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Sunday, May 31, 2026

And by "meow," I mean, "You're handsome and a good owner..."

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     Our dog Kitty can talk. Well, after a fashion. She certainly communicates with me, from morning — about 5:15 a.m., when she appears at ...
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Saturday, May 30, 2026

Letter from Paris

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       The summer of 1977 I turned 17 and spent a month in Geneva, Switzerland. A long time ago. But I remember the one movie playing at the...
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Friday, May 29, 2026

Puzzles are the anti-TikTok, the antidote to mind-numbing social media

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     If you asked me to list the three greatest cartoonists from a century ago, the first two would be easy: No. 1, George Herriman, whose “...
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Thursday, May 28, 2026

Thank you for not mentioning my betrayal of America today...

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     My Wednesday column, an obituary of CSO violinist Samuel Magad, was written because a relative of his, a friend and former colleague, ...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Samuel Magad, an 'impeccable' violinist for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for 48 years, dies

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       When Samuel Magad auditioned for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as a 26-year-old vet fresh from the U.S. Army Orchestra, he of course...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Now if he can just pressure Berkeley into signing up...

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  Macbeth and the Witches (1770: Metropolitan Museum of Art)       I try not to traffic in the obvious — always pausing to suppress the urge...
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Monday, May 25, 2026

Flashback 2009: Intrusion — or solemn reminder?

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  The dignified transfer of Army Spc. Lukasz D. Saczek of Lake in the Hills, Ill., at Dover Air Force Base.   (US Air Force photo/Roland Bal...
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