Blog – Tagged "Star" – Tony Fitzpatrick

Star For the Yellow Cabs

February 18, 2011

In mayoral politics, Chicago has a fascinating ongoing narrative. When I was born, we had a Mayor Daley. When I graduated grade school, we had ...

Art Chicago Daley Politics Star

February 11, 2011

Almost every year in Chicago, it’s the same story on St. Patrick’s Day–a bunch of drunken, green-wearing slap-dicks spilling out of bars all ove...

Art Chicago Ireland Star

January 30, 2011

For about a decade, I had a job working in radio. Not really a career, as I was only full time for about a year, mostly I reviewed horror and c...

Art Buzz Killman Penn Jillette Radio Star

January 20, 2011

Chicago is never more beautiful or dangerous than it is at night. The workman-like, bustling, hurly-burly like endless hustle of daylight become...

Art Chicago Star

January 13, 2011

There was a time when I regarded the Tea Party as noisy, but mostly harmless geeks. With their triangle hats and Jefferson quotes, they remin...

Art Jared Loughner Star Violence

January 06, 2011

Places of worship are an odd thing for me to like. On the face of it, it would seem unlikely– I am not religious. I am an atheist. When you sa...

Art Atheist Catholic God Religion Star

December 31, 2010

On the drive to Los Angeles last year we went south to Texas and then west, hugging the Mexico border as often as not– mostly on Routes 20 and 1...

Art Minutemen New Mexico Star