads on Facebook and specifically targeted the company he wants to work for most. That means Conde Nast employees may feel like they know Pardee, even though he doesn't work there.
I chatted with Pardee online (of course). Here are some excerpts from our conversation:
For my first job, I called, sent resumes and dressed up for interviews. Times have sure changed.
Shame on CBS for flagging gay ads
The best part of the Super Bowl is the ads. The game is usually long and boring and features two teams most people don't give a lick about, but the commercials are always great. This year a couple of ads already are stealing the spotlight from Sunday's game.
CBS has banned two commercials that were set to air during the Super Bowl, citing "offensive content" as the reason for rejection. Both ads were aimed at a target demographic: the gay community. CBS, however, has approved a pro-life ad by the notoriously anti-gay evangelical group Focus On The Family.
CBS has banned two commercials that were set to air during the Super Bowl, citing "offensive content" as the reason for rejection. Both ads were aimed at a target demographic: the gay community. CBS, however, has approved a pro-life ad by the notoriously anti-gay evangelical group Focus On The Family.
Hey dude, would you like a side of sexism with that order?
An Open Letter to the Gentlemen Who When Asked Last Week by a Waitress at a Wrigleyville Bar If They Wanted Guacamole or Sour Cream on Top of Their Nachos Replied, "We Want You on Top of the Nachos":
Fellas, how the heck are you? My friend, the waitress whom you'd like atop your nachos, told me what you said to her, and ... wow.
Hey, I get what you were doing. She offered you two choices, and you responded with a third option not offered to you! That's a time-honored trick taught by all the best comedy correspondence courses. Your diploma is in the mail.
Fellas, how the heck are you? My friend, the waitress whom you'd like atop your nachos, told me what you said to her, and ... wow.
Hey, I get what you were doing. She offered you two choices, and you responded with a third option not offered to you! That's a time-honored trick taught by all the best comedy correspondence courses. Your diploma is in the mail.
Some CTA routes dodge planned cuts
Colleen Marencik of Grayslake bet on the right number: 33. Marencik takes a Metra train and then a No. 33 Mag-Mile-Express bus to work.
