“Rogers Park prides itself on being the antithesis of the cookie-cutter community.”

“Old people are the real villains in the piece and they’re dying, which is some comfort. It’s sort of like ‘gay Survivor’–we’re going to outlive, outlast, and outsmart the bigots.”

Jon Stewart stays in incisive interviewer mode instead of just scoring easy points and pulls off a very good interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly.

“A baguette, still warm from the oven, its golden crust trellised with cracks. Sandwiched inside, a bright green thatch of cilantro and jalapeños, a tangle of pickled carrots and daikon, a smear of pâté. Loaded between that, maybe a layer of rich barbecued pork or zesty meatballs, even spicy sardines. This is bánh mì, an addictive Vietnamese street food and the culinary pay dirt of French colonialism.”