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Thursday, June 13, 2024

Drowned in the Gulf of New Mexico

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     John McPhee has been a pole star my entire professional life. From his choice of topics, like "Oranges," a book about ... wai...
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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Never bang a drum, slowly or otherwise — a CSO percussionist takes center stage.

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Cynthia Yeh      Picture a symphony orchestra: the conductor, front and center, standing before the strings; violins to the left, violas and...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Welcome the 9th most important Jewish holiday

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     The cheder boys on scooters showed up Friday, as they always do, asking me to pray. I was upstairs, scrolling through social media, and...
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Monday, June 10, 2024

Put down the Colgate, honey.

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     A thought experiment:      Pretend, for a moment, that instead of nominating religious fanatics to the U.S. Supreme Court, Donald Trump...
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Sunday, June 9, 2024

Facebook finds me unacceptable.

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     The nation of Poland once demanded that the Sun-Times take down a column of mine, "True greatness comes from facing history."...
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Saturday, June 8, 2024

Kind soul

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       A cicada got in the house. Not sure how. Some sneak in as stowaways on my shoulder, hopping on after I'd inspected the yard. This...
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Friday, June 7, 2024

"H A P P Y ... T R A — L S ... T O ... Y O —!" Pat Sajak moves on.

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     Last year Stephen Colbert asked Jim Gaffigan what's new, the classic slow-pitch-down-the-middle that talk show hosts serve their gu...
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