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Fans of Apple TV’s The Studio, heads up! Bonus ep just dropped. Immediately following their old-school Hollywood buffet party, Seth Rogan, Dave Franco, and Zoe Kravitz go hiking. More hilarity ensues.

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Good time to read up on how Medicaid cuts increase crime rates: boltsmag.org/medicaid-cov...

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There was a forgettable Adam Sandler movie where he had a remote control that could fast forward through all the routine parts of life he found boring and the lesson was that in doing so he missed out on actually living.

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It’s hard for me to get excited about Pope - Even A recently white smoked Pope. But it looks like he’s going to represent our sweet home Chicago admirably. These are his two most recent pre-conclave tweets. From the Bulwark.

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Hauled off to a detention center WEARING CHAINS AROUND HER WRISTS AND ANKLES and she'll be held there FOR A MONTH before she gets to see a judge, all because she made an illegal right turn on red. Jesus. And remember -- that ugliness is the due process that the Trump folks whine is too much.

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Coconut etiquette is the new banana etiquette. #survivor #survivor48

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A horrible story but god bless this woman so accurately reading the ICE goons for filth here

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Producer-DJ Vince Lawrence takes center stage in a new documentary, 'Move Ya Body', about the birth of house music.

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Lincoln Square Road Closure and Accompanying Comments From The Local Facebook Page (April 2025)

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What’s a line delivery you think about A LOT?

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Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:

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A very deep dive by Tal Rosenberg in Chicago Magazine: "Doors Closing: With ridership lagging and a fiscal reckoning looming, the 'L' is in trouble. Here’s why our train is worth saving." www.chicagomag.com/chicago-maga... @atalliance.bsky.social @ctaction.org @chicagocta.bsky.social

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Pope Francis’s "Urbi et Orbi" Easter speech: “How much contempt is stirred up at times towards the vulnerable, the marginalized and migrants...I appeal to all those in positions of political responsibility in our world not to yield to the logic of fear which only leads to isolation from others.”

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The same logic applies to everyone who thinks trans people are a sudden fad.

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vance is a detestable liar and an open enemy of the constitution. the central load bearing factual claim here is completely false and even if it wasn’t the constitution contains two explicit guarantees of due process

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My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social: a preview of ace comics creator Gene Ha’s original fantasy graphic novel, “Mae.” Talking animals, mad scientists, and a language inspired by Czech! It was tons of fun chatting with Gene and MJ @mollyjane-k.bsky.social.

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Hey Chicago! Here's your April Agenda from @chicagomag.com: Ten great reasons to get out of the house, including art (Yasmin Spiro), music (OK Go and Ani DiFranco), comedy (W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social), and more. Check it out:

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today and always

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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

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Hilarious how Meta is Streisand-effecting this book to the top of the charts!

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Happy pub day to horror author Cynthia Pelayo. Her novel, ‘Vanishing Daughters', was written in the wake of her father’s death, is a tale about living through grief.

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