MATT DUFOUR
Publisher + Music Editor



favorite thing overheard in the UR office:
High five.

top 5...words at the moment:
1. Sick
2. Dude
3. totally
4. dude (again)
5. "like"

one album you could never part with:
Wilco / Yankee Hotel Foxtrott

your pet is...
awesome.

favorite night spot:
The Burlington

odd superhero power:
Super fast texting.

ultimate goals in life:
World domination.

favorite website:
thetripwire.com

Staff member you would pick as your wingman:
Chess.

local DJ that saved your life:
Mother Hubbard.

favorite lunch spot:
Southport Grocery.

favorite street corner:
still North/Damen/Milwaukee.

pet peeve:
Improper usage of the word "via."

most celebrated moment:
Being born.

i heart...
my girlfriend.

if you wanted to buy me a drink it would be:
A shot of Jameson & a beer.

favorite hot dog at Hot Dougs:
Whatever's on special.

fantasy celebrity spouse:
Dunno... don't have one.

one bad habit you can't shake:
Procrastination.

the occupation of your alter ego?
Wall Street Super Trader.

CHESS HUBBARD
Publisher + Creative Director



favorite thing overheard in the UR office:
Ari (hears footsteps): Oh. Here comes Matt. Or a woman in heels.

top 5...comic to movie miscasts:
1. Charlize Theron as Aeon Flux
2. Anna Paquin as Rogue
3. Halle Berry as Catwoman
4. Jessica Alba as Sue Storm
5. Shaquille O'Neal as Steel

one album you could never part with:
Bjork / Homogenic

your pets are...
Hektor (50% Basenji/ 50%American Eskimo), Augustus (100% Basenji), and Matt DuFour (hopeless hole punch breaking white dude).

favorite night spot:
Wedged in between lil' Gus and Hekkie, either on my bed or on my couch.

odd superhero power:
Ability to carry 10+ tote bags at a time.

ultimate goals in life:
1. Keep up level of awesome.
2. Become more awesome.
3. Teach others in the way of awesome and finally,
4. Reminisce on being awesome.

favorite website:
This one, duh! The jukebox rules ;P

Staff member you would pick as your wingman:
Du4play

local DJ that saved your life:
Bald Eagle, bah-caw!

favorite lunch spot:
The Famous Taco Burrito #2.

favorite street corner:
Addison & Western

pet peeve:
People that misspell words when they have access to a spell check program.

most celebrated moment:
Starting EN PRISE!

i heart...
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

if you wanted to buy me a drink it would be:
Free of any roofies, or your ass is grass.

favorite hot dog at Hot Dougs:
Elk sausage with the bright pink cheese cubes.

fantasy celebrity spouse:
Trey Parker. I would even pop one out for him.

one bad habit you can't shake:
Trash talking.

the occupation of your alter ego?
Benevolent dictator of the known universe.

BRIAN MORRISSEY
Director of Operations



favorite thing overheard in the UR office:
My "guy" has some really good "things" for sale if you're interested.

top 5...popular hair-dos in 90210 (in no particular order):
1. Brandon - Sensible, non-evolving. Almost had the same cut in "Tombstone".
2. David - Horizontal lines in the side, sometimes the bowl cut.
Always-so-fresh.
3. Dylan - Classic badass haircut with lines shaved into his eyebrows!
4. Donna - The "bang" years!
5. Steve - The white boy fro.  Never changed. "Like a rock...."

one album you could never part with:
Radiohead / OK Computer

your pet is..
3 of them. Stanley, Eli, Billie

favorite night spot:
Home or practice space.

odd superhero power:
Ability to eat anything and convert it into an eco-friendly fuel for the world to enjoy!!!

ultimate goals in life:
Make a living doing something I enjoy.

favorite website:
craigslist.com

Staff member you would pick as your wingman:
In a perfect world, I would take a put all the staff together, making a huge, deadly transformer-like character.  Ain't that P.C.?

local DJ that saved your life:
Easy.  DJ Jazzy Jeff.  He grew up on 47th
and Cicero.

favorite lunch spot:
RIP Grizzly's.

favorite street corner:
Garden & Carriage Way.

pet peeve:
People being consistently late.  You should know yourself.  If you'll be late, let me know, yo!

most celebrated moment:
Getting married.

i heart...
Tiffany a.k.a. Tif-n-Beans a.k.a. Tif-n-spleen.

if you wanted to buy me a drink it would be:
Some fancy-pants beer.

favorite hot dog at Hot Dougs:
The Ribeye Steak Sausage.

fantasy celebrity spouse:
Jeffrey Lebowski.  The ultimate bromance.  I don't care if he's fictional. 

one bad habit you can't shake:
Laughing during a really uncomfortable
situation.  That or making an awkward face.

the occupation of your alter ego?
An IRS auditor.

