- Blogs, Bleader, Jan 17, 2013
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On the Tribune covering the Tribune
The Chicago Tribune's terrific series on itself deserves book, HBO treatments.
- News & Features, Ben Joravsky on Politics, Dec 28, 2012
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NYSE sale to ICE different from CBT to CME
In the battle of the acronyms, New York fared better than Chicago
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 11, 2012
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Would you have run this New York Post photo?
Sickening picture, good discussion
- Blogs, Bleader, Dec 6, 2012
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Irony is a force that gives us meaning
But we don't know what it is, either
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 20, 2012
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The soul of Mitt Romney
Garry Wills lets Mitt Romney have it
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 19, 2012
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Talking about turkeys (duds) all week long
This week's Variations on a Theme: Turkey Week
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 15, 2012
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Lower the boom, release the Kraken, and open the kimono
The provenance of a peculiar phrase
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 13, 2012
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Mr. Smith Screws Up Washington
The Frank Capra classic lends moral support to senate obstructionists
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 7, 2012
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The Reader's Agenda: Wed 11/7
What's on the Agenda for Wednesday, November 7, 2012
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 6, 2012
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A president shall be forged in the loins of the nation's breadbasket
. . . or whatever. On the fetishization of small-town life.
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 5, 2012
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You don't mean a thing if you ain't in a swing (state)
The race for the White House is tight. But how much will your vote matter?
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 5, 2012
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How close is the presidential race?
The popular vote looks tight. The vote that matters, not so much
- Blogs, Bleader, Nov 1, 2012
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"Of the Big Shoulders, City": a poem*
In honor of the Prepositional Lady
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 24, 2012
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Trump offers $5 million, no big deal
The Donald makes an offer anybody can refuse
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 19, 2012
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Jeanne Gang tackles Prentice
The pictures of Jeanne Gang's proposed Prentice redo are sensational
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 13, 2012
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Weekend tech reading: the New York Times's "iEconomy" series
The gray lady offers up some in-depth reporting on hi-tech business
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 11, 2012
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Lovely piece of Brit: a spectre haunts the Times
British English, like carp, threatens the American way of life
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 9, 2012
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Tori Marlan's latest: Stowaway, a nonfiction graphic novel
Former Reader staffer Tori Marlan writes a nonfiction graphic novel about an Ethiopian street kid who wound up in Chicago
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 3, 2012
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Never mind the bike helmet?
Are cyclists more prone to hit the streets and will bike-share programs be more successful if the helmets are left at home?
- Blogs, Bleader, Oct 2, 2012
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American Airlines: the worst airline in America?
Misfortune continues to befall the troubled airline, this time on a flight out of Chicago
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