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Being “Shameless” with Nichole Bloom
She had a leading role in the indie drama Model Minority. She was in the party film Project X. She appeared in Teen Wolf. But it’s Nichole Bloom’s scene-stealing turn as Amanda in Shameless that has...
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Being “Shameless” with Nichole Bloom
She played the lead role in the indie drama Model Minority. She was in the party film Project X. She appeared in Teen Wolf. But it’s Nichole Bloom’s scene-stealing turn as Amanda on Shameless that has...
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Coming Soon to The Dodgy: Strange Frat, Assholes, Ms. Weregun, and City Babes
In no particular order of appearance, here’s what’s coming to The Dodgy The Young Martens Life, love, and death within a college (secret) fraternity. The Asshole Book Club Part 3 The assholes got...
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Ms. Weregun
My Strange Chicago Neighbor Late last summer I was sitting on my porch enjoying a glass of beer when I had to move over and make room for a coffin to get by. That’s right, emerging from the front door...
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City Babes
Cora Benesh and Jillian Leigh co-star in the new film City Baby. Produced by Benesh, who co-wrote it with director David Morgan, City Baby follows Cloey (Benesh) and her friend Paige (Leigh) during a...
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The First and Last Gig of UK Grief
Chicago. Several years ago in a Wicker Park loft. The first and last gig of UK Grief. “You assholes are in a band?” That can’t be the worse thing you hear when you’re getting in a lift with your...
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Coming Tuesday Night to The Dodgy
Coming Tuesday night (May 20) to The Dodgy. “The Asshole Book Club Part 3″ and possibly a chapter or excerpt from the book “Finn’s Rain.” “The same fist she put through the windshield. The fist that...
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Chapter One of “Finn’s Rain”
CHAPTER ONE Only Kirsten Kogan could make a cute bumblebee costume look sinister. This I knew before she punched me in the face the night before I lost my job. Kirsten and I co-taught a class at an...
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Chapter Two of “Finn’s Rain”
CHAPTER TWO Old Style suds dripped down Torpe’s crippled hand as he poured another draft for Norm. The grizzled war veteran limped around the bar to the front door, locking it. Then he turned off the...
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Coming soon: Interview with Davis Rogan of “Treme”
The Dodgy was in New Orleans at the end of May and interviewed in person Davis Rogan. Davis Rogan at Three Muses (May 30) photo by LIffey One of the lead characters on HBO’s Treme, which had its final...
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Talking “Treme” with Davis Rogan
“To be a fly on the wall for that fucking thing” If you’re going to interview Davis Rogan at a small table outside Three Muses on Frenchmen Street between his sets expect interruptions. There was one...
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A New Chicago Brew Crew
The Dodgy got an update from Jeremiah Zimmer of South Loop Brewing Company on the new brewery. We also discuss craft beer, craft beer fashion, and craft beer women. Jason Maxwell, Jeremiah Zimmer, and...
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She Broke My Heart, So I Talked To Her Pizza
I’m calling her Ana. A beautiful, smart, Serbian girl I recently dated. I didn’t want to, I didn’t plan it, but I fell for her. And naturally, she broke my heart. What hurts is that Ana was planning on...
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The Asshole Book Club Part 3
The latest edition of The Asshole Book Club met in Aidan’s new apartment near Revolution Brewing (Milwaukee Avenue). Revolution is where I had my first date with Taby, a University of Illinois-Chicago...
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Coming Soon: Interview with actor James DuMont
James DuMont’s first SAG card gig was as a dancer in The Blues Brothers. But today he feels like he’s just getting started. He was Jared Leto’s character’s father in Dallas Buyers Club. He’s in the...
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Meet James DuMont
When The Dodgy ran into actor James DuMont outside Three Muses on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans, we had to look around for the cameras. After all, it seems as if DuMont is never not in front of...
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Coming Next: I Kissed A Girl with Armpit Hair
Yes. I kissed a girl with armpit hair. So I can cross that off my list. Wait a minute. It wasn’t on my list. The Dodgy’s next essay regards this attractive girl, an art student at Tufts University who...
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I Kissed A Girl With Armpit Hair
I went to meet Randall, a guy who claims to have been part of a mysterious cult based in Chicago and nearby Northwest Indiana. Their “base” was mostly along the lakefront shared by both states. A house...
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The Asshole Book Club – Final
The Asshole Book Club has reached a point where it no longer brings books to the party. To quote Aidan, “I don’t have fuckin’ time to read.” Aidan was never much of a reader. What he most enjoys...
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Coming Soon: The Young Martens – The Love, Loss, Sex and Vigilantism of a...
The Young Martens The Love, Sex, Loss and Vigilantism of a secret Midwest Fraternity. Coming Soon to The Dodgy. Filed under: Essays/Writing
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