BooksTouring Chicago, Literati-StyleWriters, whether born in Chicago or drawn to it, have been inspired to pick up their pens by everything from the muted beauty of the South Side to the grisly meat-packing district to the "raw-potato odor" of Lake Michigan, as Saul Bellow once wrote. If you're looking for a shot of literary inspiration, the city is full of it... Click here to continue reading. Originally published October 30, 2006, Centerstage Chicago In Search of Peace and Quiet
Beyond Boystown
Storytelling Meets Shiraz: 2nd StoryPeople have long paired wine with music and wine with readings, but the 2nd Story festivals blend all three, during twelve days of polished, collaborative storytelling. This summer, 2nd Story expanded to include a scaled-down monthly series, which is almost guaranteed to have you ending the night wondering, "Why didn't someone think of this before?"... Click here to continue reading. Originally published September 18, 2006, Centerstage Chicago Review: The Great Women Cartoonists
Review: Three"Three" opens shortly after the probable suicide of a young woman, identified only as S, who boarded with a married couple, Ruth and Leonard. It details the conversations between Ruth and Leonard, discussing the probability that S has taken her own life, as well as their daily interactions and frustrations with one another. Ruth shifts between needy and biting, refusing Leonard's sexual advances and opting instead to endlessly play dress up with her cat... Originally published September 2001, University of Chicago's Free Press Review: The Kama Sutra (translated by Wendy Doniger)The Kama Sutra, second only to the locker room in supplying sexual advice and encouragement, is most historically read in the translation by Richard Burton. But some women claim the translation is unbalanced in the department of pleasure, fraught with everything from vague references to mistranslations. So what's a pro-sex boy or girl, interested in pleasing his/her partner(s) while pleasing themself, to do?... Originally published February 2002, University of Chicago's Free Press Review: The Ghastly One: The Sex-Gore Netherworld of Filmmaker Andy Milligan
Review: The Letters of Vita Sackville-West to Virginia WoolfEverything was going swimmingly until August, when I ran out of money. Staying in Chicago, unemployed for the summer, turned out to be more difficult than planned. And so concerts became less frequent, dining out a thing of the past... Originally published February 2002, University of Chicago's Free Press Novels and NoshesThe only thing more satisfying than devouring a good book may be devouring it along with a delicious snack, but your appetite for both novels and noshes doesn't mean you're doomed to spend your day in a big-box chain bookstore. Check out these local and independent bookstores that are within a hop skip and a jump of a noteworthy cup of joe... Click here to continue reading. Originally published August 9, 2006, Centerstage Chicago 
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