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The Weekend Desk Report

By Steve Rhodes

Smorgasbord.

A week from today, Chris Ware signs Monograph! #ChrisWare #monograph #quimbys #quimbysbookstorechicago #QuimbysBookstore

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When you go to your friend house and get fraked out…….Happy Halloween….

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Beachwood Photo Booth: Sad Country
Rainy America.
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How I Discovered A Wellspring Of Sexual Harassment Complaints
“When I told a handful of friends I was writing this book, they told a few friends. And women started coming out of the shadows. One woman I interviewed sent an e-mail to her scientific colleagues, and geologists, oceanographers and meteorologists from all over the U.S. began e-mailing me and pouring out their experiences over the phone. One woman sent me a bunch of her documents for a Title IX sexual harassment complaint, and I almost openly wept with her over the phone.”
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TrackNotes: Slumlords And Slot Hustlers
“It’s been a lousy racing season, and in recent weeks, it’s snowballed into an ice boulder of bad news, including sadistic greed, disturbing trends, defection and even death. Prioritize any way you want.”
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The Week In Chicago Rock
Featuring: Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile, Barb Wire Dolls, The Strumbellas, Julien Baker, Archspire, Svetlanas, The Old Comiskeys, Yelle, The Amazing Heeby Jeebies, and Paul Weller.
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Beachwood Sports Radio: Theo Maddonizes Cubs
Cubs purge coaches. Plus: Monsters Of The Middling; Raining On Bulls’ Parade; Blackhawks Rain On Own Parade; and Schweinsteiger!
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BeachBook
Hypocrisy, Greed, Joe Ricketts And The DNAinfo-Gothamist Union.

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How The Washington Post Blew Their Scoop About The Steele Dossier.

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The Absolute Grossness Of Leon Wieseltier.

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Adam Lanza Threatened Sandy Hook Killings Years Earlier, Records Show.

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FEMA Had A Plan For Responding To A Hurricane In Puerto Rico, But They Don’t Want You To See It.

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Puerto Ricans Without Power For Month Can Only Assume This Is The Leading Story Across National News Media.

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Seven Years Ago I Said That Most News Was Fake.

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TweetWood
A sampling.


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Posted on October 28, 2017