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LEAH ZELDES EXPLAINS ALL ABOUT BEEF
Every since my disappointing experience with the Amtrak flat iron steak, I've wanted to know more about beef cuts, flavors, how meat is aged, and so on. Thanks to Leah Zeldes, I now know a great deal about these somewhat arcane subjects. Those of you following along at home might want to consult this chart that explains beef cuts. It's courtesy of the Cattlemen's Beef Board & National Cattlemen's Beef Association's BeefRetail.org site. Also check out "Raising Steaks," an article Leah wrote f...

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[ Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:23:00 GMT ]


IT WAS INTERESTING TO BE RADIO-ACTIVE
For many years, I was a devoted shortwave radio listener. Even on worknights and schoolnights, I'd be up until the wee hours scanning the high-frequency bands for unusual signals, pirate transmissions, numbers stations, clandestine broadcasters and other fringe emanations from the ether. One of my favorite pirate broadcasters was Alan Maxwell's KIPM, which usually took to the airwaves on holiday weekends. Many pirate broadcasters simply played rock music and subjected listeners to vulgar humo...

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[ Sun, 7 Jun 2009 03:35:00 GMT ]


PENCASTS AND YEARBOOK PRANKS
This time out, I recorded the podcast with a Livescribe Pulse smartpen. What the audio lacks in fidelity, it makes up for in convenience, I think. Topics include Jefferson Park, neighborhood festivals and some suburban high school administrators who have a stick up their fundament over an innocent yearbook prank in which a photo showing a student holding a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer made it into print. To hear New Trier Township High School spokeswoman Laura Blair tell the tale, Western civ...

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[ Fri, 5 Jun 2009 01:00:00 GMT ]


LEAVING OTTUMWA ON THE ZEPHYR
Leaving Ottumwa, Iowa from Leigh Hanlon on Vimeo. Here's a brief video of the view out my Superliner roomette window as Amtrak's California Zephyr pulls out of Ottumwa, Iowa, eastbound for Chicago. NOTE: If you're viewing this page on an iPhone or other mobile device that does not support Flash, you can still view the video by clicking on the POD logo to the left of the headline, or on the filename that appears after "Direct download" at the end of this text item. PRODUCTION NOTE: Sorry abou...

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[ Sun, 24 May 2009 03:33:00 GMT ]


FLAT IRON STEAK ON CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR
I love steak and I love traveling by train, but so far I haven't had good luck with the flat iron steak served on Amtrak's California Zephyr. I tried this relatively new cut last October 2008 on the Zephyr and wasn't especially impressed with it. But I figured it was probably just me, so when I was on the train again in early 2009, I gave the flat iron steak another chance. Same result. This, I asked myself, is a $21 meal? Last week, I spent a week's vacation out in Colorado, so I decided to ...

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[ Sat, 23 May 2009 05:32:00 GMT ]


CTA HOLIDAY TRAIN IN JEFFERSON PARK
The Chicago Transit Authority's beloved Holiday Train brought Santa Claus to Jefferson Park on Saturday, November 29. Parents, children and railfans of all ages turned out along the Blue Line right of way to join in the festivities. The event is especially fun for photographers, as it's the one time of the year when they're not threatened with arrest by CTA gauleiters. Watch the video all the way through to learn who Santa contacts on the "Green Phone." There's still time to catch the Holi...

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[ Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:52:00 GMT ]


MACY'S HOLIDAY WINDOWS STINK
I had my compact digital camera with me the other night when I walked to the CTA Blue Line to head home. As I passed by the State Street Macy's, I shot some video of the holiday windows. Is it just me, or do this year's holiday windows suck the big one? Being an adult isn't the reason these displays disappoint me. I seriously doubt these relatively static, uninspired "Fraggle Rock" things would appeal to any child. I'm not the only one who thinks the windows blow chunks this year. Writi...

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[ Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:25:00 GMT ]


TESTING iPHONE RECORDERS FOR PODCASTS
The iPhone has become a life-changer for me. This little device has become such an extension of everything about me -- work, home, whatever -- that I would be absolutely lost with it. That's why I've been anxious to try several recording applications to see how they fare at helping me create podcasts. As a test, I used an app called FourTrack to do an entire podcast recently. I then decided to evaluate several other recording applications by placing test recordings online. The result is this ...

