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Tales from the Road - SouthernLiving.com

Fresh off the Letterman show, Birmingham's homegrown Wild Sweet Orange played to a sold-out crowd at Workplay in downtown Birmingham last Saturday. Amid the smell of lingering cigarette smoke brought in on the shirttails of the audience, and the mélange of sweat and aftershave from the dude curiously overheating in front of me, was the faintest scent of success. In addition to late night, the group's had a track featured on Grey's Anatomy and embarked on a nationwide tour that includes a stop in Chicago for Lollapalooza. Folks from the `ham, though, can say they knew them when . . .

Latest Chicago Reporting - The Windy Citizen

Latest Chicago Reporting
The Windy Citizen, IL - 50 minutes ago
nondescript cross-section is a gateway to the Glenwood Avenue Arts District. by Brad Flora | 4 Comments Digg.com, one of the web’s top destinations for

Latest Chicago Reporting - The Windy Citizen

Latest Chicago Reporting
The Windy Citizen, IL - Jul 25, 2008
nondescript cross-section is a gateway to the Glenwood Avenue Arts District. by Brad Flora | 4 Comments Digg.com, one of the web’s top destinations for

Digg town hall writeup, includes rumors!
Pitchfork's got some mighty crazy fashions!
Cubsoleums, Polka, The Windy on TV and Chicago responds to Jesse
The Windy Citizen, IL - 1 hour ago
The Windy Citizens founder Brad Flora was on television earlier this week, giving Chicago Tonight his two cents on whether or not Chicago’s in its Golden

TFS Magnum: How to Fight City Violence?

Nice link.
"Stuck in a tight spot? We'll pull you right out of it!"

Are you serious?

Sixth W

Nice blog
nice breakdown
technology meets journalism

Workplace Accidents | Executive Bored

Absolutely horrifying series of commercials dramatizin graphic workplace accidents. ick!
Office men's rooms have a few unwritten, universally observed rules. Shirtless John broke them all.

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&My Cublicle& | Executive Bored

We've all been there before...
Let's face it. Your cell phone's going to go off during a big meeting at some point. So be prepared. Here are the Top 5 ring tones that will be music to your boss's ears - and keep you on the payroll.
Let's face it. Your cell phone's going to go off during a big meeting at some point. So be prepared. Here are the Top 5 ring tones that will be music to your boss's ears - and keep you on the payroll.