[x-posted to Warped Reality]

OK, I'll admit it: I judge every city against NYC. To me, NYC is the ne plus ultra, the pinnacle, the über and the ür - even when it drives me crazy (which is most of the time).

Now that I'm back from my first-ever visit to Chicago, I realize that it's not fair to judge it by an East Coast barometer. It's completely ( Read more... )