KATHERINE CHAMPAGNE!
Marketing Coordinator + Queen of Interns



favorite thing overheard in the UR office:
Sam: I keep those moves under wraps because they blow people’s minds just a little too hard.

top 5...books(in no particular order):
1. House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
2. Still Life With Woodpecker by Tom Robbins
3. The Awakening by Kate Chopin
4. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
5. The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum

one album you could never part with:
Stars / Set Yourself on Fire

your pet is..
Nonexistent. When I grow up I want a dog.

favorite night spot:
Anywhere there's good friends and cheap booze.

odd superhero power:
Ability to be positive in any given situation and make people I work with love me more every day.

ultimate goals in life:
To graduate college with good grades.

favorite website:
Jezebel and NotCot

Staff member you would pick as your wingman:
I fly solo.

local DJ that saved your life:
Mother Hubbard

favorite lunch spot:
Thai Grill. Mmmm.

favorite street corner:
Screw street corners— I'm going to the beach.

pet peeve:
When people call me "Katie".

most celebrated moment:
I'll let you know when I do something worth celebrating. We'll party together.

i heart...
Gossip Girl. XOXO

if you wanted to buy me a drink it would be:
Vodka tonic with lots of limes.

favorite hot dog at Hot Dougs:
Go veg, don't eat hot dogs!

fantasy celebrity spouse:
Ed Westwick, Kanye, Pharrell, Hugh Jackman, Nick and Joe Jonas... and I could continue.

one bad habit you can't shake:
My whole life is a bad habit: overindulging in caffeine, procrastination, staying up too late and consequently oversleeping, smokin' cigs, skipping class,  spending money that I don't have....

the occupation of your alter ego?
My alter ego doesn't work, she lives off her trust fund.

TERRENCE CHAPPELL
Fashion Editor + coutURe




top 5...embarassing moments of my life:
1. Showing up for freshman year homecoming with my date on the wrong day. Yea....it was the date of the football game....not the dance.

2. Being depants in front of the entire graduating 8th grade class. Class of 98' kicks ass!

3. Misspelling the word "napkin" in my third grade spelling bee. That is how you spell it, right?

4. Any time I mix drinks. Beer should never be used as a mixer for hard liquor. Very bad.

5. Being stalked then chased by a baby kangaroo. Long story. I was in Australia...it was late and we were drunk.

one album you could never part with:
Eh....I'll take my iPod over any one album any day.

your pet is..
A Dog. His name is Beringer. He is an english sheep mixed with a poodle.

favorite night spot:
The Underground. Gotta love rewind Thursdays.

odd superhero power:
I'm really good at falling or tripping when no one is noticing. I'm not sure if that is luck or an odd superhero power....but hell I'll take it!

ultimate goals in life:
Start my own magazine.

favorite website:
urchicago.com of course!

Staff member you would pick as your wingman:
Katherine...she knows what's up.

local DJ that saved your life:
Love LOVE Felix The House Cat!

favorite lunch spot:
Any place that serves hamburgers....I'm really liking Epic Burger now.

favorite street corner:
Any place in the South Loop. I love that area. In particular Roosevelt and Michigan.

pet peeve:
Bad texters! For example, people who text on the weekends or after nine when the minutes are free. Also, people who text a simple hi or what's up....drives me nuts!

most celebrated moment:
My first keg stand.....wait....my first successful keg stand.

i heart...
my friends and family. I'm a simple man!

if you wanted to buy me a drink it would be:
Gin and tonic thank you.

favorite hot dog at Hot Dougs:
I really don't understand the question.

fantasy celebrity spouse:
Eh...they're hot and all but none of them really do it for me.

one bad habit you can't shake:
Binge drinking on the weekends. I always end up falling asleep on the El train and in some part of town that is directly opposite from where I live....sad story.


the occupation of your alter ego?
Politictian

BYRON FLITSCH
Staff Writer + URban Legend




top 5...things to bribe me with:

5) Sushi Wabi

4) Magazines

3) New Shoes

2) Polaroid Film

1) My own television show

one album you could never part with:
Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill

your pet is..
Netflix

favorite night spot:
Somewhere to dance. That includes my house.

odd superhero power:
The ability to enable people to buy things they can't afford.

ultimate goals in life:
Travel lots. Write tons. Find the perfect guy combo: good spooner & makes a great grilled cheese.

favorite website:
Ahem, www.byronflitsch.com.

