For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation.

Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind.

The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them.

You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people's maps will be the same.

You can figure out who you were by which movies you loved when.