Chicago - Aug. 8, 2020

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.

Losing Lottery Numbers
8, 25, 39

Daily Affirmation
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 [Monday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

This portion of the column will return on Tuesday.

Chicago Magic Lounge
New take on a lost tradition.

Electionland
"Historically, newsrooms have focused on covering the outcome of Election Day, relegating voting snafus to be followed up later, if at all. Instead, we're announcing Electionland, a project to cover voting access and other problems in real time."

From the Beachwood sports desk . . .

The Cub Factor: Throat Punchers
Meaningless answers to ridiculous questions.

The White Sox Report: Ask About The Curve
Urinal advice.

SportsMonday: The Play Action's The Thing
It wasn't that bad. Or was it?

BeachBook

For Diamond Reynolds, Trying To Move Past 10 Tragic Minutes Of Video.

TV's 9/11 Jury Of The Damned.

American Hero Chelsea Manning Begins Hunger Strike.

TweetWood
A sampling.

"Grandpa, what was 2016 like?"

"No one knows. Everything was a false flag, staged op & there were crisis actors & body doubles everywhere."
— Aaron Cynic (@aaroncynic) September 12, 2016

Axelrod tweeting abt transparency-& getting approving retweets from journalists-is absurd. https://t.co/92Kacm4Ahc / https://t.co/D5vjpY14vq
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) September 12, 2016

Chicago getting a semblance of what a Richard M. Daley presidency would sound like.

Trump: "I've been especially humbled to have the support...in uniform. All Americans. You know what I mean." pic.twitter.com/noAWhXUR1w
— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) September 12, 2016

Clinton To Release Health Records Once Audit Is Over.
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) September 12, 2016

Who told them?

Meanwhile, so much of what was reported on TV was wrong. I don't blame the press - they were reporting what they were told.
— Ari Fleischer (@AriFleischer) September 11, 2016

Role of frmer CIA director Woolsey, just hired by Trump campaign, in selling bogus Iraq WMD: https://t.co/hH8xqvcYbA
— Jonathan Landay (@JonathanLanday) September 12, 2016