by Man Up Chicago | May 25, 2011 | Politics
The first 100 days in office for high-ranking politicians, like Rahm Emanuel, are important for setting the tone of their term. But what happens when a long-time politician like Richard M. Daley leaves office? What does he want to accomplish in his first 100 days of...
by Man Up Chicago | May 24, 2011 | The Chicago Ways: Rules for Chicago Men
We’ve always been a fan of Esquire magazine’s “The Rules” — humorous truisms for men — so we thought it’d be fun to come up with some rules specifically for Chicago men. We’re calling our rules The Chicago Ways, a name that obviously comes Sean Connery’s...
by Man Up Chicago | May 18, 2011 | Women
We’ve never paid a whole lot of attention to Oprah: not when we were younger and she was finding her voice, not when we were older and she could influence the presidential election and the NY Times bestseller list, and not last night when her celebrity-filled Chicago...
by Man Up Chicago | May 16, 2011 | Music, Q&A
Despite television’s and Hollywood’s frequent attempts to gussy up and dramatize the legal profession (Franklin and Bash anyone?), most of the real-life attorneys we know have jobs that are about as enthralling as anyone else’s. But when we met Josh Kaplan, a...
by Man Up Chicago | May 13, 2011 | Chicago Concerts, Music
In 2007, Bon Iver released a haunting and beautiful debut album called “For Emma, Forever Ago.” It propelled the group’s song writer and lead singer, Justin Vernon, into indie stardom. The story of album’s creation — it came about when Vernon secluded himself in...
