Inspired by the armchair and amateur athletic opportunities of the 2012 Summer Olympics, Weekender checks out rare baseball newsreels and a Triple Crown yo yo competition.
The cultural fare is flying fast and furious this weekend, from the Taste of Chicago to Pitchfork Music Fest. Weekender cuts through the fat to find you some meaty good times.
Damn if R. Kelly doesn’t love the drama. The Chicago R&B artist’s autobiography Soulacoaster: The Diary of Me comes out this weekend (although Kelly won't be making promotional appearances, citing a recurrence of the throat problems he had last