The News-Gazette wrote some garbage about same-sex marriage. Tom takes out the trash.
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Black Dog named one of top BBQ restaurants in the country
This is becoming old hat for Black Dog Smoke & Ale House in Urbana. Today they were named one of the 23 best BBQ restuarants in America by TimeOut New York. They, of course, deserve it …
100 year-old U of I professor responsible for trans fat ban
The Washington Post wrote a fascinating story on U of I professor Fred Kummerow this week. Kummerow has lived for a century and spent the last 60 years researching trans fats and their relationship to …
CLAW releases teaser video
We mentioned awhile back that CLAW will be premiering at Mike N Molly’s on Saturday July 11th. Today, they’ve released an official teaser video that was put together by the ever-busy Swede Films. Bookmobile! provides …
BodyWork Associates’ Doug Nelson featured on MassageNerd
BodyWork Associates founder Doug Nelson was featured on MassageNerd‘s YouTube channel last week. Essentially, MassageNerd is the ESPN of the massage industry — over 70k subscribers and 43k likes on Facebook. Nelson was featured discussing …
Celebrate Bloomsday with rare Ulysses items at the Illinois RBML
Today is Bloomsday — the date in which James Joyce’s novel Ulysses takes place. Around the world people celebrate by staging marathon readings, hosting presentations on Joyce, or by checking out Joyce-related manuscripts or museum …
U of I Extension hosted a conference call about bird flu in Illinois
Until I lived in Urbana, I had absolutely no idea that people could raise chickens in their backyards. I was fascinated when my neighbors had a coop built and began raising these birds in their …
U of I censured by AAUP in Salaita case
The AAUP voted today to censure the University of Illinois administration over the Steven Salaita case. This was to be expected, and not much changes in the grand scheme of things as far as the …
HUM launch new website
On the heels of announcing a tour with Mineral and Failure, HUM has launched a new website — www.humbandofficial.com. It’s pretty bare right now, but fans can probably expect more content as the band gets …
Modern Vinyl details Record Store Day at Exile on Main St.
If you haven’t listened to the Modern Vinyl podcast or checked out their website, don’t wait any longer. It’s a great resource for news and reviews about vinyl records and physical news. This week they …