The House has voted to keep us on daylight saving time permanently. What say you? I have posted a poll. ericzorn.substack.com/i/206358047/...

Some remembrances of the late Tribune personal computing columnist James Coates ericzorn.substack.com/i/206358047/...

Beat the heat and lousy air quality by staying indoors and taking the Quip of the week survey at the Picayune Sentinel ericzorn.substack.com/i/206358047/... Finalists include @kenjennings.bsky.social @damienowens.bsky.social‬ @jakevig.bsky.social‬ ‪@johnlyon.bsky.social‬

As a parting gift, legendary podcaster Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social offers his recommendations for shows to listen to now that "The Gist" has wrapped up ericzorn.substack.com/i/206358047/...

Out today!

The Tribune Editorial Board referred to Kat Abughazaleh as a bomb thrower, and its defense is that everyone knows that's just a figure of speech. I throw shade on that ericzorn.substack.com/i/206358047/...

The Tribune Editorial Board referred to Kat Abughazaleh as a bomb thrower, and its defense is that everyone knows that's just a figure of speech. I throw shade on that ericzorn.substack.com/i/206358047/...

Out today!

As a parting gift, legendary podcaster Mike Pesca @milkepescs.bsky.social offers his recommendations for shows to listen to now that "The Gist" has wrapped up ericzorn.substack.com/i/206358047/...

Beat the heat and lousy air quality by staying indoors and taking the Quip of the week survey at the Picayune Sentinel ericzorn.substack.com/i/206358047/... Finalists include @kenjennings.bsky.social @damienowens.bsky.social‬ @jakevig.bsky.social‬ ‪@johnlyon.bsky.social‬

Some remembrances of the late Tribune personal computing columnist James Coates ericzorn.substack.com/i/206358047/...

The House has voted to keep us on daylight saving time permanently. What say you? I have posted a poll. ericzorn.substack.com/i/206358047/...

If you know what’s good for you, you will tune in to my conversation on WGN-AM 720 with host John Williams at 11:33 a.m. Chicago time. Listen live link: wgnradio.com/on-air/

Feast on the week’s best quips from social media ericzorn.substack.com/i/204709819/... Finalists include @wheeltod.bsky.social @johnlyon.bsky.social @splendidhobo.bsky.social @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social @jackboot.bsky.social

Republicans constantly say they don’t like DEI because it means that people are given jobs for which they don’t have enough qualifications. They then turn around and make Darline Graham Nordone a senator, a woman whose only qualification for the job is being the sister of a dead senator. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Not sure what's going on here, but it could be a great idea ... ericzorn.substack.com/i/204709819/...

Feast on the week’s best quips from social media ericzorn.substack.com/i/204709819/... Finalists include @wheeltod.bsky.social @johnlyon.bsky.social @splendidhobo.bsky.social @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social @jackboot.bsky.social

vote here! poll.fm/17216120

vote here! poll.fm/17216120

ericzorn.substack.com/i/204709819/... Latest thoughts on NEXT year's Chicago election

This week's issue!

The Picayune Sentinel on the Air. Joan Esposito of WCPT-AM 820 and I are chatting from 3-4 p.m. Chicago time. Listen live here: heartlandsignal.com/wcpt820/

For the love of all that is holy, tune in to my conversation on WGN-AM 720 with host John Williams at 11:33 a.m. Chicago time. Listen live link: wgnradio.com/on-air/

Some of the jokes in the new Quip of the Week contest at the Picayune Sentinel will make you laugh. Others will make you grim-atch-ay. ericzorn.substack.com/i/203606045/... Finalists include @foghornleghorn1357.bsky.social & @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social

The social and political changes sought by the Democratic Socialists of America are threatened by the DSA's message to abolish prisons. My take: ericzorn.substack.com/i/203606045/...

A sad farewell to "The Gist," a compelling and ambitious national daily podcast hosted for the past 12 years by Mike Pesca, a sharp thiniking national treasure ericzorn.substack.com/i/203606045/...

Out today!

A sad farewell to "The Gist," a compelling and ambitious national daily podcast hosted for the past 12 years by Mike Pesca, a sharp thiniking national treasure ericzorn.substack.com/i/203606045/...

The social and political changes sought by the Democratic Socialists of America are threatened by the DSA's message to abolish prisons. My take: ericzorn.substack.com/i/203606045/...

Never before has the the United States been both this stupid and this scary.

Some of the jokes in the new Quip of the Week contest at the Picayune Sentinel will make you laugh. Others will make you grim-atch-ay. ericzorn.substack.com/i/203606045/... Finalists include @foghornleghorn1357.bsky.social & @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social

my god

This—even more than the polls—is an indication that Donald Trump has lost his rizz.

When I was growing up, once a year the carnival would come to town and the zipper was the a must do. Now I don't even trust escalators.

I think it's important to know that the post that agents came after her for was her simply saying: “BREAKING: The ICE agent who shot and killed Renee Good in broad daylight has been identified as Jonathan Ross by the Minnesota Star Tribute. I think today is a great day for Jonathan to be indicted!"

350 Foot Slit would be a great band name

New issue out this morning!

Readers of the Picayune Sentinel have some suggestions about how to fix baseball --- ericzorn.substack.com/i/200678261/...

My contention that police ought to do more to assist motorists who are left stranded by investigations of highway incidents was not met with universal acclaim. ericzorn.substack.com/i/200678261/...

The American Diabetes Association ejected members from a conference last week for distributing copies of an editorial that had been published IN ITS OWN JOURNAL! Let's amplify that editorial, shall we? ericzorn.substack.com/i/200678261/...

We need to talk about the new quip of the week contest and why you haven’t voted yet. ericzorn.substack.com/i/200678261/... Finalists include @prufrockluvsong.bsky.social @jakevig.bsky.social @[email protected] @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social

How CBS should have handled the Scott Pelley imbroglio -- ericzorn.substack.com/i/200169009/...

The latest young Democratic rock star says he has "zero interest" in running for president in 2028. Here's why I don't believe him. ericzorn.substack.com/i/200169009/...

A cornucopia (some might say a dog's breakfast) of items in today's new issue.

Weekend at Bernie’s should never be used for evil

Chill out for a moment and take the Quip of the Week poll in today’s Picayune Sentinel ericzorn.substack.com/i/200169009/... Youe finalists include @sliceofwife.bsky.social @jakevig.bsky.social

A cornucopia (some might say a dog's breakfast) of items in today's new issue.

The latest young Democratic rock star says he has "zero interest" in running for president in 2028. Here's why I don't believe him. ericzorn.substack.com/i/200169009/...

How CBS should have handled the Scott Pelley imbroglio -- ericzorn.substack.com/i/200169009/...

Chill out for a moment and take the Quip of the Week poll in today’s Picayune Sentinel ericzorn.substack.com/i/200169009/... Youe finalists include @sliceofwife.bsky.social @jakevig.bsky.social