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Agence France-Presse has interviewed an unnamed member of the IOC committee who is saying Chicago is all but locked up to be named host for the 2016 Olympics, and that "it is [ours] to lose." According to him, Chicago has been in the lead from the beginning and is "streets ahead" of the competition due to Chicago's "professionalism and power." No, really. Stop laughing!

So many movies, so little time. How true. Unless you're a professional cinephile, there's no hope of seeing even a fraction of what looks interesting in any given year. We actually tallied up the numbers and between theatrical releases, film festival screenings, and DVDs we've seen 175 movies this year — barely any at all. And with the industry's practice of backloading releases, a veritable midyear drought suddenly giving way to an avalanche of multiple releases at year's end, it's harder than ever to keep up.

What? You didn't think you'd go a day without reading something from us, did you? Anyway, we were cleaning up our inbox when we came across a press release trumpeting the Monday opening of Uncommon Ground's new eco-friendly Edgewater location. The space at 1401 W. Devon will feature rooftop solar thermal panels, wood table tops made using reclaimed wood from Jackson Park, a 100-year-old art deco bar and eventually a rooftop will be utilized as...

Even before we moved to Chicago we were aware of Poi Dog Pondering, thanks to a splashy ad in Rolling Stone for their album Wishing Like a Mountain and Thinking Like the Sea. Their song "Thanksgiving," from the aforementioned album, always pops into our playlist this time of year; and it was really cool to see them open for David Byrne a few years back at Navy Pier. However, their newest foray comes as something...

While the fish-taco revolution is swimming across the area, there are plenty of other events happening this week. Before we list them, however, we should let you know that the cockroaches are taking over our downtown restaurants. This week's victim of the ultimate survivor, Bice. Cockroaches were the least of their problems, however. A Health Department inspection also found no hot running water in a kitchen sink and fruit flies in the bar. If you...

Chicagoist felt like Liz Crokin when we shared a room at Fogo de Chao with some of the best footballers (soccer players, whatever your preference) in the world. Chicagoist started off the day enjoying the thoroughly entertaining Clash of Champions between the United States and Brazil at Soldier Field with 45,000 other rabid soccer fans. After attending the Brazilian practice session on Saturday we wrote that the U.S. needed to be careful not to give...

Have you been to SushiSamba Rio on a Wednesday for “Favela Night?” Then again, have you even been there lately? The downtown Japanese/Brazilian/Peruvian hotspot has been open for some time now, but the weekday dinners definitely haven’t lost any hype. Chicagoist tried out the new fall menu, and boy, oh boy, if you haven’t been to Samba, now might be a good time to go....

When last year’s Pitchfork Music Festival rolled around, we were psyched to see most of the headliners, but Os Mutantes (“The Mutants”) threw us for a loop. While we’d long been interested in Cuban jazz, Brazilian Tropicalia was a new frontier for our musical palate. We weren’t disappointed in the reunion of the revolutionary band that had influenced such diverse Chicagoist favs as David Byrne and Kurt Cobain. It’s really no surprise that Tropicalia’s influence...

LAist is experimenting with blogging dates from J-Date, but finds the best men are found offline. Some date vicariously online and that is one reason why porn is big -- really freaking big -- so they ask if they should cover XXX since the heart of it lays in the city's San Fernando Valley. A writer grapples with her food porn photography obsession, another gets censored on Flickr, one gets scooped by the LA...

There are still smiles on our faces from last night’s show at Schubas. The Duhks, who hail from Winnipeg, defy categorization. Sure, they’re playing bluegrass, but there are elements of soul, gospel, Brazilian samba, straight-up country, African beats and Celtic harmonies mixed in, too. On paper it sounds like a mess, but live it sounds like home. The Grammy-nominated quintet took songs from other artists and truly made them their own. From Led Zeppelin’s “Whole...

Sorry about abandoning everyone. Work was killing us the last couple of Fridays. They’re leaving us alone since “the meltdown”, so we’re back now with tips on how to keep that wallet lean and mean. Friends and label mates of The Silversun Pickups, Sea Wolf will be hitting the Empty Bottle in about a month. All the ladies in L.A. are swooning over Alex Church, the only constant member of the band, which contains violins...

