As sunburns mount and the mercury rises, the allure of the local multiplex grows. But, seriously, you aren't going to see "The Love Guru" are you?
Support indie filmmakers at the Second Annual Gen Art Film Festival in Chicago this weekend and you can do penance for both "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" and "Sex and the City."
A $20 ticket gets you in to one of the new films and that night's after-party. We're liking fest opener "Bart Got a Room," a teenage nerd fable co-starring Alia Shawkat ("Arrested Development") along with William H. Macy. Ensemble drama "Explicit Ills" on June 27 looks good, too.
While the government is maintaining caps on takeoffs and landings at New York area airports--and some aviation insiders pray for re-regulation--officials at Chicago O'Hare are rolling out the welcome mat. The head of the FAA, Bobby Sturgell, says there will be no more flight caps at ORD, citing a new runway that's scheduled to open this fall.
But airlines aren't exactly clamoring to fill the extra capacity, says the Chicago Tribune:
The flight caps are no longer necessary, or even relevant, because the airline business is in the midst of an unprecedented downturn spurred by record fuel prices and a weak economy.
Both American and United, big-time carriers at O'Hare, have recently announced major cuts in service. JetBlue has all but halted growth--save for some new flights in the Caribbean.
We chuckled when the site Barack Obama Is Your New Bicycle poked fun at the Democratic senator's ascribed powers. But fashionistas found the presumptive presidential candidate's choice of attire for riding a bike this weekend downright bizarre. What? No one wants to see a politician in bike shorts.
To avoid the scorn of the beautiful people, make sure you have the correct gear for your next two-wheeled trek. We liked this basic but thorough list from RideThisBike.com.
When we attended the inaugural Pitchfork Music Festival, we had our doubts that the massively Conversed, pale hipster kids which populated the crowd would support a yearly event involving summer heat and big, acoustically challenged stages. Now in its fourth year, though, the cooler-than-thou website has established itself as a Third Coast must-visit.
The fest is bringing back last year's experiment of having bands play their seminal albums in full in a concert setting. This year brings original post-punkers Mission of Burma and rap godfathers Public Enemy. And with single tickets at $30 a day (for 10-15 bands), you can see awesome acts like The Hold Steady and Spoon and still have money left over for dinner at the Billy Goat Tavern.
We here at Jaunted love to laugh, so we were saddened to read of the passing of Paul Sills, a founder of Chicago's venerable sketch-comedy institution The Second City. Sills may not have been a household name, but he worked with some of the most famous names in American comedy, from Nichols and May to John Belushi, Bill Murray, Stephen Colbert and Tina Fey in classes and nightly topical performances.
In the Chicago sanctum, anything goes--and often does at the adults-only shows. The drinks are great, too!
Catch a Second City show at permanent theaters in Chi-town, Detroit, Las Vegas (inside the Flamingo), Toronto and LA, or on tour.
When we found out one of our recent flights went through O'Hare International on the way to Boston we got cold chills and our spine tingled. ORD is rightly notorious for delays and canceled flights. Given the violent weather that's been sweeping the Midwest, we crossed our fingers and stayed as positive as a meadowlark in a field full of flowers.
Not only did our flight go off without a hitch, we got to experience the awesomeness of the pedestrian connector between Concourses B and C in Terminal 2.
It was like walking through a futuristic disco version of Captain EO. All that was missing to make this the coolest transfer ever was roller skate rentals and 3-D glasses. Next time you find yourself stranded at O'Hare, head down to the moving walkway and relish the pretty lights.
Early this morning, a fairly strong earthquake hit what has to be one of the sleepiest parts of the midwest. The epicenter was just north of the hamlet of Bellmont, Illinois, near the border with Indiana. The quake is a fresh reminder that Hawaii, Alaska and California aren't the only states with dangerous travel potential.
Believe it or not, another earthquake tourism site is in the region: New Madrid, Missouri was home to two of the biggest tremblers ever recorded in the United States. In 1811 and 1812, two massive quakes shook the small town and the tremors reached St. Louis, Memphis and Cincinnati.
Lollapalooza descends on Chicago's Grant Park August 1-3, and while the once-punk rock fest may have more catholic tastes these days, it's still got plenty of cutting-egde tunes. Headlining are Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine and Nine Inch Nails.
Also performing are Kanye West, Wilco, The Raconteurs, Gnarls Barkley and Lupe Fiasco. Advance 3-day passes are on sale now for $190, and the price goes up to $205 when those are gone.
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