Staff member you would pick as your wingman:
Chess. She's a DJ. It's her JOB to know how to have a good time.

local DJ that saved your life:
Flosstradamus

favorite lunch spot:
Anywhere that is catalyst to daytime drinking.

favorite street corner:
Randolph and Halsted

pet peeve:
Undoable knots

most celebrated moment:
Moving to Chicago (escaping Wisconsin).

i heart...
photo booths.

if you wanted to buy me a drink it would be:
A strong one.

favorite hot dog at Hot Dougs:
The Keira Knightley. Such an oxymoron.

fantasy celebrity spouse:
Jake Gyllenhaal

one bad habit you can't shake:
Yelling out answers for the other team while playing games. Hey. I get excited.

the occupation of your alter ego?
A prince.

JOHN ESTHER
Film Reviews




top 7...film directors (alphabetical):

7) Stanley Kubrick
6) Shohei Imamura
5) Jean-Luc Godard
4) Charlie Chaplin
3) Luis Bunuel
2) Michelangelo Antonioni
1) Robert Altman

one album you could never part with:
Ultravox's Ha! Ha! Ha!

your pet is..
Proust & Pluto (black feline brothers)

favorite night spot:
The Library Bar in NYC.

odd superhero power:
I can just about outbelch anyone.

ultimate goals in life:
Leave a dignified legacy.

favorite website:
www.jestherent.com

Staff member you would pick as your wingman:
Chess Hubbard

local DJ that saved your life:
myself

favorite lunch spot:
The Griddle in West Hollywood.

favorite street corner:
Lots along the Pacific Coast Hwy.

pet peeve:
Loud children at restaurants

most celebrated moment:
To be determined...

i heart...
Camus' reflections on the death penalty.

if you wanted to buy me a drink it would be:
Depends on the location.

favorite hot dog at Hot Dougs:
Hot dogd are nasty.

fantasy celebrity spouse:
The one that can outbelch me

one bad habit you can't shake:
Getting seduced by mean women.

the occupation of your alter ego?
Judge.

MARCIE GARCIA
Staff Writer




top 5...moments I have fallen in public:

5. Starbucks: Display case foot-lodging.
 

4. Marshalls: Unassuming driveway slope.
 

3. CTA 156 Bus: Unruly driving causing unsightly display of human-to-human ping pong.
 

2. Kindergarten: Mud = janitor cleaning. Nuff said.
 

1. Mario: Slipped and fell while walking in front of Lemieux. Yes, he's just that cool.

one album you could never part with:
Sam Roberts Band We Were Born in a Flame

your pet is..
Kitties: Sunny & Lucky, Parrot: Pepe, Fish: Fishy

favorite night spot:
Under the stars.

odd superhero power:
I can see through fantasy.

ultimate goals in life:
To score the game-winning goal in game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals in triple OT! Sweeeet!

favorite website:
UR Chicago, der! NHL.com, Facebook, and TSN.ca.

Staff member you would pick as your wingman:
Chess because this center needs a excellent winger.

local DJ that saved your life:
Pretty Good Dance Moves

favorite lunch spot:
Chipotle! Veggie burrito!

favorite street corner:
Milwaukee & Damen & Madison and Wood.

pet peeve:
When people decide a new pet is an inconvenience and get rid of them. I don't trust people who don't like animals!

most celebrated moment:
When I got my own column at NHL.com!

i heart...
My amazing friends and family. XX.

if you wanted to buy me a drink it would be:
Heineken, Guinness. $3 pitchers are good too.

favorite hot dog at Hot Dougs:
Yeah Doug was hot, but it just didn't work out.

fantasy celebrity spouse:
Charlie Day

one bad habit you can't shake:
My eye twitch. It can get creepy or super sexy.

the occupation of your alter ego?
A Triple Agent in Counterintelligence.