Letters to the Editor
Published Letters: 468 Editor's Choice: 25
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Cubs fans were happy for the White Sox!?!?!
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Are you insane? Maybe the out-of-towners who became Cubs fans were tenuously accepting, but there were no true Cubs fans who celebrated the White Sox championship.
Not to start a thread war, but if you're wondering why the White Sox would still be "bitter" about ANY Cubs success, you need to get outside of Wrigleyville/the Suburbs sometime. Chicago all but ignores the Sox. They're the read-headed stepchild of the Chicago world: living in a (mostly) bad section of town, clearly not in the forefront of the city developers' minds, a fan base made of mostly minorities and what's left of "blue collar" Chicago who expects a team to win if they're going to spend the $150 for a family of four to attend.
How could those people possibly hate the Cub fans: comprised of yuppies from the Suburbs, V.P.s "taking a half-day" (without any notice to their co-workers), and transplants from U of M or MiSate who think that Lincoln Park is the only safe neighborhood in Chicago (jokes on them, I suppose, since LP has the highest rape and robbery stats outside of the West-end ghettos). All congregating in the "World's Largest Beer Garden" where people are regularly hit with foul balls because they can't be bothered to watch the game, the management will never try too hard to field a good team because attendance never goes down and idiots actually THROW BACK opposing teams homerun balls (apparently blissfully unaware of the fact that they're 5 times more likely to get hit by lightening than to ever catch a major league homerun again in their lifetime).
Yea, can't imagine why they'd be bitter.
BTW, I'm a Red Sox fan living in Chicago. I'd never root for a Cubs championship but actively rooted for the White Sox in 2005, even after they swept my team in the ALDS!
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Gayle..
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I was not aware of the "ringer" ball thing. Puts an interesting perspective on things.
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Linus...
[Read the article: "The Darjeeling Limited"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I know your pain and I feel it! However, us both being inhabitants of Chicago, you have to admit that we do have it better than, say, Boise or Pensacola.
That being said, the wikipedia entry for "Darjeeling" states that the nationwide release is for October 5th.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Darjeeling_Limited
The movie business, being run on a weekly timetable, would not have any listings for anything that starts next Friday (generally). I'd be willing to bet that the Landmark Century Centre Cinema (the artsy theatre on Clark, across from the Borders) will more than likely carry it, as will the Landmark Century in Evanston.
Do not fret. You'll get to see this movie.
Lastly, if Miss Zacharek cannot separate herself from preconceived notions about a certain director, maybe someone else (perhaps her husband) should review the movie. The only thing I learned from this review is that Stephanie doesn't like Wes Anderson. That could've taken only one sentence.
And "The Life Aquatic" rocked. Probably more than "Tannenbaums". So there.
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Really?
[Read the article: Fred Thompson: Rush is right]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"This outfit basically, in large part, funds the Democratic Party."
MoveOn.org, by definition (.org) a non-profit, is funding the Democratic Party? Isn't that like saying the Swift boaters funded Bush's 2004 campaign? It's a ridiculous assertion at best and the fact that Thompson thinks people will just nod along speaks volumes about him AND his supporters.
God I hope he wins the nomination...
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Dadski...
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]That previous anon wasn't a Sox fan. That, my friend, was a Yankees fan. You can tell by the "wicked pissah" thing. No one in NE has seriously said "wicked pissah" aloud since the late 70s.
Actual Sox fans are keeping their yaps closed right now because we know that the rollercoasters that are the (MLB) rookie Dice-K and post-op Schill are the next 2 starters...
It ain't over 'til its over...
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Wait, wait, wait...
[Read the article: The science of strippers' tips]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I can get a grant to "study" exotic dancers (stripping is what they do, not what they are)? Where do I sign up?
Also, I object to the clientele of men's clubs as "glassy-eyed, salivating men", mostly on the basis of misandristic tendencies of the author. Would referring to patrons of a Bette Midler film fest as glassy-eyed and salivating be considered misogynistic? If your answer is yes than the street runs both ways, ladies.
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The true fantasy world..
[Read the article: King Kaufman's Sports Daily]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...is the one where Wes thinks we care about his opinion.