Is Jay trying to outdo Conan before he even starts? Following up on President Barack Obama's appearance last week, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in town and will appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," to "discuss her years of high-profile public service, and her new areas of focus following the presidency of George W. Bush," according to a news release per Marketwatch. more ›

A few days out of office and it didn't take long for the former rormer Secretary of State to get all Hollywood and sign with the famous William Morris Agency. But it's not what you think--she won't be making appearances in bad sitcoms. Condoleezza Rice will be joining House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Byron Dorgan, Sen. Jim Webb and former Sen. Fred Thompson to be represented for her upcoming books, lecture appearances, philanthropic activities and "new business initiatives in the media, sports and communications sectors," according to Variety. She's calling this career move a "reinvention and evolution." more ›

Chicagoist is gearing up for this weekend's annual Air & Water Show along the lakefront. In what's becoming an annual tradition around there, staff member Todd McClamroch even got to fly with one of the participants. Chicagoist's decidedly opinionated readership was also appalled that one of their staffers found a popular local brewpub to be a great place to bring a kid. They also think that an unlikely activist for immigration rights should just take her medicine and offered their own suggestions to how the city should capitalize on the local music scene. And everyone thinks that a suggested tax on bottled water is a great idea. more ›

Audiences should be prepared for a bracing evening at the theater: [While] Bernhard’s infamous big mouth remains relatively mum, however, about specific bits in her new show, “Everything Bad and Beautiful,” which kicks off a national tour at the Silent Movie Theatre this week. She says the title “describes how I feel about the state of the world” and that she’ll riff on what personally shocks her: “Stupidity, arrogance and hubris.” more ›