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Friday, June 9, 2023

Do I have the right to write this?

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Palazzo Zuccari in Rome, built 1592      Not even a month since Chicago welcomed its new mayor. I applauded, more or less, then turned my at...
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Thursday, June 8, 2023

Flashback 2002: Cabbie has a story, and you should listen

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Library of Congress       I heard from Jack Clark Monday. He's a writer and former cab driver whom I've known for ... gee ... decade...
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Chicago has rolled with radio for 101 years

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     Not many Chicagoans recognize the name George Frost. Typical for a city that shrugs off its technological pioneers. I also imagine most...
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Art and the suburbs

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"Factories at Clichy" by Vincent Van Gogh         I have an amazing capacity to miss things: the big game, the hot concert, the hi...
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Monday, June 5, 2023

‘Swiftian’ takes on a new meaning as Taylor Swift fans descend on Chicago

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     My wife and I joined the legions of Taylor Swift fans heading downtown Friday afternoon, clad in white cowboy boots, little fringed dre...
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Sunday, June 4, 2023

A man walks into a bar

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   Tyler, bartender at Schuba's, 3159 N. Southport.       Sometimes a man needs to go to a bar.       Okay, "needs" is the wr...
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Saturday, June 3, 2023

Flashback 2007: "Take pride in slave past? At least this country admits shameful history"

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     I don't like to repeat myself. Even across a span of years. So Friday, when I was beginning a column where I told a story about my ...
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