
Meshell Ndegeocello on Nina Simone, ‘The Hustle,’ and Why She Loves Chicago
Meshell Ndegeocello won’t say what she’s cooking. A few minutes into our interview, the unmistakable clanging of…
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Meshell Ndegeocello won’t say what she’s cooking. A few minutes into our interview, the unmistakable clanging of…
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They were an unexpected gift from my husband. Lovely strappy black Christian Louboutin heels with the signature red lacq…
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I was born Jessie Mary Ray, named for my father. I married and became Jessie Mary Hawkins. Went to work, and my new e…
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I call everybody Honey. My best gay male friends, the server at the restaurant who refills my glass before…
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I have always felt uncomfortable with my name – Nelly. It doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, it’s hard to understand …
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I’ve always thought I had a great last name. It’s Coffee. Like the drink (or as some say, like the bean.) Growing up,…
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When my husband and I got married, neither of us automatically assumed that I would take his last name. We are both prog…
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Marisa Novara is a self-described “neighborhood nerd.” After a year in Italy getting a master’s in urban planning, Novar…
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This Saturday, June 30, 2012, the Chicago Force Women’s Tackle Football team enters the playoffs with an 8-0 record and …
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It’s a not-so-proud moment with a happy ending. It was 1999, and I was living in Milwaukee, working at my first job a…