Leor Galil
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Chicago Reader music writer imleor.carrd.co
Fantastic piece on my favorite Chicagoan, Claudio Velez (Tamale Guy), by @imleor.bsky.social. 🫔❤️
Chicago Reader@chicagoreader.com · 10h agoClaudio Velez, aka the Tamale Guy, as seen by the musicians, club owners, bar staff, and regulars sustained by the contents of his magical red cooler https://bit.ly/4yXnSbR
Has anyone experienced as much of Chicago’s late-night musical offerings the past few decades as Claudio Velez? I interviewed 16 musicians, DJs, and nightlife workers about the Tamale Guy’s relationship with Chicago music for this Reader oral history.
An oral history of Chicago nightlife’s most beloved visitor - Chicago Reader
Claudio Velez, aka the Tamale Guy, as seen by the musicians, club owners, bar staff, and regulars sustained by the contents of his magical red cooler
chicagoreader.com
Oreo’s website asking me to accept all cookies, well you don’t have to ask me twice
All politics is local, which is why the Texas Senate seat race could hinge on this video showing Paxton in Dubai partying with the scum who used to manage Loretto Hospital on Chicago's west side.
Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · yesterdayUNEARTHED: Ken Paxton caught on video partying with fugitives in Dubai. The fugitives were charged with healthcare fraud and helped bankroll Paxton’s campaign.
I talked to Vivian McConnell about her new V.V. Lightbody album. Plus: a ton of record release shows this week, and a couple events celebrating Jim Newberry’s new photo book, Chicago Music, Seen.
V.V. Lightbody poured sweat into a serene new album - Chicago Reader
V.V. Lightbody poured sweat into a serene new album, photographer Jim Newberry celebrates a new book of Chicago music portraits, and more.
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good morning it’s another unseasonably warm one and also the eleventh day of Apple Fest
can’t believe the temperature is in the 80s today, the tenth day of Apple Fest
Weird to call the Riv a “boutique venue” when its capacity is 2,500, also a year ago Audrey Hobert played Schubas (cap: less than 200)
Chicago Sun-Times@chicago.suntimes.com · 3d agoThe rising pop-rock star has been dominating TikTok and pop culture conversation the past year with her candid confessionals — and there are no signs of that stopping any time soon.
We are soon going to have to come to grips with the fact that this shit is asbestos for the mind
Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.
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i got so many people calling this tweet fakeposting back when i made it but since this is bluesky and things have less reach on here im just going to post the photo
robdog 👾@robdogdraws.bsky.social · 3d agoProbably the coolest thing he's done next to being a potential Bomberman fan
I thought we, as a society, moved beyond The Used www.emokidsanonymous.com/top-200-emo-...
The Top 200 Emo Albums of All Time
A few weeks ago, my friend Hunter made a comment about what he believed to be the greatest emo album of all time and it got my little fisher price brain thinking, “what IS the best emo album of all…
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Glenn talking about gambling apps before signing this deal
Eoin Higgins@eoinhiggins.bsky.social · 4d agoI missed that Glenn Greenwald has a paid partnership deal with Kalshi—but he does apparently
NEW: Staff at HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette told @adamm0rgan.bsky.social AI is infiltrating their workplaces, from generating cover art and back cover copy, to publicity materials, to rejection emails, as execs tell junior staff to "champion" the tech. www.wired.com/story/book-p...
Book Publishers Are Quietly Using More AI. Staff Are Revolting
Workers at three major publishing houses tell WIRED that LLMs are being used for publicity, cover art, back cover copy, and emails, as some execs push junior staff to champion the tech.
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Yooooo @toddlburns.bsky.social republished the entire Stylus Magazine archive
The Stylus Magazine Archive - Stylus Magazine
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A department run by two eight-year-old boys in a trenchcoat
The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com · 5d agoThe FBI wants to hire the Ultimate Fighting Championship to train its special agents under a one-year deal that would bypass the competitive bidding process typically used for federal contracts, according to federal records.
When ISIS killed my friend James Foley on camera they put him in an orange jumpsuit as a direct reference to images of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. Not fucking interested my government having a fucking propaganda CONVERSATION with tomorrow’s terrorists, thanks.
Drew Harwell@drewharwell.com · 5d agoHard to overstate how much Hegseth's execution stream mirrors the U.S. military's traditional description of ISIS propaganda: broadcast killings designed to send a message, strike fear and create a social media spectacle. Will almost certainly be repurposed by online terror cells
[ millennial music writer voice ] i wrote about taper’s choice ahead of their chicago shows at the end of the month
Taper’s Choice are the perfect gateway drug for the jam-band curious - Chicago Reader
Taper’s Choice chronicled their easygoing chemistry with a series of self-released recordings.
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The impact that one three-day ticketed event can have on a public park:
Riot Fest Says Douglass Park Cleanup To Cost Up To $600K, Be Done By Thanksgiving
Crews are in the midst of restoring parts of the West Side park after a rainy Riot Fest weekend left fields caked in mud.
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apple fest stories are a lot like small chevals: you think you’ve seen them all, then another one pops up
