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In a first-person tale of woe, a beleaguered New Yorker stranded in the Land of Lard related his
struggle to find adequate vegetarian options [NYT link, featuring obligatory pic of sullen, obese Midwesterners]. Reactions came swiftly, albeit
indirectly [also NYT] since, curiously, the article itself lacks a comment section.
Best comment: the one touting the multiple and tasty options, including veggie dogs and veggie chili on coney dogs, at the dive bar just across the street from the KC Star. Despite an apparent unfamiliarity with such staples as grilled cheese sandwiches, the cub reporter's failure
probably won't keep him down for long. [more inside]
posted by Madamina
on Jan 11, 2012 -
99 comments
"When we started Windy City, it was a means to an end, because there wasn't a distributor in Chicago that wanted to touch craft beer," Mr. Ebel says. "We went around to bars and they said, 'Great beer. How many free cases can you give me?' We just had to walk out of those accounts, set a price, and stick to it. And nobody asks us that anymore."
Pay-to-play contreversy in the Chicago beer scene, with appearances from a who's who of Midwest beermeisters: Tracy Hurst of
Metropolitan Brewing Co., Deb Carey of
New Glarus Brewing Co., the Ebel Brothers of
Two Brothers Brewing Co., and Josh Hall of
Goose Island Brewing Company
posted by d1rge
on Nov 22, 2010 -
30 comments
Lie Down for America, by Thomas Frank. "'How can anyone who has ever worked for someone else vote Republican?' she asked. How could so many people get it so wrong?"
posted by semmi
on Oct 18, 2004 -
67 comments
Louis Sullivan had been one of the most successful architects of the late nineteenth century, working at the forefront of
early skyscraper design. But by the turn of the century, his distinctive style had fallen out of fashion, and his major commissions dried up. Sullivan took jobs where he could find them, and between 1908 and 1919 designed small banks in eight midwest towns. Tiny yet elegant, they are sometimes referred to as his "
jewel boxes." See examples in
Owatonna, Minnesota;
Grinnell, Iowa;
West Lafayette, Indiana;
Sidney, Ohio; and
Columbus, Wisconsin.
posted by Aaaugh!
on Feb 16, 2003 -
14 comments
If you live in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky or Pennsylvania (“the Euchre belt”)
Euchre might be a familiar pastime or at least well, familiar. The game is not exclusive to those areas but is most concentrated in the Midwest. It used to be one of the
most popular card games the U.S. but lost out to bridge. Today the game has somewhat of a cult following in Midwest towns and especially on
college campuses. It is a fast paced thinking game that combines
strategy and skill with luck that can eat away hours of a person’s life. If you have never played the game I encourage you to read an
introduction and try
yahoo games. (I hope this is not too common to bring up, but I rarely see anyone playing online not from the states listed above.) Warning popups.
posted by Recockulous
on Nov 6, 2002 -
43 comments
Midwest gas prices declaired unfair. I guess, you know, $1.80 a gallon was fair, ok even, but $2.15 isn't. Take your time. no really.
posted by tiaka
on Jun 13, 2000 -
27 comments
