Chicago

At Solemates: 2708 N Halsted St, at W Schubert; Sheffield/DePaul; 773.327.7782

Outta Stockholm, Cheap's just-dropped Fall includes two regular-fit denim styles (the black-washed "Alive n' Dry" and aptly named "Gray"), hooded & mid-thigh-length TOR parkas, and the metallic gray "Leo" jacket w/ four velcro'd pockets, which looks uber-similar to the outerwear DeLorean put out in the 80s (are you gonna tell a guy who makes gull-winged cars he can't make jackets?).

749 N Clark St, between W Chicago and W Superior; River North; 312.280.9100

Every Wed starting tonight this upscale "Frenchasian" resto's going half-price on 7 signature cocktails (Knob Creek Cherry Blossom Manhattan, Yuzu Gin Fizz, etc), 15 wines, and 4 sakes, including "Snow Maiden" and "Bride of the Fox", who Matthew dumped for a hotter, younger sake after hitting it big with Party of Five.

Made in KY, these 100% cotton pique polos w/ "destroyed vintage" finishing all rock hard-partying crests: "The Hangover" (a toilet), "The 40", "The Sid" (a mohawked Vicious), and a pole-dancing stripper number dubbed "The Polisher", a shirt that grossly comes in "Man Pink".

Founded by a UofC alum/Baseball Prospectus stats guru, 538 handicaps the election using fancy math (aggregate polling data, recursive simulations, etc), then populates the info into easily readable, updated-at-least-once-a-day charts & graphs like Tipping Point Scales, Super Tracker, and Return on Investment Index, representing the marginal return for spending an additional $1 in a state (hint: don't bother with W. Virginia...but you already knew that).

At Homeboy: 3327 N Broadway, between W Buckingham and W Aldine; Lakeview; 773.472.0548

Pull a book out of this stainless-steel alternative to bookends, and it'll tighten up around your remaining tomes. The device only holds four books total, totally letting you off the hook for watching all that TV.