Just finished 'Cryptid Chronicles: Mothman' with my 9‑year‑old 📘 A fun “New Classics” #ChooseYourOwnAdventure pick, boosted by our spring‑break trip to the Mothman Museum in WV. With a 68% bad‑ending ratio, my son was very entertained with new ways to die! ☠️ #CYOA #Gamebooks

How long has this Slinky been on the shelf at our local CVS?

In "Peanuts," Charlie Brown first used the phrase "good grief" on June 6, 1952:

Similar to the print versions, the e-book editions will allow readers to determine which way they want the book’s plot to move. The first 10 of Chooseco’s 101 titles will be released later this month.

Unidentified children trying to do headstands in an 8mm home movie from the John McNaughton Collection, likely shot in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood in 1956.

When you know your theater hasn’t updated their Coke Freestyle branding in years.

Chicago summer. 🚊 🌳

Some people might say I'm too old for this kind of book, but I say you're never too old for fun! @jendiagammon.bsky.social

Happy 74th birthday to Chicago's State Street Bridge.

In honor of NBC’s 100th anniversary, I cleaned-up and color-corrected a lo-res version of the original Disney-animated Peacock that I found on the Internet sometime ago. This is my inaugural foray into the world of Topaz. Chat GPT held my hand.

The Georgia O’Keeffe exhibit at my house ended today. www.spudart.org/blog/georgia...

Warning signs in the Jungle Cruise queue at #TokyoDisneyland.

Fun Fact: The Galactica ran on Tektronix 4051 computers. It ran BASIC, and had vector graphics, using a Motorola 6800 chip.

#137 Scene of the Crime 🔍 A 1993 late‑era #ChooseYourOwnAdventure. The series was well past its peak and the endings were shrinking, but this one still works better than most from that period. Poor Frank never stood a chance.

49 years ago. Before the IV.

🦃 Your most obscure nightmare involving poultry is about to come true!😱 (📷: "Spooky Thanksgiving" by R.A. Montgomery. Illustration by Ron Wing. Choose Your Own Adventure for Younger Readers #47, 1988) #ChooseYourOwnAdventure #CYOA

This quote from the president of Sony Picture Classics really says it all re: A.I.

My podcast with Edward Packard, the man who created CYOA: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

What you see in the Sun, is the Chicago skyline from the Indiana Dunes beach, across Lake Michigan. You can see it from 50 miles of distance due to a form of superior mirage, because the skyline is seen above where it's actually located. [📷 wesskywalker]

Hey, you might see #ChooseYourOwnAdventure make the jump to the big screen!

Wet 💦 or weeds 🌱? Make a choice in this vintage 1986 #ChooseYourOwnAdventure!

It’s Copyright Infringement, Charlie Brown

Camp Snoopy returns for season 2 on June 26th, plus an all-new Peanuts special - “There’s No Place Like Home, Snoopy” - debuts on July 31, courtesy of The Snoopy Show team. A lot of talented people worked very hard on these projects, and I hope you’ll like the results!

Legendary advertising filmmaker Joe Sedelmaier passed away earlier this month. His most famous work was the 1984 "Where's the beef?" TV commercial (shot right here in Chicago!) CFA's Bill Stamets Collection includes a few behind-the-scenes Super 8 moments from the "beef" campaign:

Chicagoans took 36,247 rides on Divvy yesterday. Last year, we didn’t hit that level until June 21st. More people are choosing the city’s bikeshare system because it’s fast, reliable, and affordable.

Rare Chicago baseball unity

Good morning, friends!

New #ChooseYourOwnAdventure audiobooks arrive this month: www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-fea... Fun fact: CYOA creator Edward Packard’s 2020 Alexa tale "Journey 3000" (based on his 1987 book) was voiced by his grandson David Corenswet—Superman. www.amazon.com/dp/B08KJ6DGNT

I love(d) #CYOA books! I needed something fluffy to read. This really made me feel like a kid again (before cell phones) and simultaneously really old. A fun read. @jendiagammon.bsky.social

After declining by about 65,000 during the pandemic, Chicago’s population now has grown for a third straight year, according to new data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

That time R.L. Stine wrote a “Choose Your Own Adventure”-style James Bond book

... and I did! 🙂

There have been 3 #ChooseYourOwnAdventure books previously adapted into graphic novels by Oni Press - and then they just disappeared. I assumed they weren't getting adoption, but here comes a 4th book adapting "Space and Beyond" - originally published in 1980. #CYOA

Not for nothing, but I think a lot of people have wrongly settled on “Twitter became a right-wing cesspool because all the cool people left” instead of “All the cool people left because Twitter became a right-wing cesspool.”

Wednesday's Wake-Up. This morning on Lake Michigan with Chicago Harbor Lighthouse. SaveTheLighthouse.org

Speed Racer's eyes are closed the entire time, but let's go with this medical assessment 👀

Still waiting for a Blu-ray release of "Iron Eagle"...

Slide - great Griffin name - not so much

Just realizing that Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade's plot hinges on the idea that an amoral American businessman would be so obsessed with seeking immortality he'd easily conspire with Nazis and... well, good call there, film.

Do we know, canonically, what year The Electric Mayhem were formed as a band in the Muppet universe?

Well, didn't expect to see this comics series from @dynamitecomicshq.bsky.social. Additional background: www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/in... #TheMuppets

Having just visited the Mothman Museum in WV, this slaps! (Also, if you haven't read the Mothman #ChooseYourOwnAdventure book, you are missing out!)

"At an event honoring Gold Star families Friday, Trump reportedly deviated from his prepared remarks to criticize the cartoon beagle from Charles M. Schulz’s long-running Peanuts comic strip, calling him a 'disgusting floppy-eared loser' and 'Stupid Snoopy.'" #Peanuts #Snoopy

3 hours? Yes please.

Did you guys know that May is National Italian Beef month?! Get ready for an especially beefy month including a very juicy collab. But first, a new addition to the Better Together series!

Today is the 100th anniversary of the designation of Route 66! Here's the Castle Car Wash on Ogden Ave in the Wurlington Press 3D Viewmaster reel www.wurlington-bros.com/VM/index.html

I really need to grow my Choose Your Own Adventure library...

I found this Choose Your Own Adventure book a box of free stuff down the street from me. As soon as I saw this ugly tengu I knew I had to have it💕👺

It’s 1 week since DUNGEON CRAWL AT THE HAUNTED MALL arrived to take you on a spooky @chooseadventure.bsky.social at a haunted 80s mall! Explore the wickedly devious endings, if you dare! #dungeoncrawlatthehauntedmall #chooseyourownadventure #kidsbooks #books #fantasy @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social