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The <a href="http://gapersblock.com/fuel/archives/avril_vs_britney/">first</a> <a href="http://gapersblock.com/fuel/archives/sars/">couple</a> Fuel questions were kind of silly, but <a href="http://gapersblock.com/fuel/archives/boy_genius/">got down to business</a> soon enough.</p><span class="more"><a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/where-we-started/#more">More »</a></span> <p class="byline">Andrew Huff — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/where-we-started/">12/31</a> — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Gapers/">Gapers</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chicago" rel="tag"> </a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h2><a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/vintage-pilsen/">Vintage Pilsen</a></h2> <p>Chicago Voz <a href="http://chicagovoz.org/2015/12/30/a-book-published-in-japan-captures-mexican-pilsen-in-the-90s/">interviews Akito Tsuda</a>, a Japanese photographer who just published <a href="http://akitotsuda.wix.com/akitotsuda#!pilsen-book/cmqco">a book of photos of Pilsen</a> in the early 1990s.</p> <p class="byline">Andrew Huff — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/vintage-pilsen/">12/31</a> — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Photography/">Photography</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chicago" rel="tag"> </a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h2><a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/best-of-gb-the-lies/">Best of GB: The Lies</a></h2> <p>Early on, we ran fiction in Detour, our features section. One running series was The Critic, which was an Onionesque collection of "real reviews of fake things," such as <a href="http://gapersblock.com/detour/the_critic_fusion_restaurants/">restaurants</a>, <a href="http://gapersblock.com/detour/the_critic_goes_to_the_movies/">movies</a>, <a href="http://gapersblock.com/detour/musicals/">musicals</a>, <a href="http://gapersblock.com/detour/the_critic_fireworks/">fireworks shows</a> and <a href="http://gapersblock.com/detour/the_critic_music_festivals/">music festivals</a>. They never failed to fool a few people.</p> <p class="byline">Andrew Huff — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/best-of-gb-the-lies/">12/31</a> — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Gapers/">Gapers</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chicago" rel="tag"> </a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h2><a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/a-tale-of-two-cities/">A Tale of Two Cities</a></h2> <p>In a <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/31/opinion/what-should-chicago-celebrate.html?_r=0">NYTimes op-ed</a>, Megan Stielstra juxtaposes tonight's Chi-Town Rising event, which was once free but <a href="http://chicagoist.com/2015/12/30/all_the_roads_that_are_closing_for.php">now costs $99-150 to attend</a>, with the protests that are bringing people together for a very different reason. Meanwhile, Rick Perlstein writes in the New Yorker about "<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-sudden-but-well-deserved-fall-of-rahm-emanuel">The Sudden But Well-Deserved Fall of Rahm Emanuel</a>."</p> <p class="byline">Andrew Huff — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/a-tale-of-two-cities/">12/31</a> — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/City Life/Cultural/">City Life/Cultural</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chicago" rel="tag"> </a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h2><a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/easy-mistake-to-make-jeb/">Easy Mistake to Make, Jeb</a></h2> <p>Presidential candidate <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/31/politics/jeb-bush-police-shootings/">Jeb Bush commented</a> on the decision not to indict the police officers who killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice yesterday, saying, "I think that Chicago's got a lot of work to do to rebuild trust. The level of violence is abhorrent." When reminded that the Rice case was in Cleveland, he said, "I'm sorry, my bad."</p> <p class="byline">Andrew Huff — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/easy-mistake-to-make-jeb/">12/31</a> — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/In the News/">In the News</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chicago" rel="tag"> </a></p> </div>  <div class="display-ad"> <div class="border white"> <a href="http://gapersblock.com/store/"><img src="http://gapersblock.com/ads/gfx/2014_gbstore.jpg" width="300" height="250" alt="GB store" /></a> </div> </div> <div class="post"> <h2><a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/chicago-women-who-owned-2015/">Chicago Women Who Owned 2015</a></h2> <p>I'm stealing the headline from FoGB <a href="http://www.vivalafeminista.com/">Veronica Arreola</a>, because it is perfect. There are so many Best of lists at this time of year, but if you want to know 15 (thankfully there are far more) women who did awesome stuff in Chicago this year, then go <a href="http://www.vivalafeminista.com/2015/12/chicago-women-who-owned-2015.html"> read about them</a>. They're all awesome.