Sources inside the Reader tell me that the staff found out about the Chapter 11 filing in time-honored fashion: they read about it on the internet, 15 minutes before the staff meeting scheduled to announce it was convened. For those with short memories, this is a nice echo of the day last year when the … Continued
In non-food, non-Wisconsin related news, Creative Loafing Inc., the new owners of my former employer, the Chicago Reader, filed for Chapter 11 bankrupcy protection this morning, exactly one year and four days after its first wave of layoffs hit. So far only the Washington City Paper (formerly owned by Chicago Reader Inc., and now also … Continued
Can you spot my zombie belly?
Yesterday’s Trib offers this travel feature on Washington Island, which is . . . a decent overview of island basics (ferry, lawyers, Iceland). But, based on the graf on the hotel, I wonder about the writer’s sources, as she repeats the weirdly ubiquitous misconception that the hotel staff are all “chefs in training” at the … Continued
. . . let the locavore backlash begin. Or, really, continue. David Tamarkin’s piece in this week’s Time Out Chicago is has raised hackles across the internet–much as I’m sure was intended. It’s a pretty solid piece of contrarian provocation: create a straw man representing an extremist fringe, dress it up with some facts, some … Continued
I’d be remiss to not point out this piece from yesterday’s NYT, on the boom in . . . wait for it . . . organic/artisanal/small-batch wheat farming. Hello, New York publishers! This is so money! Where is my book deal?? Oh right. I haven’t finished the proposal. Right. Anyway. The piece (which is focused … Continued
I’m taking a break for a bit while I manage urban reentry and generally screw my head back on. The apt is a mess, and I have to practice my zombie dance moves for the block party. Back in a week or so.