"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.

Mandy Patinkin’s most difficult project wasn’t ‘Homeland.’ It wasn’t ‘Criminal Minds.’ It was ‘Elmo in Grouchland.’ On his podcast, Patinkin talked about calling his therapist after a bad scene with Elmo.

I also can’t get enough of going to the movies, does this mean I’m Gen Z?

You can now read my Nicole Byer profile online! It was, to quote the cover star, a treat and a dream!

They're kicking off right now! You can watch on zoom too

Complete loser behavior

The very last of the ridiculously cute popcorn bag purses are on sale at the store! Act now, if you wanna grab one before (1) we are too deep into the holidays and (2) other people snap them up first....

My popcorn bag is my favorite accessory and I get SO MANY compliments, trust me, you want this.

What a great television era we're in with The Chair Company, Pluribus and I Love LA, three incredible shows that break my brain every week in completely different ways.

I don't need AI to help me overuse em dashes. I've been doing that on my own since middle school.

Cyber Monday is such a great day to unsubscribe from every email list.

Just digging through old emails on a regular Wednesday morning

The magazine you should be reading if you care about podcasting’s future. The Threat Issue ships November 7. Pre-order now at goodtape.com/shop.

hearing ICE is in Edgewater, be careful out there

Gov. JB Pritzker tells President Donald Trump to 'f--- all the way off' in viral video chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-gov...

Surprise! I returned to journalism to talk with one of the best to ever do it. Issue drops November 7!

It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.

The Mercury is hiring a social media manager and a marketing manager! These positions are more about helping us meet the readers where they are and less about repeating the problematic shock jock media of the early '00s. Actual deer encouraged to apply.

I love journalists so much

This is how you do it

Oh HELL YEAH, the podcast media landscape just got a whole lot better 😎 goodtape.com/magazine/bec...

Don’t be afraid to share your writing. There are six Sharknado movies.

LONG LIVE THE EM DASH

WIRED is looking for a new features editor! This is a literal dream job—it was mine for three years. Work with some of the smartest, kindest editors in the business! Elevate writers and ideas you believe in! Put out a ~*~*~ PRINT MAGAZINE ~*~*~ condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...

🚨Journalism job alert🚨 We're hiring an investigative reporter to join my team at @wired.com. We're looking for someone who has both traditional and non-traditional reporting skills (coding/data work/OSINT, etc). Fit the bill? Come work with me! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CondeCareers...

Wait THIS is Oz Perkins?!?!

📢 JOB ALERT: Block Club is hiring a full-time reporter to cover Beverly, Morgan Park + Mount Greenwood on Chicago's South Side! Deadline to apply is 9/15: blockclubchi.co/417MIqG

The life of displaced Gazans is the focal point of this free exhibit at the Walls Turned Sideways space in East Garfield Park. There's an ambient sound that plays overhead to supplement the viewing experience...drones, sounds of the sea, children. It's very moving. Thurs-Saturdays through Aug. 23.

Happy Juneteenth, everyone! Support a revolutionary newsroom and become a member of @thetriibe.com today! thetriibe.com/newsletters/

📢 DREAM JOB ALERT: @blockclubchi.bsky.social is hiring an Investigative Editor to help lead our award-winning investigative team, The Watch. Deadline: 6/27 Learn how to apply here: blockclubchicago.org/were-hiring-...

what the

I’m writing a book about online dating and looking to speak to Gen Zers who are bisexual/pansexual/sexually fluid/questioning. DM me or reach out at [email protected]. Thank you!

Love these boys

NEW — Chicago remembers when teens used to hang at the mall, juke at the roller rink or dance battle at the nightclubs. “I hate to sound like an old lady but I honestly feel like there were a couple of components that contributed to the downfall” of teen third spaces. thetriibe.com/2025/05/teen...

Thank god, just when I need it the most

Mother must have her shrimp

Chicago Pope, please bring back the Pitchfork Music Festival

communion is hot dogs and Malort now

I think about this show all the time (still on Netflix for curious minds to experience)

Hey Chicago! Our team at The TRiiBE is working on a package of stories about teen clubs and party culture in the 1970s, ‘80s, ‘90s and 2000s. We want to hear your stories! Where did y’all used to hang out? If you're open to being interviewed for the story, let us know in the comments or DMs.

What an honor to know and work with Michael Miner. I learned so much from him in our brief time together. Miner shaped so much of Chicago’s journalism landscape and the world of alt-weeklies. RIP to an absolute legend.

Me trying to explain the appeal of a weighted blanket

i'm mostly not out here just to repost memes, but this is in fact a photograph of me soooo

I love Chicago.

Nothing creates a stronger working relationship than learning your colleagues love the same whacky boy comedians and over-the-top cruise ship doctors as you.

damn they're purging the dui hires

Yes, I’m the person who shows up to the networking event and tells everyone to watch Doctor Odyssey. No one knows a thing about my profession, but they know every detail about every medical emergency on a fictional cruise ship.