F-bomb Dropping

Editor's note: As the Blackhawks and Detroit face off in the postseason for what might be the last time for a while, it's the perfect time to see how the other half cheers. RedEye sent Rob Cressy, dressed in Blackhawks gear, to Red Wings stronghold Tin...

The limits on student suspensions approved by the Los Angeles Unified school board this week may burnish the district's progressive credentials, putting L.A. in the forefront of a national shift away from zero-tolerance policies that ban kids from...

"August: Osage County" by Tracy Letts, which won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 2008, is a comedy so dark that you might wish you'd brought a flashlight. But once you sit back and let the members of the extended Weston family lure you into their...

The owner of a local ad agency is so disgusted by comments from Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries that this morning he's hanging posters from his high-visibility office window with, well, a special message for the clothing retailer. Let's just say...

Another day, another military sexual assault scandal. On Tuesday, a week after the Air Force announced its chief of sexual assault prevention had been arrested in Arlington, Va., on suspicion of drunkenly assaulting a woman in a parking lot, the Army...

We hear it from celebrities, athletes, even politicians such Vice President Joe Biden, the f-word is everywhere. "Every word that comes out of their mouth, 'f this, f that," Wichita resident Johnny Smith said. - Click here to see where Kansas ranks...

Jiminy Cricket! The notion of allowing your children to use swear words — in certain controlled settings, when they are old enough — provokes heated response. I know, because I suggested that very notion in this column a few weeks ago and...

Comedian Lloyd Ahlquist steps onto the stage, girded for battle. Wearing the uniform of a Soviet officer, with medals dripping from his chest, he channels dictator Joseph Stalin and prepares to deliver a rhyming smackdown on Russia's mad monk, Grigori...

Some call it shocking, others say it's word they can't live without. It's the word that still gets news anchors fired, but is spoken all day long on college campuses.  Dropping the f-word shakes some people up, but many say its not nearly as explosive as...

Last August, before the Chiefs' season opener against Atlanta, one remorseful NFL player knew he had to make two calls. Tamba Boimah Hali wanted his family to hear it from him first, instead of the from media. One call was to his Mama, the woman who...

In scolding the boy this week, I quickly realized my words may have never before been uttered by a parent. Not until they invented Keurig K-Cups, anyway. "Stop making coffee!" It was cute at first. He'd figured out how to use the machine by watching...

The young musicians of the Civic Orchestra, as enamored as they were of the prospect of being mentored by Yo-Yo Ma, didn't see it coming. The world's most celebrated cellist, who's the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's creative consultant, was chatting...