The [Tuesday] Papers

From our very own Greg Boozell:

"Just got back from Moonstock in Carterville, IL. Here's a shot of Ozzy Osbourne on stage singing 'Bark At The Moon' during totality of the solar eclipse. What a scene."

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Here's the link to the full album.

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Video:

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The Weekend In Chicago Rock
Featuring: Paper Bullets, Faintlife, Pretty Lights, Sonny Landreth, KISS, Carl Palmer and the ELP Legacy, Yes, and Mystery Actions.

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Last Week In Chicago Rock
Featuring: Ester Drang, Belle & Sebastian, RealBadRealFast, Punch Brothers with I'm With With Her, Mark Fosson, The Yolks, Jollys, Chris Twist, Slaughter, and Hot Tuna.

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Grade Inflation For The Rich
"It's not that those students have been getting smarter. Even as their grades were rising, their scores on the SAT college entrance exam went down, not up. Nor are those in some schools more intelligent than those in others.

"It's that grade inflation is accelerating in the schools attended by higher-income Americans, who are also much more likely to be white, the research, by the College Board, found. This widens their lead in life over students in urban public schools, who are generally racial and ethnic minorities and from families that are far less well-off."

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How To Raise A Pizza
"Some small family farms in Wisconsin are providing a unique (and direct) take on farm-to-table by providing idyllic dining experiences inside refurbished barns and on hillsides overlooking active pastureland. While farms of all stripes offer these dining experiences, a specific type of on-farm dining has risen to the top over recent years: the pizza farm."

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The Chicago International Table Tennis Open
"The Edgeball Chicago International Open is a table tennis festival, fun-filled weekend with music, cheerleaders, dancers, magician, games and raffles."

The event was held in Libertyville earlier this month. Here are some highlights.

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BeachBook

CHIRP Sees Transmitter At The End Of The Tunnel.

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TweetWood
A sampling.

But did a shadow eclipse their website? It's 2017. Shows you where the mindset - and pride - still is, sadly.

One of the best front pages you will ever see. Bravo @Suntimes ! pic.twitter.com/8VQBRmP2HO

— Fran Spielman (@fspielman) August 22, 2017

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Extremely normal for reporters to feel the need to have bodyguards present while the president gives a speech pic.twitter.com/Q1ogP99Jje

— Antonia Noori Farzan (@antoniafarzan) August 22, 2017

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I made this political cartoon in 2010. Enjoy! https://t.co/fSosAGURCW pic.twitter.com/jyfQIZOFzY

— Matt Bors (@MattBors) August 22, 2017

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Chicago maintains opposition to court oversight of police https://t.co/ucM5zYEidj

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 22, 2017

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Capitol https://t.co/jAaDthZ0Rp - Your Illinois News Radar » For crying out loud, somebody show him the cartoon https://t.co/3uHmhR1SNx

— Mary Ann Ahern (@MaryAnnAhernNBC) August 22, 2017

Now might be a good time to remind you that @GovRauner dodged answering if he believes climate change is real --> https://t.co/cNdYIwJVIB

— IL Working Together (@IllinoisWorking) August 21, 2017

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Sweet Meteor of Death > #Eclipse2017

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 21, 2017

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You can also use your eclipse glasses to see into the rotting souls of our president, governor and mayor.

— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) August 21, 2017

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The Beachwood Tronc Line: In fact, it's all dark.

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