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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Orchids hunger for your flesh

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      If orchids vaguely frighten you — and I find them creepy — there's good reason. Orchids are saprophytic; that is, they obtain the...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

'None of us can do everything. But all of us can do something'

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       Readers sometimes ask me what they can do.      They don't need to explain exactly what it is they want to do something about. Yo...
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Ashland v. Ashland or, don't let the grit blind you

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Ashland        Chicago's gritty history can lead one astray.       My friend Bill Savage certainly winces at the "gritty" epit...
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Monday, February 9, 2026

Hotel's brush with greatness

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  "Domplatz, Mailand (Cathedral Square, Milan)" by Gerhard Richter       Hotels are not famous for fine art. Just the opposite. On...
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Sunday, February 8, 2026

Puerto Rican Chicago history

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     I usually watch the Super Bowl — for the commercials — but this year I think I'll pay a bit more attention to the on-field activit...
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Saturday, February 7, 2026

Works in progress: Jack Clark

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  Sun-Times delivery truck, 1961 (Photo courtesy of John Chuckman)       This was a bad week for newspaper fans, with the Washington Post cu...
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Friday, February 6, 2026

Epstein files circus hides sex abuse horror in plain sight

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"Char Dolly" by Parsons & Charlesworth (Chicago Cultural Center)       Sure I'm in the Epstein files. Big city columnist, ...
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