A few years ago my cousin Alex decided to quit his high school football team and I was relieved. I wanted him to pursue athletics, he is one of the few in the Brazeal family who had any talent for it, and I was proud of his success, but from the minute I knew he [...]
In this interview Elias Cepeda argues that Mixed Martial Arts is unique in sport, because it more accurately simulates combat than any other form of fight sport. For years, he argues, students of fighting styles like kickboxing, boxing, and jujitsu have competed only against other students in their own disciplines. What is exciting about Mixed [...]
1. What is CSR and why does it matter? CSR stands for corporate social responsibility and stems from the idea that corporations and businesses have a responsibility to be good corporate citizens, and not just maximize profits for shareholders. CSR includes environmental stewardship, community investment, employee engagement, and other areas. In general, my brand of [...]
This is the second part of my interview with Candace Gorman civil rights lawyer for two of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Part one of this podcast is available here Photo Credit: Tim Pearce
Candace Gorman is a civil rights lawyer with an office in Greektown. Last week she sat down with me to talk about her pro bono work with two of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. I was floored by some of what Candace had to say. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Because of the [...]
Friend of the site Ian Randall reads a love poem about “the only truly American art form.” If you like this please you can check out Ian’s interview and another poem here. If this post looks funny that’s not Ian’s fault. We are still working on the video feature, but it should play nicely.
By Josh Hanagarne, Long story short, I am dealing with a horrible case of Tourette’s Syndrome that has resurfaced with a bang after years of being more dormant. It causes me to injure myself in a lot of different ways, none of them on purpose. But so what? Hopelessness and misery are beneath me, and [...]
In honor of Labor Day weekend I am giving you eight songs about working. These work songs come from the coal mines, chain gangs, and the bawdy houses. There are so many songs about work, this list could easily have been a hundred songs long, so please add your own in the comments. Tennesse Ernie [...]
This post will cover murderous crack addicts, benign Bouncers, and the ego of a graffiti writer, if you want to skip to the crack heads just play the audio. Good Morning this is Casey Brazeal for North and Clark. An interview blog that “holds a microphone to Chicagoans who don’t often make the media spotlight” [...]
Ian Randall talks about why poems should be read aloud and the music of words. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
