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Army Of Darkness
ElRey
5 p.m.
A discount-store employee is time-warped to a medieval castle, where he is the foretold savior who can dispel the evil there. Unfortunately, he screws up and releases an army of skeletons. (tvguide.com)

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I am open and receptive to new avenues of income. (louisehay.com)

Ellie
Knowing that a person may be unwittingly in danger of an assault imposes a moral duty to warn them.

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The [Friday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

"Nik Wallenda to Wear Blindfold for Tightrope Walk Between Chicago Skyscrapers."

Big deal. The city council does its job blindfold every day.

That's all for me! Leaving on a high note ...

The Beachwood Radio Network

* The Beachwood Radio Hour is in pre-production!

* The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #20: The NFL Is Decadent And Depraved.

And it's really grinding Coach's gears. Plus: Pondering The Packers, Panthers Prognosis, Jerry's Kids, All About Jay, Being The Blackhawks, and Bulls Rolling In The Deep.

Beachwood Photo Booth: Cow Patrol
In Lincoln Square.

The College Football Report: Scooby Snacks & Rat Packs
Adults are just the worst.

The Week In Chicago Rock
Featuring: Soupcans, Robert Plant, Blake Mills with Fiona Apple, King Dude, Shovels and Rope, Fleetwood Mac, Every Knee Shall Bow, Fink, Perfume Genius, Mo, La Roux, Within Temptation, Paloma Faith, Amaranthe, Ailing, and Tim Kinsella.

BeachBook
* Vice Requires Writers To Get Approval To Write About Brands.

Is there an honest shop out there anywhere?

* Knowledge Should Not Be Trapped Behind A Paywall.

Nor should journalism.

* Schlafly Beer Coming To Chicago.

With a name like Schlafly, it must be good.

TweetWood

Promised NFL TIF money for the day MT @BillRuthhart: Rahm deployed heavy lobbying to lure 2015 NFL draft to Chicago: http://t.co/AYnvtPZGTm
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 2, 2014

Oh please god no RT @adamjahns: The plan is to have NFL prospects walk down a red carpet on Michigan Ave. for the 2015 draft in Chicago.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 3, 2014

.RT @reftpt: @BeachwoodReport @adamjahns that's a joke right? #please Please say they're going to do it in evening gowns...
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) October 3, 2014

Top of reddit right now: Someone time-traveled and found President Obama 20 years from now on the NYC subway pic.twitter.com/C4dj8mxd0V
— Joseph Lawler (@josephlawler) October 3, 2014

The Beachwood Tip Line: Square the flat circle.

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Posted on October 3, 2014