As far as music is concerned, Chicago’s west suburbs boast the usual gamut of minstrels: cover bands, starving singer-songwriters, and very few exceptional talents. This past week I listened to a new album from an as-yet unheard of young rocker who could easily make a break in the coming years and bring some pride back [...]

Greetings from sunny South Barrington, IL. I’m over at Willow Creek Community Church for the Leadership Summit 2009, working with the Willow Creek Association and helping run all the viral stuff throughout the conference. This year’s Summit has so much in store: TONS of great speakers including Tony Blair, Bono, Bill Hybels, Gary Hamel, Tim [...]

“We’re having too good a time today. We ain’t thinking about tomorrow.”
I’d say that Public Enemies, starring Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, nears the top of my short Favorite Michael Mann Films list. Probably alongside Heat (1995) for the top spot. Public Enemies showcases Mann’s knack (obsession?) for “bad guy” personae and through Depp develops [...]