2013 Grammy Nominations Are In

Male artists led the nominations announced on Wednesday for the 2013 Grammys, as fun., Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Jay-Z, Kanye West and Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys landed six nominations each for music’s biggest awards.

The nominations for New York-based indie-pop band fun. included…

06 Dec 9:01 AM 0 Read More...

Guatemalan Police Arrest Software Founder McAfee

Software company founder John McAfee was arrested by Guatemalan police for entering the country illegally, ending his bizarre weekslong journey as a blogging fugitive claiming to be persecuted by authorities in Belize.

The fate of the anti-virus guru remained unclear Thursday as Guatemalan authorities awaited word from their Foreign…

06 Dec 8:39 AM 0 Read More...

Kobe Bryant Passes 30,000 Points For Career

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kobe Bryant grinned and uttered the word “irony” as he considered the fact that the team that drafted him nearly 17 years ago was his opponent on the night he eclipsed a scoring milestone to join an exclusive club of NBA greats.

It’s easy to forget…

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Company Ordered to Turn Over Chief Keef Video

A media company that shot an online video showing South Side rapper Chief Keef holding a rifle at a gun range must turn over the entire uncut version of the footage to Cook County prosecutors so they can determine whether the teen violated his probation, a judge ruled today.

Lawyers…

05 Dec 6:05 PM 0 Read More...

Roka Akor Chicago Previews Kaiseki Menu

   

The Sake & Shochu Lounge of the upscale Japanese restaurant Roka Akor was cleared to host its VIP winter menu preview party.  The intimate gathering of select Chicagoans mingled in the dimly lit area whose architecture that boasts natural and reclaimed materials created a smooth ambiance.

Guests mingled amongst themselves…

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