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When I woke up on my 19th birthday, the first thing I remember thinking was “I can’t wait to be 20.” Nineteen, to me, just..
I’m going to keep it real. Brows used to scare me. Everyone always seemed to have perfectly shaped and filled-in brows. As soon as I..
There’s an unassuming point on Howard Street where Asbury Avenue enters the City of Chicago and turns into Western Avenue. Chicago’s longest street continues for..
We asked around — here are some of your favorite places near the ‘L’ Every Thursday night in the 14 East newsroom, we begin each..
It’s always well past sunset by the time I get off my closing shift at the Little Meatball, near the intersection of Lincoln and Fullerton..
The white gaze is omnipresent. White people must hold themselves accountable when consuming Black content. The white gaze is omnipresent. It occurs when people view..
Almost four months ago, I completed what is to date my most ambitious sewing project: a pair of circa-1970s wide wale khaki corduroy bell-bottom high..
Spoilers ahead for BoJack Horseman. You’ve been warned. When I started watching BoJack Horseman, I didn’t realize how much the show would end up impacting..
The sober-curious movement and its buzz-free beverage options Two months ago, bartender Danny Jahnke was given an unusual request. His boss, who practices sobriety, asked..