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Quick smart
A new generation of restaurants is sating customers' hunger for fast, filling bites. We meet three ventures turning tasty takeaways into fine art.
Off the cuff
Since the late 1950s, a comedy club has been spreading the gospel of making things up as you go along. Here’s a lesson in taking risks.
Food & Drink Briefing
Scoops from around the world, from a Bangkok bistro to a fresh take on supermarkets in Toronto.
The opener
How to improve street lighting, shopfronts and city transit, a celebration of rats’ lives and dogs’ dinners and why the solution to our modern malaise is simplicity itself.
Building a legacy
Outgoing Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel reflects on eight years reshaping his city through bold infrastructure, a pioneering Architecture Biennial and the relentless pursuit of inclusive urban spaces.
Food & Drink
Food news from restaurant openings to saucy purchases – and a recipe to boot.
The list: Weekly workout
A selection of exercises, health tips and fitness destinations to fit into your regime.
City guide: Chicago
Blow away the cobwebs in the Windy City with a sky-high cycle or head inside for fine art and super speakeasies.
Culture
Socially engaged art in Chicago, a televised Polish parallel universe and perusing the shelves of London’s poetry bookshop.
Obama army
Chicago is now home to Barack Obama’s new political fighters. As the midterms approach, we head to the city to see how his legacy is shaping politics today.
