The pop culture image of the Grateful Dead has been fairly consistent since they first fell onto the scene in the mid to late 60s. The band has always had this group mentality and group thinking kind of reputation, and the fan base has either been painted as burnouts but they always seem to have … Continue reading The Hidden Pain of the Grateful Dead, Part 1
An Evening of Disappointments: Super Bowl Llll Recap
In an offensive struggle that featured 14 punts and had me feeling nostalgic for the John Shoop and Terry Shea eras of Chicago Bears football, the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13 – 3 to win Super Bowl Llll. The Patriots silenced all their non-existent doubters and won the 6th Super Bowl … Continue reading An Evening of Disappointments: Super Bowl Llll Recap
The Sins of The Halftime Show And The Pathetic Attempts of The NFL
For some reason, in a moment of delusion and idiocy, the powers that be chose Maroon 5 as the Super Bowl 53 Halftime show. While the Super Bowl was held in Atlanta, the epicenter of popular black culture in 2019 and the home to the modern day Harlem Renaissance, they still chose the skim milk … Continue reading The Sins of The Halftime Show And The Pathetic Attempts of The NFL
The Great Recession: Balding in Your 20s
Have bouncers been carding you less? Does this winter seem a little chillier than usual? Did Janet from accounting just ask if your kids are looking at colleges yet? Welcome to balding.
The Friday Five: January 25th Edition
Welcome to the Friday Five, where we at Westlawn unwind towards the weekend with weekly hot takes centered around the news of the week. This week, in honor of the Oscar Nominations being announced, we asked staffers to respond thoughtfully and carefully to some movie themed questions. 1: Best Movie For a First Date Matt … Continue reading The Friday Five: January 25th Edition
Classic Album Conversations: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’
So I’ve been pretty absent from this site since the new year began. Apologies, my dudes and dudettes. Here’s a little about one of my favorite albums of all time, Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness on the Edge of Town. Darkness on the Edge of Town was released on June 2, 1978 during a time when the … Continue reading Classic Album Conversations: Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’
Classic Chicago Foods
Ahhh the food in Chicago is unlike any other. There's nothing quite like eating a hearty, carb filled, 2,100 calorie meal and walking into the 25 degree Winter weather, and feeling immediately brought back into life. I grew up eating 18 inch pizza cut into squares, Italian beef dipped in a not too sweet/not too … Continue reading Classic Chicago Foods
Spicing Up The Scroll: Food Trends In The Digital World
Exploring the culinary world through an Instagram lens: The story of how one Instagram Influencer navigates her culinary journey and how the internet has changed the world of food.
The Golden Globes, Queen, and the Power of Rose Colored Lenses
Queen somehow keeps tricking us,
after all these years.
The Slumber of The Seasons
Winter can be one of the most underappreciated and misunderstood seasons of the year. Sure it gets dark sooner, we stay indoors more, and we have to stress out over the holiday time, but it also gives us an opportunity to do some things we aren’t able to do in the summer. Winter is a … Continue reading The Slumber of The Seasons
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