The [Friday] Papers

Just posted The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #48: Bulls vs. Blackhawks, so I'm gonna call it a day and skip the column. It's a pretty entertaining one.

The theme might be Reversal of Fortunes. Segments include: The Network Hockey League; Shark Tank; Cubs Make A Shit Ton Of Money; Jackie Robinson Left; and Mock Draft 5.0!

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Beachwood Photo Booth
Open For Business.

Winks, Whispers & Renegade Dreams
In Local Book Notes.

Missing: Blacks In Baseball
Chris Rock's take.

Single-Donor Super PACs
Joe Ricketts, culprit.

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But if you want to worry about the ability of the Ricketts family to pay Kris Bryant six years from now, go right ahead.

Chicago Bro On A Raft
Natty G breaks our heart.

The Week In Chicago Rock
Featuring: Ana Tijoux, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Apocalyptica, Six Organs of Admittance, Lasers And Fast And Shit, Lightning Bolt, Repeat Repeat, Pile, Action Bronson, Todd Rundgren, In The Valley Below, Flesh Panthers, Elaisa Ambrogio, The Damosellas, Vamps, The Noise FM, Molehill, Pat Benatar, Sixx A.M., Dave Alvin, and Stone Temple Pilots.

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BeachBook
* Hostage Deaths Means 38 Westerners Killed By Drone Strikes.

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TweetWood
A sampling.

ACLU: In drone killings, "US quite literally didn't know who it was killing"- exact opposite of Obama's drone claims https://t.co/NEHxTthPvM

— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 23, 2015

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What it comes down to is group think and peer pressure. You're an adult still being pressured to uphold & enforce certain ideas as truths.

— Ferrari Sheppard (@stopbeingfamous) April 23, 2015

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The Beachwood Tip Line: Grow up.

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