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Thursday, October 16, 2025

'Solace in time of woes'

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       The interview at the Pittsfield Building on Wednesday ran a little over 90 minutes, from 9:30 a.m to just after 11. I didn't have...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

What part of 'autism is genetic' doesn't RFK Jr. understand?

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     My father has blue eyes, but I do not. Mine are a lovely green. My older son nevertheless has blue eyes, as does his daughter, my grand...
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

'The annual wreckage'

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       "What's that?" my wife asked, pointing to a plant poking out of my sage, a scarlet-stemmed intruder with oval light gre...
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Monday, October 13, 2025

Tony Fitzpatrick, a Chicago treasure: 'You notice how lucky you are'

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Tony Fitzpatrick examining a newly-completed painting at his Wicker Park studio in 2024.       "I'm playing with house money, pal,...
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Sunday, October 12, 2025

Flashback 2012: You always cut the one you love

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"The circumcision," by Giovani Bellini (Metropolitan Museum of Art)      With RFK Jr. drawing circumcision into his pantheon of bo...
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Saturday, October 11, 2025

Flashback 1987: Circumcision — The procedure, the controversy

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"The circumcision of Christ," by Giuliano Traballesi (Met)      Circumcision is back in the news, unfortunately, now that Donald T...
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Friday, October 10, 2025

Trump administration's immigrant crime math is for the birds

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"Sparrow and Hibiscus" by  Utagawa Hiroshige (Metropolitan Museum)      In crazy times, do the math. The circumference of a circle...
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