Thank you for encouraging me to learn about Bert Williams.

Girls hockey in #Ontario is at an all-time high — and the PWHL is helping 'There's no more exciting time than now for girls hockey' www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A reminder: There are 10 days left to enter the contest we're running on Goodreads. At the end of the month, thirty winners will receive a hardcover copy of "Moses and the Doctor." www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Angel Down by Daniel Kraus has history and sci-fi and was my favorite book from 2025.

Many Blackhawks fans are fed up with rebuilding. They made their voices heard in replies to my Davidson story yesterday. And that's one big reason why other NHL franchises are so reluctant to take the rebuild leap. The Hawks have become a test case. New column: chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2...

I had the opportunity to do a TEDx Talk at my alma mater, Columbia College-Chicago. I shared my story of how my 38-year journalism career ended and how my role as a preschool family education coordinator for Illinois’s second-largest school district started. Here’s it is. youtu.be/L72WHcndfpo

This is a fascinating analysis of how history and economics have shaped perspectives in not just industries, but how individual human beings feel about art they're creating. Like after all good articles, I'm now wondering about how other artists (Pip, Squeak, and Wilfred; Pogo; The Perishers) felt.

Mike Joyce in his book “The Drums”: Johnny Marr doesn’t play the guitar, he wears it. #thesmiths

What do you know. There are sports fans on BlueSky.

A loud "Let's Go, Blue Jays" chant breaks out in Edmonton.

@jeffpearlman.bsky.social is an excellent reporter and writer. His biography of Tupac Shakur, “Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur,” was released today. www.amazon.com/Only-God-Can...

To celebrate the Jays' ALDS win, @pressassembly.bsky.social is making Field Work available for 34% off the e-pub edition (1% per run the Jays scored on NYY). Not valid on print b/c Assembly isn't shipping rn in solidarity with striking Canada Post workers... assemblypress.ca/shop/field-w...

Seventy-seven years today, one of baseball's most iconic photos was taken. It features Steve Gromek and Larry Doby embracing after the Cleveland Indians' Game 4 win in the 1948 World Series. But what if the photo had been staged? Here's my newsletter on that: lepplin.substack.com/p/the-stagin...

"Federal immigration officers wear masks and no name tags. Now some are driving cars without license plates." Good work from @chicago.suntimes.com on how ICE is breaking Illinois law. www.wbez.org/politics/202...

Psst. Is your team eliminated from playoff contention like my miserable Halos? Now's a great time to pick up Short Relief, my chapbook released earlier this year by @406press.bsky.social!

Just in case Chicago TV viewers want to avoid the primary local outlets of the corporations who made this Kimmel thing happen: — Disney is obviously WLS/ABC 7. — Nexstar is WGN 9. — Sinclair is Marquee Sports Network. — and Fox is Fox 32 and WPWR 50.

FREE POSTAGE I’ve updated my website so that now postage is included in the cost of and print or painting, so why not take a look and see if there’s anything you’d like for your walls? timgodden.co.uk/shop #ww1 #ww2 #illustration

If YouTubeTV increases rates because of its deal with Fox, it can count on losing at least one customer.

I will literally pay you, YouTube TV, $10 a month to keep Fox News off people's televisions.

A man, near the White House, who describes himself as a "retired disabled combat veteran," after burning an American flag tells bystanders "I am being detained because I expressed my First Amendment rights."

“Breaking news: Netflix, MLB reach first streaming agreement” This better not mean @netflix.com will raise its monthly subscription because of this deal.

@theathletic.com is today's best chance to save in-depth and enterprise sports journalism. Peak, its new desk, covers "leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports." These stories move you to act or learn more about the subject. Its Jim Valvano story today is outstanding.

After reading the Wall Street Journal’s review of “Ring of Fire” by @alexchurchill.bsky.social and Nicolai Eberholst, I’m eager to get the book about the first two months of World War One.

For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq. “If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.” National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC. A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.

Today In 1976: Classic footage of the Kansas City #Royals vs. the Chicago #WhiteSox at Comiskey Park. The #ChiSox become the first team to wear shorts in an #MLB game! #Baseball #Uniform #History

Congrats to Jen Pawol - first female umpire in an MLB game. Catch her umpiring the Marlins-Braves series, starting with Saturday’s double-header working the bases. Then behind the plate in Sunday's game. August 9th: G1 - 10:15am PST G2 - 4:15pm PST August 10th: 10:35am PST

Very enjoyable column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on 'the Diet Coke test' for restaurants:

Representing the pod at the #whitesox game tonight. @nickmurawski.bsky.social

Do you remember your first days of kindergarten? The Class of 2038 will.

A couple weeks after Amazon Prime Days, I’m learning the phrase “you get what you pay for” is spot on.

So congress going home for vacation early! Because of Epstein. Demand a town hall now, they have free time!

Sam Fels’s work makes me a smarter hockey fan. His other stuff like futbol and baseball coverage? I couldn’t say.

Since yesterday I have (a) fixed errors you have found, and (b) added a new game--our 1,844th! Thanks to all. Also, I created a list of "most wanted" games/dates that I think *might* have happened (or might have been rained out or canceled). marklaurencearmour.wordpress.com/satchel-most...

This movie was released 23 years before I was born, but it’s still one of my favorite flicks.

MLB needs to expand All Star rosters so teams don’t run out of pitchers after nine innings. We don’t need to see the game decided by nine batting practice swings.

If you missed our SABR panel on Pete Rose, Shoeless Joe, and the Baseball Hall of Fame with @keithob.bsky.social, @jayjaffe.bsky.social & @dvnjr.bsky.social, the video is now up on YouTube. m.youtube.com/watch?v=EIg6...

The highest compliment I can give someone is to call them a “good reader.”

BREAKING: Senator Alex Padilla is calling for ICE agents to be unmasked. Who agrees?

I’m looking forward to this book from one of my favorite authors.

Hi y’all, Carrie teaches special education and many of her students need the supplies desperately. Can y’all help out a little bit?

I skip right by without reading them.

Bobby Jenks didn't have a home, his worldly possessions, his life savings, or his health before he died. He’s had to sign baseballs to pay for medical treatments. But he never gave up and he made the most of his time left on earth.

Agreed. I just finished “All the King’s Men.”

How Bad Is This Bill? The Answer In Ten Charts www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A satellite program that has historically been a key source of weather forecasting data will be discontinued by July 31, as the United States enters peak hurricane season, according to the already resource-strapped NOAA... #PINKS #ClimateCrisis www.cbsnews.com/news/hurrica...

On this day in 1911, the Polo Grounds re-opened as NYC’s first concrete & steel ball field just over 2 months after the prior stadium was destroyed by fire. Mathewson blanked the woeful Boston Rustlers 3-0. The new stadium served as the Giants home through 1957, then the Mets in 1962-63.

Today is the final day to grab a 20% discount on anything in my online shop and to get your name in the metaphorical hat to win a print of your choice. Why not take a look? #ww1 #ww2 #illustration

Stuff your local library might provide for free that will save you money: Streaming: KANOPY is truly an incredible streaming service. Language learning: ROSETTA STONE and MANGO are great News: NYT, WSJ, WaPo access, plus more via PRESSREADER, OVERDRIVE/LIBBY Ebooks/Audiobooks: OVERDRIVE/LIBBY

Link here to get your copy. I probably don't need to mention that every preorder helps. www.amazon.com/Moses-Doctor...