Excellent article, but I expected a bit more focus on the "how-d'you-play-around-chalices" question.
menendian wrote: If you happen to be on the draw against Workshop decks, take solace in the following facts. They no longer run Sphere of Resistance or Chalice of the Void.
I agree with that, but since your Mono-U primer, CotV popularity has increased (noy only in monoU, but in general) and seems a problem for this deck to play around those chalices. i might be wrong, but I think a turn 1 chalice for 0 with FoW backup* is game loss.
* for your hurkyl