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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Out of the Darkness Walk raises awareness about the heartbreak of suicide

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Shaylin Takesue (right) was one of nearly 50,000 Americans who died by suicide in 2023. Her friend Krissy Jerkatis (left) will be among 6,00...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Flashback 2012: Sculptures set inner kid free to soar

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      "Glider Pilot" by Bob Emser       I do miss going into the office on a semi-regular basis. You never knew what you were goin...
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Monday, September 28, 2026

Hard to find a good kosher candy to throw at your kids

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Sunkist Fruit Gems      To be a Chicagoan — yes, I know I’m not — is to have a certain nostalgia about candy.      Growing up here — OK, I g...
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Sunday, September 27, 2026

"Internet Precognition Weapon Civilization Invention"

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I asked Chat GBT to "create an image of 'an angel shaman born of  spirits.'" This was the result. Not bad, right?       Th...
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Saturday, September 26, 2026

Flashback 2011: So now we’re supposed to heed the U.N.

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  "Daniel in the Lions' Den," by Sir Peter Paul Rubens (National Gallery of Art)        As promised, here is the column where ...
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Friday, September 25, 2026

AI is 'going to be part of our lives for a really, really long time'

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"The Thinker," by Auguste Rodin (National Gallery of Art)        Robots, rather than the software that runs them, are what first a...
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Thursday, September 24, 2026

Busy Sept. 23

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       I love writing books. You learn so much, though never enough — particularly when you bit off a big topic, such as Judaism, and have o...
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