One of the great travesties of living in a hyper-accelerated-shopping-crazed-live-beyond-your-means-on-credit society is the fact that the Christmas shopping season officially begins long before kids even choose their Halloween costumes. As the economy continues to wax …
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Ask Politely #37
Applied for a loan lately? Had the courage to look at your 401K? Do you think you’ll soon need to choose between gas in your car or food in your belly? The financial meltdown and …
Ask Politely #36
After all the hoopla, who do you think won the debate? Did you take a drink everytime Sen. Biden said the word “fact”? Did you take a drink everytime Gov. Palin said the word “maverick” …
Ask Politely #35
In the near-ish future, Smile Politely will be undergoing a site redesign. Yes, we know that submitting comments is a pain. Yes, we know some kind of open forum would be cool. No, we don’t …
Salt Fork River Art Festival at Sleepy Creek Vineyards This Weekend
If you have been meaning to make it out to Sleepy Creek Vineyards, but just haven’t had the chance, this weekend is a great opportunity to do so. Sleepy Creek is playing host to the …
Coach McCain Calls for Suspension of Super Bowl
Deep into the 4th quarter of a tight, thrilling Super Bowl, with the Chicago Bears driving deep into Arizona territory after a Cardinal fumble, Arizona coach John McCain has called for a temporary suspension of …
Pygmalion in Review
The Pygmalion Music Festival has ended and we are all faced with the sad reality that it’ll be a whole year until it returns. For those of you who went, surely the memories will last …
Ask Politely #34
Pygmalion 2008 is in full swing, with reports of collapsing stages and assorted other excitement coming in regularly from the Krannert Arts District. This year’s festival boasts arguably the best lineup of the four years …
Ask Politely #33
The jury is out right now on just how well the Zooker and his Illinois football squad will respond to the pressures of a pre-season ranking or repeating a Rose Bowl bid. In the first …