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Work of mine available on this site and elsewhere on the Web. Updated July 19, 2007.

  • The Everleigh Club — Interview with Karen Abbott, writer of Sin and the Second City and short history of the exclusive Everleigh whorehouse of turn of the century Chicago.

  • The Watchers?—A scoop of comic trifle.

  • The Life and Death of the Deadliest Man Alive — Article for the Chicago Reader that may or may not still be posted when you read this. Speaking to all who take issue with this article, I used the information I had at hand, and, frankly, I heard a dozen different stories about the same events that often contradicted one another. If you want to offer a correction, let Mr. Floyd Webb know and he'll probably let you have your say in his documentary.

  • “Opus Interruptus” — Review of St. Mary of the Angels, an Opus Dei church in Chicago.

  • Bootleg Toys — Who are Superheroicman, Silverbat, and Spaderman? Find out their not-so-secret identities here.

  • Guts! — A visit to Dr. Gunther Von Hagens' Body Worlds exhibit.

  • Paint Splatters and Pixie Dust — How do I love the Joseph Cornell boxes at the Art Institute? Let me count the ways.

  • "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Rants" — An open letter to the poor fellow who makes signs complaining about the Feds' campaign to inject chemicals around his heart, and then posts them in front of ABC's offices at State and Lake.

  • "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" — A survey of Adler and Sullivan building fragments.

  • Lucky Pierre Swearline — Local art collective collects dirty words for a swearing jukebox. I study the history of profanity for the Chicago Reader. 18 and over only, please. Beat it kid.

  • "Ragtime Town" — Sort of an encapsulation of the third issue of Chris Ware's Ragtime Ephemeralist, which discussed Chicago's ragtime history in depth. Log-rolling in our time.

  • "Book Hell" — Catholic hell lore. Written for the frantabulous Donna Kossy and her equally ginchy zine Book Happy. Write to Ms. Kossy and order the latest issue. You won't be sorry.

  • "Home Page" —Article covering my friend Matt's Web site, which provides a visual record of the contents of his home.

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