La saison commence!

Kiki and Bouba’s Delivery Service

"Los cuatro grandes poetas de Chile son tres: Alonso de Ercilla y Rubén Darío" - Nicanor Parra

I went from reading a few books a year to around one a week. I wanted to write down how I got there, how it involved rethinking my relationship to attention, and why I believe reading books can heal your brain. I hope this gives you something useful! johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/how-i-lear...

🍅 Aló Comidista: “¿El tomate pierde sabor si lo guardas en la nevera?". El consultorio de junio responde a varias cuestiones que pueden ser motivo de divorcio

We asked our bus operators from the 77th garage which route takes the most skill to drive, and which route is their favorite. Here’s what they had to say 💬

Meagan McNeal, one of our gallery board members, is making her Lyric Opera debut this weekend as the title character in "safronia", a new musical work by Chicago's inaugural Poet Laureate avery r. young. It looks like a really cool production, set for just a two-day run. Some tickets still left:

J’aime beaucoup. J’ajoute les mots de Dany Laferrière, auxquels je pense chaque printemps.

The best bus seat is the one reading this post

Les fruits d’hiver

אָרים איז מײן שטיבעלע, מיט אַן אַלטן דאַך, װאַקסן אין אים קינדערלעך קלײנינקע אַסך. גײט אין גאַס אַ רעגנדל, װערט אין שטיבל נאַס— לױפֿן מײנע קינדערלעך, שפּילן זיך אין גאַס. גײט אין גאַס אַ רעגנדל, גײט ער זײ אַנטקעגן— װאַקסן מײנע קינדערלעך, װי בלימעלעך אין רעגן. אײדע מאַזע

«Casser le bécyk» (@lapresse.ca) ? À votre service : oreilletendue.com/2019/06/10/t... • #langueqc •

I'm at the Field museum and I don't recall voting for any of these guys

Kids on Archer Ave near 44th in 1971 on a bike parade to promote bike safety #bikeCHI

איך װיל האָבן ײדישע פעדערפרײַנד. צי זײַנען דאָ מענטשן װאָס װילן שיקן בריװן אָדער פּאָסטקאַרטלעך מיט מיר? זײ דאַרף נישט זײַן קײן גרויסע בריװן מיט פּערפֿעקט ײדיש, נאָר אַן אופֿן אַ ביסל הנאה צו האָבן.

“Help support local businesses and raise funds for the Southwest Side Rapid Response Team at the Chicago Bites Back Business Crawl from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, November 21, 2025, at neighborhood locations..”

🚲🥰🚲 Le dimanche 16 novembre, on ira inaugurer le REV Henri-Bourassa! Pas juste qu'on ne cèdera pas un seul iota du 2% de la voirie, mais on en demandera partout! Venez nombreux en famille! #velomtl #polmtl ✊🚲✊🚲

Museo (2018) est vraiment magnifique. Drôle, touchant, beau.

Early Paul Sarbanes sighting

אָהאָ, פֿאַלנדיקע בלעטער! אָהאָ, פֿליִענדיקע טעג! אָהאָ, װי װעל איך איצטער בלאָנדזשען װען ס'ליגט געדיכטער נעפּל אױף מײַן װעג

פּאָפּאָ מאַקעראָנדל! הײַנט בין איך געגאַנגען צו אַ פֿעסטיװאַל פֿון פּאָפּאָ און איך האָב געהאַט אַ סך הנאה. פּאָפּאָ ביר, קאַװע מיט פּאָפּאָ מילך, און אַ סך מער װונדערלעכע זאַכן!

My favorite coffee roaster (which also sells vinyl) is having a PRINE Day sale www.tandemcoffee.com/collections/...

We are back! And running g out of books! Come quick

I think it's partly...who would I recommend to someone who liked him other than 'listen again'? I think singular artists tend to be underdiscussed for this reason.

Same shot same day

Orange Line

Furthest I've been: N: western (brown line) E: western (pink line) S: western (orange line) W: western (blue line, no the other one) dont need to get some travelling in! i’m fine!

La mort de l’artiste Ziad Rahbani, touche-à-tout de génie de la scène libanaise

This year I wanted to do more. I consulted with a historian and educator friend to come up with some history notes—just 3 cards to be added to the set, including one covering an aspect of Black, queer, Chicago history. It is on the Red Line, after all and I want to make sure more are represented.

Lecture apaisante

שהחיינו אויף בלאנקיטנע ציגנבלעטער (האַסקאַפּ)

Let’s remember architect Harry Weese, born on this day 110 years ago, and why he was so awesome. He was at the forefront of Chicago’s historic preservation movement. In 1963, he offered his services free of charge to restore Adler & Sullivan’s Auditorium Theatre to its original 1889 appearance.

A thread of recent klezmer albums worth checking out – Zoë Aqua's "In a Sea of Stars" recorded in two Romanian synagogues during a recent tour. Like a fusion of klezmer and Transylvanian fiddle music, the logical result of her several years of field work in the region.

My friend Seb Schulman is teaching a class in Yiddish about the history of the language in Quebec.😁 "In this course, we'll take a deep dive into the history, literature, music, theatre, and culture of this unique centre of Yiddish creativity."

“Monolingualism is the carbon monoxide of culture; multilingualism is its oxygen." Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Let's play a game! How fast can you (or a team) reach 250 points by riding CTA bus routes? 📍 Kedzie Orange Line - Bus Terminal ⏰ June 21st, 10am meetup. 10:15-ish start. Rules: shorturl.at/tXsmV

Une belle victoire! les possessifs (mon,ton,son), les démonstratifs (ce,cette) sont bien des déterminants (et pas des adjectifs) dans LeRobert 2026 et @wiktionnaire.bsky.social merci @gmoinard.bsky.social @lyokoi.bsky.social je vous explique

oh my god

Alicia Ostriker, "Passover During the Bombing of Kosovo"

גוט קאזימיר פולאסקי טאג, אלעמען!

Plow. The. Sidewalks. #PlowTheSidewalks via @betterstreetschicago.org

bar is playing Silver Jews American Water side to side. there is much pain in the world but not in this room

Acabo de leer “Limpia” de Alia Trabucco Zerán y me encantó. Una historia cautivadora.

#Farbindungen25 Bad Yiddish is in just two weeks! Take a look at the full schedule below to learn more about this year's panels, workshops, and keynote. The conference runs February 2-3. Register here - bit.ly/registerfarbindungen25 Full-text schedule - bit.ly/Farbindungen...

Locally our expressway network is backwards: we toll people bypassing the city on routes with no good transit alternatives (e.g. 294/355), while letting folks drive right into the heart of downtown for free: in many cases right next to frequent, 24-hour ‘L’ service.

לײענדיק חנוכּה מעשׂיות און לידער אויף ײדיש. די קומענדיקע יאָר האָף איך אז איך זאָל האָבן די צײט צו מאכן א קלײן זאמלונג פון זיי מיט א גלאָסאר.