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In defense of cool things
On Shohei Ohtani and separating legends from ledgers.
Scott Hines
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What's something you've done for yourself lately?
A Monday-after-the-weekend discussion thread
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"And we're underway..."
The Friday newsletter welcomes back baseball and the promise it brings.
Recipes
RECIPE: Camden-Style Crab Fries
Just a little effort / Oven / Crab
Cocktails
COCKTAIL: The Screwball Sour
Peanut butter whiskey / A fun little project to kick off baseball season
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How exactly do we re-emerge?
Social insights from a 17-year cicada.
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Was The Stuck Boat Funny?
A rousing debate on the subjective nature of humor, from the ACBN's expert panel.
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Come on! Feel the Illinoise!
The ACBN's Fifty States Project continues, just as promised.
Recipes
RECIPE: Chicago-Style Pizza Puff
Moderate effort / Frying / Fill it how you like
Cocktails
COCKTAIL: The Prairie State Paloma
It's got tequila! And Malort!
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So where do you end this story?
Our filmmakers' dilemma.
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Blink-182 is not classic rock. I am not a crackpot.
A brief, unhinged rant from a man coming to grips with the inexorable passage of time.