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[ Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:24:00 GMT ]


GREAT READING FOR COMMUTE OR COMMODE
At work we have something called the "free table" where anything that comes in over the transom goes that's up for grabs. Today, I found a copy of the just-published "Rules of Thumb: A Life Manual." Author Tom Parker's tome is about the size of one of the Big Little Books and is just the right dimensions to cram into a day pack or purse. The book is described by Workman Publishing as "a mix of folk wisdom, common sense, shared experience, the advice of experts, and th...

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[ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:08:00 GMT ]


CHICAGO WANTS YOU TO GET SCIENTIFIC
Pop culture guy Brendan Shultz is back -- with a solid suggestion that you check out Science Chicago, a yearlong celebration and promotion of science. As Brendan points out, the United States graduates nearly 10 times as many lawyers and accountants than scientists and engineers. Is that a problem? Listen to Brendan's assessment and tell us what you think. DOWNLOADS AND WEBSITES Brendan takes a look at Google's new Chrome browser, which promises to give Internet Explorer and Firefox a run fo...

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[ Sun, 2 Nov 2008 16:45:00 GMT ]


JOLANE'S CAFE & WINE BAR
I was anxious to visit Jolane's Cafe & Wine Bar. The place is a side project by the folks behind Abt Electronics & Appliances, which is the indisputable king of Chicago-area consumer electronics retailers. I haven't heard anybody say a bad word about Abt -- ever. (Disclosure: I recently bought a Toshiba HDTV from the store.) Jolane's is located in the Abt "campus" -- translation: big box shopping center -- out in Glenview. We give it mostly high marks. If you've been there, l...

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[ Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:21:00 GMT ]


BURGER KING KETCHUP & FRIES
Desktop snacking is the scourge of my efforts to diet. This is compounded by the easy availability of a cornucopia of piggy-boy dee-lites at the Walgreens across the street. My latest discovery at the Walgreens is Burger King Ketchup & Fries, which is supposed to taste like french fries smothered in ketchup, I suppose. That's not exactly the taste that comes through, but I found myself eating half the bag. So, I guess that means they're good. While searching for other assessments of Burger...

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[ Tue, 2 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT ]


"THE ROCKER" ROCKS
Pop culture guy Brendan Shultz weighs in with his opinion about "The Rocker," a film that just opened across America. Brendan also has a few things to say about families and how they behave at the movies. Basically, if your kid is still in diapers, the child doesn't belong at the theater, he says. I agree completely. If you're going to encounter feces and noise in the cinema, these should be provided by the filmmakers. ChicagoScope feedback line: 312-683-5272. Send e-mail to ChicagoScope@gma...

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[ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:42:00 GMT ]


BOUL MICH CHICK-A-BOOM
Normally, I have a pretty low tolerance for street performers and other sidewalk mischief. When you're doing you best to code HTML up on the 14th floor, the amplified sounds of a bunch of kids beating on plastic buckets isn't charmingly rhythmic, it's damn annoying. But for some reason I really liked this drumming group's sound. Maybe it's because I was on my way home and enjoying the mild late-afternoon weather. So, I dragged out the little digital camera and grabbed some video. The st...

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[ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:19:00 GMT ]


KRAFT MAC & CHEESE CRACKERS, ETC.
(Recorded on a Canon PowerShot SD950 IS Digital Elph while standing under the eaves of that building at left in the above photo of Jefferson Park.) Nope, we're not headed to the Taste of Chicago. The Taste can be kind of fun, but it's also a real headache to get to and you have to battle thousands of other people. I'd say you need to embrace the hustle and bustle to fully appreciate the Taste. Sort of like how to tolerate alfresco dining, you need a high tolerance of carbon monoxide and ped...

