Every goddamn day: 08/02/25

Harrison crib, left, built in 1900; Dever crib is to the right. (Chicago Department of Water Management photo)     I was chatting Saturday w...

"Napoleon's Return from Elba," by the Charles de Steuben.      This Epstein thing, just goes on and on and on.      Which is s...

     My stock of Yiddish phrases is not very deep. But I do know "shonda fur di goyim" — a disgrace in front of the gentiles. Usu...

     A homeless man has been sleeping on a low flagstone wall at the corner of Shermer and Walters in Northbrook for the past few nights. A ...

Detail of "Manifest Destiny," by Alexis Rockman (National Portrait Gallery)      When methods of communication are being discussed...

      The house was small. And white. On Catherine Street, two blocks from my own. With black shutters that never closed once — decorative. ...

    Leidy's Duroc pork chop with cheddar grits soufflé and bacon-braised swiss chard.      Chefs are rock stars. Waitstaff are coveted. ...