See? I was right when I said that Paul Janish should start in the 2010 playoffs and anyone who said otherwise was an enemy of the people.
giri nathan@girinathan.bsky.social · last wk.perfect, archetypal defector post by @christhompson.bsky.social
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Cities | Cats | Chickpeas Back in Chicago, I missed this place.
giri nathan@girinathan.bsky.social · last wk.This is a great, if accidental(?) 2026 update to Hemon's Reason's to Never Leave Chicago www.chicagotribune.com/2013/03/11/2...
Daniel Knowles@dlknowles.bsky.social · 3w agoToday marks five years that I have lived in Chicago. What that means, thanks to the vagaries of American immigration law, is that it is almost time to go home to London, where I will be covering Europe. It's been a time. I have learned a lot. I figured I'd write a bunch of it down:
"A neon-sign display fittingly credited to no artist, that collates technicolor logos from real restaurants around the country", via @annakornbluh.bsky.social 's www.artnews.com/art-in-ameri.... Ever read a sentence and immediately need to look it up?
An almost perfect inverse of places I have lived, not sure how to feel about that
Egyptians tonight are united in one voice after the historic victory. This is that voice:
mummy voice
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Is this the 17th century version of the Two Guys on a Bus meme?
Art bot@art-institute.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe Engraver and the Etcher, by Abraham Bosse French, 1602-1676 1643 More info: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/72665
Some neighborhood retail is designed to absorb Snap dollars, other neighborhood retail soaks up HSA and/or insurance dollars
Won’t stop hitting rewind until I’m searching google maps via T9
Rob Sheridan@rob-sheridan.com · 11mo agoButtons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
Whatever the merits of Foundry Park, it's interesting that they're promoting it with this pen-and-ink style that feels very retro and much more approachable than the usual glossy renders (via: chicagoyimby.com/2025/12/foun...)
I try not to post much, trying to ween off social media, but "typographic revival after lead type was melted down for the war effort" absolutely rules as a concept
Pavel@spavel.bsky.social · 11mo agoMagazine Sans was designed in the 60s, as part of a typographic revival that began in 1946 with the release of ГОСТ 3489 «Шрифты типографские» - Government Standard 3489 "Fonts, Typographical" The reset was necessary because a lot of the printing houses had their tools melted down for the war.
Best milkshakes in the city and a damn good op-ed too
Soren Spicknall@sorenspicknall.bsky.social · last yr."The people who make my business what it is — my staff — have bills that have gone up just like everyone else’s. They work extremely hard. They deserve to earn a little more." The owner of Spinning J critiques a Trib editorial that blamed Chicago's One Fair Wage Ordinance for restaurant closures.
obsessed with the interior of the bishkek wedding palace
What did Gina Gershon know and when did she know it
Asher Kohn@ajkhn.bsky.social · last yr.It is time for a critical re-imagining of the very mediocre New York'ta Bes Minare
Come for the unsettling antisemetic comment, stay for the hilarious attempt to deny ownership of an insta account where the avatar is your home address and a bunch of norse runes
States Newsroom@statesnewsroom.com · last yr.State Del. Ian T. Masters, R-Berkeley, denied on Tuesday allegations that he is responsible for an antisemitic comment made by a private Instagram account that used his name and is linked to an organization he recently led. via @westvirginiawatch.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/west...
All else besides, this is offensive the world-conquering spirit of Tamerlane
Michael Caley@michaelcaley.bsky.social · last yr.who wants to read about the worst wedding ever www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/s...
In a weird coincidence, the folks trying to do regime change in Iran are banning the son of one of the people who did regime change in Iran (1979), who is herself the child of the shah booted in the previous regime change in Iran (1925)
Jameel Jaffer@jameeljaffer.bsky.social · last yr.Every one of these petty, ideologically driven visa denials is an assault on *our* freedom of association, our right to hear, and our ability to learn about the world around us. They are meant to make us stupider, more susceptible to manipulation, and less free. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w...
This is really good, and relates to people (dudes?) envisioning themselves as general manager, "life hacking", and other types of existence that prioritize winning over experiencing
Toward A Theory Of Kevin Roose | Defector
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“The world’s silence in the face of this aggression, under the pretext of the recklessness and tyranny of the Iranian regime, will only magnify the dimensions of the disaster.”
Middle East Research and Information Project@merip.bsky.social · last yr.An important author’s note on this piece, in light of recent events.
It’s so wild to see Reds forum in-jokes go moderately viral 15 years later.
Kingfisher & Wombat@tkingfisher.com · last yr.The bridge is lined with many gorgeous sculptures of men and women and children, most of which are in the kind of poses that show the sculptor was a fantastic observer of real people—holding hands, carrying children, leaning against each other, all just stunning work. Then there’s this guy.
On topic for this week, as a kid we saw Mike Love at Johnny Rockets. My sister asked (guilelessly) if he could introduce us to Brian Wilson
Bolt451 is the name of the scientist@bolt451.bsky.social · last yr.Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Selfish considerations must be forgotten, partisan differences must be cast aside, all of us must put the common good before all else. The park is cool, too
Was thinking about this, and gender, earlier today. Tariffs as a protest against Temu sludge/"women be shopping" generally
Kinda wild that the same dudes who go “the Democratic party is a bunch of out-of-touch elites” follow up with “if I was to protest, I would simply do it better than the huge number of folks out there protesting.”
griping about folks waving the Mexican flag is dumb, because DHS isn't going to post photos of people waving US flags at protest. But reverse polarization means this ends with my mom wearing a Chucky Lozano jersey rooting for El Tri, so sure, let's do it
I feel like there should be a good, readable, book on why the "cute walkable downtown" is so tough. There's also just an astronomically high failure rate for retail/restaurants. Even if you want to be a good landlord, you run the risk of dealing with the salmonella deli.
Asher Kohn@ajkhn.bsky.social · last yr.Absolutely. Also, commercial loans to property owners will require a rent floor (arguably so the owner won't default on their loan). But their banks often literally won't allow them to drop their rent low enough to get a "mom & pop" shop
This was great, i left it thinking “these people read about the golden calf and decided to build the golden calf”
Chris Thompson@christhompson.bsky.social · last yr.jesus jesus jesus what a blog defector.com/what-world-d...
Lots of people talking about how good they are with maps, but I’ll tell you that once I was trying to find W Street in DC because I was holding the map upside-down
Paulrus of West Bumblefrick@paulrusof.bsky.social · last yr.I am officially one of The Ancients, Keeper of Knowledge of the Before Time
