by Man Up Chicago | Jul 28, 2011 | Chicago Concerts, Women
“Chicago reminds me of In The Night Kitchen,” declares Quay Quinn-Settel during a recent interview, before asking “Is that common?” Quinn-Settel is the lead singer of Slowdance, a Brooklyn-based band playing a free show at the Empty Bottle next week. And to answer her...
by Man Up Chicago | Jul 26, 2011 | Essays & Rants, Politics
Our prediction on what it will look like when President Obama, Vice President Biden and Congressmen John Boehner and Eric Cantor have their final showdown on the debt ceiling. Man Up Chicago presents: Willy Wonka and the Great Glass Debt Ceiling The Scene: Wonka...
by Man Up Chicago | Jul 21, 2011 | Dating, Sports, Women
First dates are hard. Sports cliches are easy. What follows are easy sports cliches that Chicago men (or other men) can apply to dating. Mock this if you want, but in the unpredictable world of first dates in Chicago — as well as proceeding dates — this...
by Man Up Chicago | Jul 18, 2011 | Dating, Q&A, Women
The most damning piece of evidence that Newt Gingrich was not fit to make run at the presidency was his six-figure credit line at Tiffany & Co. The leader of the free world needs to have creativity to solve modern problems, and clearly in his personal life,...
by Man Up Chicago | Jul 15, 2011 | Chicago Concerts, Lollapalooza 2011
Editor’s Note: We’ve teamed up with Do312.com and its network of bloggers to help preview every musical act at Lollapalooza. We’ve been assigned to write about six performers at the early August music festival in Grant Park. Unlike when Man Up Chicago usually writes...