When it comes to affordable catering, Chicagoist has long recommended the culinary expertise of Jorgina Pereira and her staff at Sinhá Elegant Cuisine. After all, this is not only the woman who taught us how to make a caipirinha, but a well-rounded businesswoman whose family recipes and passion for the cooking, traditions and customs of her native land spurred her desire to become the first caterer to focus on Brazilian cuisine in the city.

If you are into no-holds-barred fighting, then you will likely be heading to the UIC Pavilion this Saturday night to check out IMMAC's ATTACK Mixed Martial Arts event.

We hope you’ve been saving your money, because the shows we’re looking at this week are a bit pricey. We’ll be scanning Craigslist for someone looking to offload their tix cheap. Why, oh why, isn’t there a Hot Tix for shows? Now removed from the avalanche of hype that surrounded their last shows here, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah returns to town for a pair of shows at The Vic. Expect fewer people who “heard...

Chicagoist can’t decide whether hosting the 2016 Olympics would be a boon or boondoggle. But this morning’s Trib article about the latest obstacle to Chicago’s bid nearly had us choking on our Lucky Charms. Apparently, our image is still stuck in the past:

Tomorrow night, the Chicago Fire play host to the Los Angeles Galaxy for the first of two matches with them in just four days. On Saturday night, the Fire will try to clinch a playoff spot by defeating the Galaxy with just three more regular season games to go after this one. Then just four days later, they will rematch with Los Angeles in the U.S. Open Cup Championship match. The Fire clearly have the...

Does the name Kim Goodman ring a bell? She’s the south side woman who holds the top spot in the Guiness Book of World Records for being able to pop her eyeballs out of her head the farthest. Goodman set the record in 1998 and subsequently made the talk show rounds. We’re pretty sure she appeared in at least one commercial, too.

Chicagoist had tomorrow marked on our calendar almost since the start of the Grant Park Music Festival season. That's when the Grant Park orchestra takes to the Pritzker Pavillon stage for a program of Brazilian and Portuguese music. Last week, the Reader's Peter Margasak reported over on his must-read blog that the featured performer, the Portugese fadista Cristina Branco, would be replaced by her more popular contemporary, the Mozambique-born Mariza (Nunes).

The Chicago Fire christened their new stadium properly on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls. The victory moves them out of last place of the Eastern Conference and within striking distance of third place. Chicago Fire Coach Dave Sarachan said tonight was like the start of a new season for the Fire, and the Fire played like it. The Chicago Fire were greeted by an enthusiastic sellout crowd of over...

While we’re sure that Union Park will see its fair share of indie kids in ironic tees this summer, it’s starting to look like there’ll be plenty of folks in relaxed fit jeans as well. Pitchfork Music Fest has added Os Mutantes to their July 29-30 lineup. When one of Chicagoist’s indie rock friends told us this, we just sort of stared blankly at them, which only prompted her to yell “Os Mutantes! Os Mutantes!”...

When Chicagoist’s Bridgeport correspondent was growing up a “tropical drink” in our house meant a Bartles & Jaymes wine cooler. Libations like margaritas and daiquiris usually entailed too much work to produce, especially when a cooler of beer was within reach and we had to conserve our collective energy for the consumption of charred meats. Years later when we first visited Brazil and sampled a caipirinha, we were floored.

Chicagoist believes that a weekend just isn't a weekend without live music. Every city believes that they have the best live music, but we know that Chicago's music scene never takes a night off. Here are a few of our picks to make the weekend rock, roll, boogie or two-step.

Illinois for Kerry is hosting an evening of music and politics tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Opera House. Proceeds benefit John Kerry for President and the least you can get in for is $100. Although Kerry was in Chicago this week, Chicagoist is unable to determine whether he is attending this event. But Kerry's sister, Diana, will be there and so will Bill Clinton. Other guests scheduled to appear are: � Harold...