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After attending the infamous "Oops" Republican debate in Michigan, I've come to two conclusions: First, President Obama will win a second term, and second, I'm going to need a left eyebrow transplant after raising it so many times in what I call "confusiohorror. " As I watched from the media filing center in an auxiliary basketball court, I was struck by just how divorced the rhetoric espoused by that collection of losers and half-wits was from the reality of the challenges we face - those still screamed in the streets by the evicted Occupy movement.

Check back at redeyechicago.com/collegebars on Aug. 29 for RedEye's college sports bar guide.

Free plug-and-play speaker from Pringles Blast your favorite tunes around the pool or at the beach with a free plug-and-play speaker from Pringles with a mail-in offer. Buy four cans of Pringles Super Stacks, print out the form and mail it with the receipt to get the speaker that pops into an empty Pringles can. Purchases must be made by Oct. 31 and postmarked by Nov. 30. Get the deal at redeyechicago.com/speaker . 10 free tunes from Spin Get 10 free iTunes songs chosen from SPIN magazine's May/June issue.

Didn't snag tickets to see one of the live tapings of TBS' "Conan" this week? A free T-shirt can make up for that, right?  Three Chicago artists and and five "Conan" fans created Conan and Chicago-centric designs for a limited-edition run of T-shirts offered up at various vending machines placed around Chicago during the week of "Conan" tapings at the Chicago Theatre. Only 6,000 have been made, and RedEye got our hands on some to give away!  Before I tell you how to win, things to keep in mind: -We only have size Large (and a couple of XLs)

Think you have (Instagram) photo skills? Prove it.  To celebrate our 10th birthday this month, we're challenging our most creative Instagram followers to incorporate RedEye into their visions of Chicago. And, in turn, we'll give the best five Insta-photographers their own prints of their images. Here's how the contest works: -Take a photo of anything you'd like, as long as it incorporates RedEye in some way--it can be a glimpse of a newsstand, a newspaper, a keychain, anything.

Tickets for Ravinia Festival's 2012 season went on sale today at 5 a.m. at ravinia.org . The Chicagoland tradition will feature more than 120 events this year, mostly musical performances. Check out the Top 14 acts recommended by RedEye here . For the full lineup and more information regarding lawn tickets, go to ravinia.org .

Chicago's own Kanye West took the title last year--but who should RedEye name 2011's Pop Person of the Year? We'll be unveiling the winner in RedEye in December, but until then, we're looking for readers to weigh in on who they would pick from these top five contenders. Cast your vote in our online poll, and stay tuned for some fun sneak peeks, trivia and more on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram (search: redeyechicago) and Tumblr . Or maybe you're the best choice for Pop Person of the Year?

Editorial staff Lisa Arnett Dining reporter @redeyeeats Jessica Cantarelli Digital producer/editor @redeyejessica Jessica Galliart Social media lady @redeyechicago Georgia Garvey Reporter/assistant editor @gcgarvey Tran Ha Editor @tranosaurus Mike Hines Deputy news editor @givemetexture Dana Kavan...