Category Archives: Chicago Tribune’s RedEye Columns

Opinion-based editorials that have appeared in the Chicago Tribune’s RedEye print edition which has a daily circulation of a quarter of a million units.

Time to Reclaim Our Lunch Breaks

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Katie

RedEye Chicago November 3, 2011 Lunch has always been my favorite part of the work day. I know that isn’t a very controversial stand to take—I might as well declare that the Chicago winters get pretty bad or Hugh Jackman … Continue reading →

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The NFL Season Stole My Man

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Katie

RedEye Chicago September 7, 2011 I view the up-coming autumn with an increasing sense of dread. The air grows ominously cooler, Starbucks has pumpkin flavored coffee, and annoyingly cute couples make plans to go apple picking. Why does my dread … Continue reading →

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Those Nipples Better Be Real

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Katie

RedEye August 4, 2011 My world has, for the most part, only gotten better as CGI has improved. It’s let me visit Jurassic Park, follow shifty-eyed Gollum to Mordor and witness Spider-Man swing through the New York skyline in a … Continue reading →

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I’m taking off the invisibility cloak

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Katie

RedEye July 13 2011 I have a confession to make: I have pop culture shame. It’s not something I like about myself. I’m deeply torn between my desire to appear cool and my absolute, ocean-spanning, climb-every-mountain love for all things … Continue reading →

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Show Compassion, Not Others’ Panties

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Katie

RedEye June 18, 2011 Forget universal health care. Forget gun control. Forget the vast socioeconomic divide ripping the country apart. We have failed as a society when there are young ladies walking around with their skirts tucked into their panties.

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Put a Ring on it (then Take it Off)

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Katie

RedEye May 7, 2011 My husband is a wonderful guy. He’s smart, handsome, kind, funny, and yet he does something that disgusts usually sensible women. He doesn’t wear a wedding ring.

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Why must spring take our beards?

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Katie

RedEye March 18, 2011 There are a lot of things I love about the men of Chicago. I love the way they proudly wear their Bears/Cubs/Sox/Blackhawks hats even when their team was crushed the night before. I love the steely … Continue reading →

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These Pants will Kill your Game

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Katie

Chicago Tribune’s RedEye January 5, 2010 I recently was alerted to a horrific trend that I feel compelled to rally against. No, it’s not a new e-mail scam that steals your identity or some weird new way kids are getting … Continue reading →

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Guys: Welcome to Our World

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Katie

Chicago Tribune’s RedEye, December 8, 2010   The average male ego is taking a beating. From “Jersey Shore” to the Quileute Nation in the “Twilight” novels, it seems like everyone and his werewolf best friend has a set of six-pack … Continue reading →

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Couples Dating: A Delicate Dance

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Katie

RedEye print edition November 10, 2010 When my husband and I moved to Chicago from Boston, I felt as if I had been transported into a magical new universe–a place where restaurants put bacon on everything and buses actually stopped … Continue reading →

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