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Thursday, September 17, 2026

Housekeeping notes

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      The first time I sent a letter by fax, I made a photocopy beforehand, to retain for my files.      So join me at that moment, in the l...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Wait! You mean we don't gotta pay taxes?

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       Unlike you, I've earned millions of dollars through writing. True, the bulk of that was in modest, regular increments over a 45-y...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Flashback 1996: Culture is lovely, but bring on the fat lady

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  Latvian soprano Marina Rebeka, making her Lyric debut as Violetta in "La Traviata" in 2013 (Photo  by Todd Rosenberg, courtesy o...
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Monday, September 14, 2026

Is truth whatever you want it to be?

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Ryan P. Carney, of St. Charles, warms up in an alley before an appearance with the folk group Antony and the Tramps at the Glenwood Avenue A...
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Sunday, September 13, 2026

Works in progress: The Emmys Are Self-Sabotaging

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  Reina Sofia Museum, Madrid      The Emmy Awards are Monday night. This critique is by Chicago teacher and writer Lane Lubell, who occasion...
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Saturday, September 12, 2026

Flashback 2010: They came for Muslims; I was not a Muslim

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  Fajr — morning prayer, Morton Grove, 2013        Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year — 5787, for those keeping track at home — began Friday ...
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Friday, September 11, 2026

Memories of 9/11 horror still fresh after a quarter-century

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     On Sept. 11, 2001, my older son was 5, and some mornings played video games on my computer. So I wasn't plugged into the world that...
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