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The [Thursday] PapersWell, I've stuck to my promise/threat to take a week off from the column, but I wanted to point out all the great stuff we've still featured on the site the last few days, so here goes. * Meet Chicago's Etch A Sketch Princess. You, Jane Labowitch, are ridiculous. * The ABA & China, Pilsen Big In Japan & The American Intellect. In Local Book Notes. Combining card counting and basic strategy can help a player convert the (long-term) house edge from 2.7% in favor of the casino to about a 1% advantage to the player. * Obama Still Allowing Federally Funded Charities To Discriminate. Broken campaign pledge No. 1,001. * Donald Day-Glo Fuck-Nugget Trump. The agony of choice. In Local Music Notebook. * How Milwaukee Landlords Avoid Taxes. One of them has a second job: Playing in the NBA. SBs in the post-Dee Gordon era. * Are We Ready To Raise Taxes On The Rich? History Says No. Why? Drones. * At The Museum Of Science & Industry: DARPA! Check out the robot dog, people. * Keep The Grammar Police Away From Our Children. Do not let them inflict that bullshit on our kids. * Syrian Father And Son Tripped By Journo In Viral Video Find Refuge In Spanish Soccer. Photos, y'all. * How Safe Is Your Data In The Sharing Economy? A report on who has your back - and who doesn't. * The Weekend In Chicago Rock. Featuring: Eric Bachmann, ZHU, Teen Suicide, mewithoutYou, Bob Mould, Tori Kelly, Night Ranger, Ellie Goulding, and Rotten Mouth. * Prosecutor Targets Commerzbank For Deals That Dodge German Taxes. U.S. banks help screw citizens in other countries too. In The Cub Factor. In The White Sox Report. * Maddon Moves In Mysterious Ways. In SportsMonday. - Is there a more interesting website in the world? Perhaps! - I edit everything. Every. Damn. Thing. - Of course, I've been active on Twitter and Facebook this week too. I'm not going to embed anything today, you'll just have to check out those streams yourself. - Am I getting everything done I need to in lieu of writing the column this week? Hardly. It's barely making a difference. I'm at a loss. Also: I need a million dollars. Willing to take just half up front. - The Beachwood Tip Line: Now with drive-thru window. Posted on May 12, 2016 |
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