Lifestyle
Want to start a book club, learn how to live a healthier life, and find the best place to get that Chicago skyline tattoo you’ve always wanted? Look no further than the Lifestyle section! The Gozamos team is here to help you enrich your life with the latest and greatest tips, trends, and how-to guides.
Unzipped: Let’s Get Physical! Physical!
By Jane Sez on August 17, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Gozamos’ own Jane Sez, the sexiest personal trainer you’ll ever have, teaches us all about the real muscles that matter: Kegels.
Book Review: Say Her Name
By Miguel Jimenez on August 9, 2011 | 2 Comments
Gozamos’ Miguel Jimenez learned that the greatest books not only teach passion, but move you to passion. He takes a deeper look at Francisco Goldman’s “Say Her Name.”
Broke Chicago: Holy Whore (Cate Swan’s Journey in Sex Work)
By Hel F. Kiernan on August 2, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Broke Chicago, Gozamos’ spotlight on our city’s penny-poor urbanites, returns with an honest interview with a sex worker advocate.
The Indumentarian: How to Avoid Looking like a Cowboy
By Roberto Del Rio on July 29, 2011 | 1 Comment
This month is hot as hell, but the Western look for men is an invitation to cooler-temped clothes. However, sometimes guys tend to not really understand what looks good on them because there isn’t a culture involved. What to do?
Run this town
By Cynthia Pelayo on July 21, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Lace up your sneakers and get yourself hydrated: Gozamos’ Cynthia Pelayo is taking you running.
Travel: San Francisco
By Terry Carlton on July 18, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Here at Gozamos, we consider ourselves a well traveled bunch! Our A&E Editor returns from the West Coast with tales of advanced, enhanced progression of the people. Time to play a little catch up on the fabled frontier.
Take a Leisurely Sunday Stroll Through a…Cemetery?
By Cynthia Pelayo on July 15, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Gozamos’ Cynthia Pelayo finds that Wherever the living can be found, the dead are always near.
Travel: Mi Buenos Aires Querido
By Suchi Rudra on July 12, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Pack your bags and grab your passport because Gozamos’ travel series continues as Suchi gives us her top ten reasons to visit Buenos Aires.
Dishing on Puerto Vallarta
By Jerry Nunn on June 30, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Puerto Vallarta is a resort city with something for every tourist. Food was the focus of this trip as many unforgettable dishes were tried on this heavenly excursion to Mexico.
Kindley Leave My Books Alone
By Lenny DeFranco on June 15, 2011 | Leave a comment!
This commercial interrupted my viewing pleasure recently. Average-looking guy stands against a white background, holding his douchey-looking device. Enter right a pretty lady who strikes up a conversation. “Can’t talk now! On my way to the bookstore. Gotta get a book that’s released today!” she says, dramatizing an interaction that may have ever happened twice [...]
Movie Palaces in Chicago
By Cynthia Pelayo on June 10, 2011 | Leave a comment!
During the early 20th century, moviegoers headed out to the theater not only for the opportunity to see the next glamorous star grace the silver screen, but because they wanted to feel like a star themselves. Gozamos’ Cynthia Pelayo updates us on Chicago’s former glorious castles.
Green: How to make your summer vacation more eco-friendly
By Tara Fisher-Munoz on June 8, 2011 | Leave a comment!
T’is the season for vacations! Here are some creative and easy ways to make your’s more ecologically friendly!
A New Look at New Mexico
By Jerry Nunn on June 7, 2011 | Leave a comment!
New Mexico can really change a traveler’s expectation. This old-world-meets-new-world place makes a relaxing getaway full of art, sun, and mountain ranges.
The Indumentarian: The Dead List, Summer 2011
By Roberto Del Rio on June 3, 2011 | 1 Comment
Listen dead heads: it’s really been fun. You gave us so many memories, but it’s time to pack your bags and get going. You can return in, oh, about 20 years or so.
Unzipped: Everybody, Don’t Rape
By Jane Sez on June 1, 2011 | 1 Comment
Slutwalk Chicago, sexual etiquette, and how not to be a professional asshole.
Book Review: How to Seduce a White Boy in Ten Easy Steps
By Kwame Shorter on June 1, 2011 | 2 Comments
What do you get when you put an academic knowledge of creative writing technique, a smidgen of urban panache and laureate wordiness into a ranked biracial slam poetess? How to Seduce a White Boy in Ten Easy Steps may fill you in, while feeling you up some—no more than you wanted though.
Home Decor: Collecting the Odd
By Cynthia Pelayo on May 31, 2011 | Leave a comment!
From taxidermy to medical antiques to glass-eyed dolls, Goth is creeping back into home decor. Gozamos’ resident Gothic fan takes a look into the skin-crawling trend of collecting the odd.
Unzipped: Laura Szumowski and Chicago Women’s Health Center
By Jane Sez on May 25, 2011 | 1 Comment
Artists Laura Szumowski talks to Jane Sez about her Uterus Uber Alles! collection that sells to help fund raise for Chicago Women’s Health Center.
Travel: Texas Tour
By Luz Chavez on May 19, 2011 | 2 Comments
Houston, the largest city in Texas, balances metropolitan flair and ethereal natural surroundings. Its convenient location lets you easily take a road trip north to Austin or south to the Gulf of Mexico. My adventurous family did both, visiting 9 cities in 12 days.
How to Volunteer Abroad
By Leigh Kunkel on May 17, 2011 | 1 Comment
Instead of spending your summer vacation sunning or clubbing, why not join the growing movement of adventurers traveling the globe to volunteer?
Viva Vegas
By Jerry Nunn on May 5, 2011 | Leave a comment!
Gozamos flies to Las Vegas to define what this land of casinos, restaurants and nightlife really means to the casual tourist.
Unzipped: Save the Horny Teenagers!
By Jane Sez on May 4, 2011 | 2 Comments
Jane Sez dreams of more responsible sex education for Illinois teens
I Was Waiting for Harry Anyway
By Roberto Del Rio on May 2, 2011 | Leave a comment!
The high from the Royal Wedding has left us and as we come down from our wedding cake-induced sugar high, Roberto Del Rio has a few memories he’d like to share.
The Indumentarian: Breaking Wind
By Roberto Del Rio on April 28, 2011 | Leave a comment!
April showers mean a month of close calls and rushing for dry sanctuary but there is something about the semi-forgotten windbreaker. If it starts to go down, all you have to do is zip up.