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[ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:39:00 GMT ]


HOW TO CREATE A PODCAST USING ONLY A DIGITAL POINT & SHOOT CAMERA
Despite my sad devotion to that ancient religion of silver-based analog photography, I've found a nifty little digital camera that I've been carrying with me everywhere of late. My new friend is the Canon PowerShot SD950 IS. It takes still images up to 12.1 megapixels in resolution and also records high-quality video that isn't too shabby. I hadn't even intended to record a podcast that day. My goal was only to test the SD950 in macro mode on some flowers in Jefferson Park. (See the example ...

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[ Tue, 3 Jun 2008 05:33:00 GMT ]


IS BARACK OBAMA REALLY MR. SPOCK?
Long before this week's primaries I knew Barack Obama would likely win the Democratic nomination. I don't base this supposition on polls or prognosticators. Rather, I've concluded that Obama will get the nod because he's wearing Starfleet sideburns. This isn't the first time I've allowed popular culture to shape my opinion of the Illinois senator. I've already remarked that he looks a lot like Clutch Cargo. As for the other candidates... If I were being mean, I'd suggest that Hillary Clinton...

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[ Fri, 9 May 2008 05:29:00 GMT ]


TOPA SERVES UP SUBURBAN-SIZE PORTIONS
Here at ChicagoScope, we often talk about portion sizes -- and how suburban restaurants seem to serve much larger amounts of food. Far too often, quantity tries to make up for quality. Thankfully, that's not the case at Topa Tavern and Grill. The Elk Grove Village establishment features "American eclectic" cuisine that's uniformly excellent -- and uniformly big. Read Leah's published review. OTHER ASSESSMENTS Joe and Lisa's Cheap Date Yelp Metromix RESTAURANT CONTACT INFO Topa Tavern and Gri...

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[ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:37:00 GMT ]


FIND YOUR TOWN'S PHOTO HISTORY ONLINE
Back when I attended Community College of Denver, I always enjoyed presentations from a photography instructor who tried to impress upon us the fact that whenever we took a picture, we froze a moment in time. I've forgotten this instructor's name, but I remember her words whenever I pick up a camera. She emphasized that we should occasionally take pictures of the ordinary images of our lives, since these glimpses would tell future generations the most about the present day. And she's right ...

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[ Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:27:00 GMT ]


MACARONI AND CHEESE: THE SAGA CONTINUES
We received some interesting responses to our assertion that Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner is the gold standard by which all other mac-and-cheese recipes are judged. Missy from Chicago's Northcenter neighborhood says that Annie's is the best. Joe from Cheap Date weighs in on Chef Boyardee Pizza Kit, plus gives his opinion on Old Country Buffet -- whose mac and cheese he praises. Finally, my colleague Marco talks about his own experiences with the Kraft product, and states that macaroni ...

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[ Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:36:00 GMT ]


KRAFT MAKES THE BEST MACARONI AND CHEESE
Some say Thomas Jefferson introduced macaroni and cheese to the colonies, but no matter who first sent this dish steaming onto our tables, they created America's ultimate comfort food. Although there are many brands, for just about everybody the name Kraft is synonymous with macaroni and cheese. Kraft's Macaroni & Cheese Dinner is considered the gold standard by many -- and even if it isn't, it's still the benchmark against which all others are judged. That's why when I spied new Chef Boyar...

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[ Tue, 5 Feb 2008 01:40:00 GMT ]


SECURITY ON CHICAGO METRA TRAINS
Jon Espenschied wrote a piece in Computerworld recently about how he was especially observant while waiting for his flight at an airport recently, and spotted a woman systemically fishing credit-card receipts from trash cans. Apart from exchanging a knowing glance, Espenschied didn't call the authorities on this person. Should he have? Unattended bags, suspicious behavior and anything out of the ordinary are, unfortunately, causes for concern. After all, "If you see something, say something...

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[ Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:33:00 GMT ]


EDGEWATER INN HAS THE BEST PIZZA
I visited Colorado recently, and talked my cousin Brian Hague into joining me on a visit to Edgewater Inn, which I consider to be one of the best pizzerias in the world. This suburban Denver eatery has always been an outpost for great pizza. We ordered a large pepperoni pie and soda pop and the bill came to just over $15. I know this is going to sound odd, but the pizza tastes like a high-class version of the pizza that used to be sold at the Woolworth's in downtown Denver on 16th Street. ...

