Every goddamn day: 04/30/25

By Caren Jeskey                   It’s been a tragically big week. It’s probably fair to say that all of us are feeling sick with sadness, t...

     Some jokes are more true than funny. A favorite of mine goes like this:      A man stands atop a soap box in city park in Berlin in the...

      With the Sun-Times marking its 75th anniversary this year, I thought I would play along on my blog now and then, since I've been h...

Waylon Jennings, left, and Buddy Holly.      Today is Feb. 8, 2023, probably, if you are reading this in a physical, ink and wood pulp newsp...

Milton Olive III      Sometimes when readers suggest topics, I get testy: thank you very much, but I am neither a lounge pianist nor a short...

Terri Burnett      Draped head to toe, from hairnet to shoe covers, Terri Burnett stands alongside dozens of similarly clad workers in a 37-...

            “You cut yourself shaving.”      Yes, yes I did. Six hours earlier, getting ready to go to the big get-to-know-each-other party...