The [Thursday] Papers

Well, 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.

* How To Beat The Casino.

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.

* Killers & Car Salesmen.

In Local Music Notebook.

* How Milwaukee Landlords Avoid Taxes.

One of them has a second job: Playing in the NBA.

* Fantasy Fix: Often Running.

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.

* Busting Dusty.

In The Cub Factor.

* The Color Of Money.

In The White Sox Report.

* Maddon Moves In Mysterious Ways.

In SportsMonday.

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Is there a more interesting website in the world? Perhaps!

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I edit everything. Every. Damn. Thing.

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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.

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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.

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