The weekend is coming to dig you out.
Start the new year by meeting an old friend for lunch, by which we mean the $5 burgers making a very welcome return at this fail-safe Printer's Row gem. Chef Aaron Deal's mixture of steak, short rib and pork patties is like a reunion tour of meat.
You're always up for some funny business—and for the next two weeks, business will be booming. More than 100 troupes from around the country will perform more than 125 comedy shows—which means lots of chances to get close to the next Tina Fey, Amy Poehler or Maya Rudolph—or, in a pinch, the next Horatio Sanz.
Before you make any rash decisions about buying that new Google phone, find out if your current phone might make you the next Picasso. This exhibit offers inspiration by artists from around the world who toil in the little-appreciated medium of iPhone art, offering drawing, video and other artistic brilliance made between text messages.
This open-to-anyone prank encourages you to ride the Red Line sans trousers. You'll meet up before de-pantsing, and then board the CTA. The object is to act like it's something you do every day. Of course, practice runs are up to you.
A nice beer after work is only improved by something slick and briny, so we suggest an oyster (as oil spills tend to get messy). This swank spot's $1 feast of East and West Coast bivalves actually starts at lunch, so we suggest quitting at, oh, let's say, noonish.