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[ Sun, 6 Jan 2008 07:35:00 GMT ]


CITYFOLK SHOULD READ A FARMERS ALMANAC
You don't need to live in the sticks to benefit from a farmers almanac. After all, everybody's interested in the weather, since sooner or later most of us will need to deal with it one way or another. We reviewed three widely available almanacs, all of which provide ample meteorological predictions, planting guides, tide tables and astronomical data. But wait, there's more! Articles will enlighten you on the history of popcorn, how to wash your hands, ghost pets, famous blunders, strange wea...

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[ Tue, 1 Jan 2008 05:24:00 GMT ]


SAVE MASS TRANSIT IN CHICAGO
There are lots of people with ideas I wish I'd thought of, but only a few people whom I wish I thought like. My friend and colleague Matt Maldre is one of those latter folks. Matt has a visually ingenious way of seeing the world, whether it's with traditional tools in connection with his job as a graphic artist, photographer and designer, or in his delightful take on how to creatively keep a Chicago Cubs scorecard at Wrigley Field. Matt recently turned his attention to a serious matter that a...

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[ Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:16:00 GMT ]


NOODLES DELIGHT IS DEE-LITEFUL!
Leah, Dick and I find more than a few dee-liteful items on the menu at Noodles Delight out in the Chicago suburb of Roselle. The eggrolls are especially good, with lots of substantial fillings, not, as Leah puts it, "A sleazy eggroll with too much cabbage." Links to topics discussed as we roll merrily through the suburbs in the Mobile Recording Studio include, but are not limited to: A&W's Burger Family. Out in Hillsboro, Oregon, the Burger Family endured quite a bit of local drama. Burger K...

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[ Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:28:00 GMT ]


TELEPHONES GONE WILD!
Is cellphone use out of control? You sure get that impression from a New York Times article about the growing use of illegal devices to block cellphone frequencies. Jamming the radio spectrum is an extreme reaction. Tom Roper of Chicago-based band Beatnik Turtle had a better idea: He wrote "Do You Mind?" -- a musical indictment of cellphones and the public jawboners who drive us nuts. In this podcast, ChicagoScope chats with Tom and finds out how he crafted this humorous response to...

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[ Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:34:00 GMT ]


THE TWO BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER
Noting the release of "Fred Claus," a film I saw being shot just up the street from where I work on North Michigan Avenue, got me to thinking about Christmas movies and which ones survive the test of time and become classics. It turns out that two of my favorite movies also are my favorite Christmas movies: "The Bishop's Wife" and "Die Hard." At first glance, these pictures separated by a span of more than four decades have nothing in common -- but both celebrate the power of faith and redemp...

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[ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:32:00 GMT ]


PHO LE VIETNAMESE CUISINE SCORES A HIT
The Vietnamese cuisine at Pho Le gets high marks from Leah, Dick and me; there's plenty of reasonably priced food and it's savory and satisfying. We were less than satisfied with our initial waiter, however, who behaved like a real jagoff. Fortunately, he disappeared after about 10 minutes and was replaced by two polite and attentive servers. Read Leah's published review of Pho Le. CONTACT INFO FOR RESTAURANT Pho Le, 551 S. Schmale Road (at Geneva Road), Carol Stream, (630) 588-8299 . Chicag...

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[ Fri, 2 Nov 2007 05:46:00 GMT ]


THE GLOBE PUB AND FARMERS ALMANACS
Just a brief podcast this time to let you know about some upcoming events. . . âREMOTE PUBCAST Phil Clark of The Brit and Yankee has organized a pretty cool event in which a number of us from the Chicago Area Podcasters Network will descend upon The Globe Pub, 1934 W. Irving Park Road, to create simultaneous shows at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, as part of what he calls "an experiment in live, raw, new media in action." Located in Chicago's entertainment- and restaurant-rich Northcenter neighb...

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[ Sat, 27 Oct 2007 23:40:00 GMT ]

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