</p> <p class="byline">Cinnamon Cooper — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/chicago-women-who-owned-2015/">12/31</a> — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/City Life/Cultural/">City Life/Cultural</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chicago" rel="tag"> </a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h2><a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/get-home-free-on-new-years-eve/">Get Home Free on New Year's Eve</a></h2> <p>As usual, the CTA will be <a href="http://www.transitchicago.com/news/default.aspx?Month=&Year=&Category=2&ArticleId=3505">free tonight</a> from 10pm to 4am, courtesy of MillerCoors. </p> <p class="byline">Andrew Huff — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/get-home-free-on-new-years-eve/">12/31</a> — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Transportation/">Transportation</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chicago" rel="tag"> </a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h2><a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/every-tube-down-in-tubeville/">Every Tube Down in TubeVille</a></h2> <p>Comedian <a href="http://www.owenweberlive.com/">Owen Weber</a> takes on trolls in the song "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad6kxfoSSr8">How the Troll Stole YouTube</a>."</p><span class="more"><a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/every-tube-down-in-tubeville/#more">More »</a></span> <p class="byline">Andrew Huff — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/every-tube-down-in-tubeville/">12/31</a> — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Found on the Web/">Found on the Web</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chicago" rel="tag"> </a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h2><a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/next-years-cps-schedule-released/">Next Year's CPS Schedule Released</a></h2> <p>Parents may not be thrilled by <a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20151230/downtown/cps-2016-17-schedule-released----winter-break-dates-might-surprise-you">the 2016-17 school schedule</a>, which thanks to a quirk of the calendar has winter break starting on Christmas Eve and spring break ending on Easter.</p> <p class="byline">Andrew Huff — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/next-years-cps-schedule-released/">12/31</a> — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Schools/Education/">Schools/Education</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chicago" rel="tag"> </a></p> </div> <div class="post"> <h2><a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/empowered-feminist-empowered/">"Empowered Feminist," Empowered</a></h2> <p>Hale Goetz writes about discovering that <a href="http://jezebel.com/when-your-fat-pic-goes-viral-as-a-feminist-cautionary-t-1749947791">photos of her have gone viral</a> on Reddit.</p> <p class="byline">Andrew Huff — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/2015/12/31/empowered-feminist-empowered/">12/31</a> — <a href="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Weblogs/">Weblogs</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/chicago" rel="tag"> </a></p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><a href="/merge/page2/">« See Page 2</a> for more entries.</p> </div> <div id="archive-drop"> <h4>Archives</h4> <form id="filter" action=""> <select name="menu1" onchange="jumpMenu('parent',this,0)" class="drop"> <option selected="selected">By Category</option> <option value="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Arts/Architecture/">Arts/Architecture</option> <option value="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Books/Authors/">Books/Authors</option> <option value="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Business/Shopping/">Business/Shopping</option> <option value="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/City Life/Cultural/">City Life/Cultural</option> <option value="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Eating/Drinking/">Eating/Drinking</option> <option value="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Fashion/Shopping/">Fashion/Shopping</option> <option value="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Film/">Film</option> <option value="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Found on the Web/">Found on the Web</option> <option value="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Gapers/">Gapers</option> <option value="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Health/Fitness/">Health/Fitness</option> <option value="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/History/">History</option> <option value="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/In the News/">In the News</option> <option value="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Music/Clubs/">Music/Clubs</option> <option value="http://gapersblock.com/merge/archives/Offbeat/Misc. 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