I just found this. Thank you @pointlessexercise.com for the writeup, but especially the part at the end that I've highlighted here. That's the subtext of what I discussed with Dan and Matt: that everyone needs to think a bit more about how we get our information.

Tomorrow's post today and it's free! -- Kyle Tucker's still hurt, Sammy looks back on two monumental homers and Dan Bernstein puts his new pod to good use by having Jack Silverstein dismantle the Tyler Dunne-Caleb Williams nonsense. www.pointlessexercise.com/can-the-cubs...

RIP and #neverforget www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-only-p...

SPORTS FANS! The top and bottom of Amazon's top 100 sports essay books list is the place to be: #1 - American Kings by @sethwickersham.bsky.social #100 - Why We Root by @readjack.bsky.social Cop 'em both! www.amazon.com/Why-We-Root-... www.amazon.com/American-Kin...

After just one day, this is one of @danbernstein.bsky.social's most watched episodes! #5 overall, #4 not counting his intro. The feedback has been really cool. Glad more people are talking about how journalism works. Bear Down! www.youtube.com/@312SportsCh...

To everyone finding my work through @danbernstein.bsky.social Unfiltered, here is my 90s Bulls newsletter, which is leading to my book: readjack.substack.com I would love it if you subscribed! Recent stories below. Thank you!

As a former teacher, and the son of a teacher, I appreciate this :)

As a teacher, I appreciate someone trying to educate others without talking down to them. This was a masterclass from @readjack.bsky.social Well done.

Really good stuff by @readjack.bsky.social on how that Caleb Williams piece was severely lacking journalistic integrity. Shame on the media members who should know better but boosted it anyway.

The analysis here might be a little homer-informed, but it actually has me backing away from the ledge a little bit

This is a very, very good listen. Jack Silverstein has proven his bona fides repeatedly over the years and it shows.

Not every sports show references Annie Hall 😂 Excellent episode.

This should be taught in journalism school on media literacy, magnificent work by @readjack.bsky.social today youtu.be/QSNLt-37N2A?...

I’m watching this now. It’s a nice reminder of why I think so highly of @readjack.bsky.social. Bears fans should give this a watch.

Thanks Chris!

Jack M Silverstein @readjack.bsky.social gives a great lesson on media literacy and how readers can and should judge sports reporting.

thank you!

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[email protected] takes the Caleb Williams story head-on. Is it at all credible? www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSNL...

as you should! good to hear :)

thank you!

@readjack.bsky.social loving this segment on @danbernstein.bsky.social podcast. Feeling much better about that article.

Great interview with @readjack.bsky.social on DBU, @danbernstein.bsky.social.

In honor of Carmelo Anthony going into the Hall of Fame this weekend, here is my piece from 2016 on how his Olympics leadership was another form of activism. Congrats to Melo! medium.com/@readjack/ca...

I love this illustration from Todd Pendleton in this USA Today story by Mike Freeman. Such a fascinating QB era we're in, where you've got this widely presumed Big 4... ...and then the guy who is reigning SB MVP, with a 52-23 career record, regular + playoffs. www.usatoday.com/story/nfl/ph...

What I hope people learn about the incredible run that @pablo.show is on is that journalism is a discipline that can be applied with varying intensity and ethic to any area of life, and that journalists and outlets make choices about which areas they will practice journalism, and to what strength.

CHICAGO: LOUD FOR AMERICA

Downtown Chicago is really hopping tonight. Restaurants are full. Lots of people on the sidewalks. Thousands enjoying free music at Jazz Fest.

The last sentence in The Great Black Hope. I tried to tell y’all

I first published this story in September 2020 and just updated for 2025. As of now, 2025 is set to be the first NFL season where Black starting QBs outnumber white ones in Week 1, 16-15. That 16 is a new NFL high. @profloumoore.bsky.social readjack.wordpress.com/2020/09/17/t...

NEVER. This is a wild fan story: readjack.substack.com/p/4800-miles...

HI BLUESKY! I want to try something. Tell me your favorite memory from the 90s Bulls: * a game * a play * a player * a season Your choice. And I will share a story I've written on it. If I don't have one, I'll share my favorite by another writer. Ask away! readjack.substack.com/p/6-enduring...

Six years ago today, Aug. 28, 2019, we published this story on Windy City Gridiron. I always reflect on how this embodied the notion of journalism as a "team sport," because this would have been impossible without the whole WCG crew. www.windycitygridiron.com/2019/8/28/20...

So many Bears anniversaries are coming this year!

2025 isn't just the 40th Anniversary of the 1985 #Bears Super Bowl Championship team; there are several other milestones to celebrate this year, and @readjack.bsky.social runs through the list here in his latest at Windy City Gridiron. www.windycitygridiron.com/chicago-bear...

enjoy ❤️ readjack.substack.com/p/brian-will...

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same year

same year

same year looking at these stills, my "same year" theme is suddenly more impressive, yet seemingly less impressive, because he looks so similar in these three movies (Lebowski, Patch Adams, Happiness). yet each character is completely different.

same year

same year

same year

same year

Barry Bonds stats at the break in 2001, the year he hit 73. And he hadn't homered in 14 games!

Philip Seymour Hoffman played these roles two years apart, and in the middle won an Oscar for Capote. Just an unmatched talent.

There is a great story to be told on the Bears beat this year about the unescapable allure of football. Bears asst. HC Antwaan Randle El has already brought so much passion and intensity and joy to the coaching staff, yet he also just 10 years ago said he wouldn't play football if he had a do-over.

in honor of today's joint practice @wiltfongjr.bsky.social @berckes.bsky.social @samhouseholder.bsky.social @79thandhalas.bsky.social @gregbraggsjr23.bsky.social www.windycitygridiron.com/2018/10/11/1...

the stuff of life. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSPz...

Ryno explains his approach in the box. This is the best type of sports programming. We need more of it in every sport. Kudos to Elise Menaker on a great job at guiding the talk. Filmed in 2021, from @watchmarquee.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MRm...