How do you have scores of comments from authors and nobody calls it an “ampersand”?

I’m 45 years old. James Bond has never been cool.

On November 11, 1887, four anarchists were hanged, after being found guilty of murder of a cop in Chicago's Haymarket Square, though the prosecutor admitted that they were actually tried for being anarchists.

Can’t believe Dick Durbin sold out America like that.

Took me a minute, but I finished Shadow Ticket.

Grizzly Bear w Victoria Legrand. Le Salt Shed. Chicago.

3/3 on the Power Play. Dang

It’s glove weather, folks

Feeling my ears grow hair as I check a fistful of change for copper cents and feel vindicated when I pinch a penny for the coffee tin

Video of Greg Bovino in Waukegan, with residents following and shouting, “You a bitch!” Taken by Armando Sanchez

Sitting on the floor with the Boy, teaching his how to play Magic:The Gathering, Thievery Corporation on the stereo… and I’m living in a beautiful dream

If only we had a wealthy cyber-punk activist, they could implant hardware into willing participants to get arrested and then broadcast the previously unrecorded crimes against humanity from the inside of these black-op sites. Unless the Black Hole of Broadview is a Faraday Cage.

Part2 when? Hungry veterans and their families should descend on Washington. www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/co...

Randomly bumping into KRS-One on Diversey (no way it was 20 years ago!) was one of the coolest chance celebrity encounters I’ve ever had. I was stumbling over myself and he shook my hand “hi, I’m Chris”

The President of the United States of America wants Americans to suffer.

The scene outside Thursday when federal officers left the gas station

Oh shit, ok. I definitely wasn't expecting death medal growls but lets gooooo \m/\m/

This jackass is parked across the crosswalk at the Boy’s school and it reminded me of something I had forgotten about. One day, much younger and much drunker, I was walking when some fool had stopped right over the crosswalk at a red and I just walked right up and flung myself across their hood.

Happily married, tyvm, but this Gang Starr song is in my head today, the trumpet especially. When I make it big I will hire a tenor saxophonist to play atop my spiral staircase. youtu.be/B8kW6IEBdf0

Kind of a cool commercial, but it starts with the nastiest premise: when you wake up you have a high sugar-content water ready to go in your bedroom.

US Army removes food bank guidance for its soldiers after Euronews report

American men and women, deployed on duty, told to hit up German food banks in hopes that German hospitality will feed the armed immigrants we have stationed in their country. Got it. 🇺🇸

C A N A D A 🇨🇦 🥍🏀🏒⚾️🥅🏈 Home of thee Games #madeincanada #canada www.cbc.ca/sportslongfo...

Bummed that was the last Ken Jennings co-hosted “The Omnibus”. I really enjoy John Roderick, no lie, but there was something special to the duet.

This President starves the citizens he is supposed to serve.

Whistling Charlie Parker, I randomly snagged an album from the jazz on the shelf and grabbed this 1966 RCA Jack Teagarden

The Chicago Police Department spent more than its City Council-approved budget in five of the last six years, costing Chicago taxpayers more than $501.2 million in unanticipated expenses, records show. https://to.wttw.com/4ok8hxL

Never expected to feel emotion over a burger meal for kids, but here we are, in 2025.

¡Big Pritz!

Chicago artist Ben Lewis discovered irreplaceable Koko Taylor memorabilia—including awards, photos with celebrities, and handwritten lyrics—being sold cheaply at a Back of the Yards flea market.

This speech is … flawless? Delivered by a young, intelligent, charismatic, and handsome politician? May the Fates be on his side.

Truly, it feels good to know that NYC will stand with Mamdani instead of rich sex pests.

Three glass bottles, one on your thumb, index finger and and ring, clinking: “Billlllllliiionairesss! Come out to puhlayyyyyy”

Can’t wait for the Pope to descend from some nimbus, or maybe he’ll just materialize in Broadview and start shooting lighting bolts from his hands, or whatever the standard practice is for Popehood. But, at the bare minimum, imagine how much fun Bluesky would be if he excommunicated all these fucks

If your government thinks the Pope “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” when he defends migrants’ dignity, the world should see the warning sign. The US is no longer leading on human rights. It’s suppressing them.

I’d love to see the data that would suggest that Zillow searches are up for Alabama properties, or wherever the Billionaire infections promised to move

Good night for a bonfire.

JFC two houses on the next block over have put up Creasemas decorations.

One small thing to smile at: in every picture of the Felon lately, he looks worse and worse. I hope it hurts.

Was looking for another picture and found this, a yellowed page from a 1990’s Baseball Digest discussing Juan Gonzalez’s quest for 500 homeruns. Dude played til 2005, looking Much Much larger (ahhem) that those reverse negative Donruss Rated Rookies and ended with 434 dingers.

Dear Chicago Cubs, Please resign Shota to a multi-year deal

“Dirtbag extraordinaire” would be a good fit for some headstones.

Tiny fireworks today. Save the big ones for the Big One, team.

My little hope for today is that Mamdani wins and all the people that claimed they would leave NYC pack their bags and move to Mississippi.

Some people aren’t good people.