Chicago - Aug. 19, 2017

Must-See TV
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)

Weather Derby
Tribune: 51/37
Sun-Times: Ferro/McKinney
Weather Channel: 44/41
Ntl Weather Service: 54/43
BWM*: 82/12

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Liberties will be taken.

Do We Sudoku?
No, but we do do moose stuff, and that can be anything you want it to be. Except Sudoku.

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8, 25, 39

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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

The news part of the Papers will be rolled into tomorrow's Weekend Desk Report.

In the meantime . . .

How The U.S. Government Betrayed Fair Housing
Please read this amazing account of the Fair Housing Act - and the heroic but unsuccessful efforts of George Romney to actually implement it, unlike every president we've had since it was passed. Essential reading - especially for those conversations about race, segregation, urban schools and poverty. You know, like, everything.

Bulls Draft Portishead
On The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #57. Plus: Jon Lesster, Chris Not For Sale, Breaking China, Elene Della The Dream Donne, The Chicago Fire Did Something This Week, and Here Comes Chrome.

Beachwood Photo Booth: Belmont Tavern
Old Style.

TrackNotes: Here Comes California Chrome
Welcome to the White Palace.

Stories Of The Cook County ICU
Coming soon. Plus: The book from the University Of Chicago Press that caught the NSA's attention & iconic books Lego-style.

The Week In Chicago Rock
Featuring: Lydia Loveless, Nones, Mikal Cronin, Heavy Times, Obnox, Chance the Rapper & Kendrick Lamar, U2, Kataplexy, American Wrestlers, Total Chaos, Ingrid Michaelson, Bad Religion, Jaga Jazzist, and Tedeschi Trucks.

Party!
This is where I live and also the home of Beachwood HQ. I'll be there - everyone is invited.

Help make the #CommunityMural Happen! #HouseParty Benefit is in 2 weeks! @flashabc @Kate_is__great #logansquare pic.twitter.com/DnsIuLlHLn
— AnySquared (@AnySquared) June 14, 2015

BeachBook
* Jordan Lynch To Take Over At QB For Edmonton Eskimos.

TweetWood

.@EllynFortino: @debmell is a fan! #plagiarism http://t.co/t3RT8WqJN1 http://t.co/40ScUVcIiH pic.twitter.com/jF6a1BqZZ4
— Jon Markel (@JonMarkel) June 26, 2015