Asher Kohn
@ajkhn.bsky.social
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Back in Chicago, I missed this place.
Back in Chicago, I missed this place.
Best milkshakes in the city and a damn good op-ed too
"The people who make my business what it is — my staff — have bills that have gone up just like everyone else’s. They work extremely hard. They deserve to earn a little more."
The owner of Spinning J critiques a Trib editorial that blamed Chicago's One Fair Wage Ordinance for restaurant closures.
The owner of Spinning J critiques a Trib editorial that blamed Chicago's One Fair Wage Ordinance for restaurant closures.
Letters: The Tribune Editorial Board has it wrong about Chicago’s restaurant crisis
Chicago restaurants are in crisis — but not because of their employees or the people advocating for them.
www.chicagotribune.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Best milkshakes in the city and a damn good op-ed too
Reposted by Asher Kohn
obsessed with the interior of the bishkek wedding palace
July 2, 2025 at 4:36 AM
obsessed with the interior of the bishkek wedding palace
What did Gina Gershon know and when did she know it
June 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
What did Gina Gershon know and when did she know it
Come for the unsettling antisemetic comment, stay for the hilarious attempt to deny ownership of an insta account where the avatar is your home address and a bunch of norse runes
State Del. Ian T. Masters, R-Berkeley, denied on Tuesday allegations that he is responsible for an antisemitic comment made by a private Instagram account that used his name and is linked to an organization he recently led.
via @westvirginiawatch.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/west...
via @westvirginiawatch.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/west...
West Virginia Delegate denies running Instagram account that made antisemitic remark
State Del. Ian T. Masters, R-Berkeley, denied on Tuesday allegations that he is responsible for an antisemitic comment made by a private Instagram account that used his name and is linked to an organi...
www.newsfromthestates.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Come for the unsettling antisemetic comment, stay for the hilarious attempt to deny ownership of an insta account where the avatar is your home address and a bunch of norse runes
Oh no Zohran might have a Football Manager addiction
we’re about to find out if loving SimCity makes you a better mayor
Mamdani was asked in 2002 by NY Mag what he wanted for Christmas and said SimCity 3000
Mamdani was asked in 2002 by NY Mag what he wanted for Christmas and said SimCity 3000
June 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Oh no Zohran might have a Football Manager addiction
I'm more angry at this than I have words for. It's worth reading Lior Sternfeld about Jewish life in Pahlavi Iran.
June 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I'm more angry at this than I have words for. It's worth reading Lior Sternfeld about Jewish life in Pahlavi Iran.
All else besides, this is offensive the world-conquering spirit of Tamerlane
who wants to read about the worst wedding ever www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/s...
June 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM
All else besides, this is offensive the world-conquering spirit of Tamerlane
In a weird coincidence, the folks trying to do regime change in Iran are banning the son of one of the people who did regime change in Iran (1979), who is herself the child of the shah booted in the previous regime change in Iran (1925)
Every one of these petty, ideologically driven visa denials is an assault on *our* freedom of association, our right to hear, and our ability to learn about the world around us. They are meant to make us stupider, more susceptible to manipulation, and less free. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/w...
French Lawmaker Says He Was Denied Entry Into the United States
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In a weird coincidence, the folks trying to do regime change in Iran are banning the son of one of the people who did regime change in Iran (1979), who is herself the child of the shah booted in the previous regime change in Iran (1925)
This is really good, and relates to people (dudes?) envisioning themselves as general manager, "life hacking", and other types of existence that prioritize winning over experiencing
Toward A Theory Of Kevin Roose | Defector
“You can’t be a serious critic,” New York Times technology reporter Kevin Roose wrote on Tuesday, on Bluesky, about artificial intelligence, “if you’re in denial about how useful it is.” Narrowly, in ...
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June 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This is really good, and relates to people (dudes?) envisioning themselves as general manager, "life hacking", and other types of existence that prioritize winning over experiencing
Reposted by Asher Kohn
“The world’s silence in the face of this aggression, under the pretext of the recklessness and tyranny of the Iranian regime, will only magnify the dimensions of the disaster.”
An important author’s note on this piece, in light of recent events.
June 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“The world’s silence in the face of this aggression, under the pretext of the recklessness and tyranny of the Iranian regime, will only magnify the dimensions of the disaster.”
It’s so wild to see Reds forum in-jokes go moderately viral 15 years later.
The bridge is lined with many gorgeous sculptures of men and women and children, most of which are in the kind of poses that show the sculptor was a fantastic observer of real people—holding hands, carrying children, leaning against each other, all just stunning work.
Then there’s this guy.
Then there’s this guy.
June 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
It’s so wild to see Reds forum in-jokes go moderately viral 15 years later.
On topic for this week, as a kid we saw Mike Love at Johnny Rockets. My sister asked (guilelessly) if he could introduce us to Brian Wilson
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
June 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
On topic for this week, as a kid we saw Mike Love at Johnny Rockets. My sister asked (guilelessly) if he could introduce us to Brian Wilson
Selfish considerations must be forgotten, partisan differences must be cast aside, all of us must put the common good before all else.
The park is cool, too
The park is cool, too
June 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Selfish considerations must be forgotten, partisan differences must be cast aside, all of us must put the common good before all else.
The park is cool, too
The park is cool, too
Was thinking about this, and gender, earlier today. Tariffs as a protest against Temu sludge/"women be shopping" generally
June 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Was thinking about this, and gender, earlier today. Tariffs as a protest against Temu sludge/"women be shopping" generally
Kinda wild that the same dudes who go “the Democratic party is a bunch of out-of-touch elites” follow up with “if I was to protest, I would simply do it better than the huge number of folks out there protesting.”
June 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Kinda wild that the same dudes who go “the Democratic party is a bunch of out-of-touch elites” follow up with “if I was to protest, I would simply do it better than the huge number of folks out there protesting.”
griping about folks waving the Mexican flag is dumb, because DHS isn't going to post photos of people waving US flags at protest. But reverse polarization means this ends with my mom wearing a Chucky Lozano jersey rooting for El Tri, so sure, let's do it
June 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
griping about folks waving the Mexican flag is dumb, because DHS isn't going to post photos of people waving US flags at protest. But reverse polarization means this ends with my mom wearing a Chucky Lozano jersey rooting for El Tri, so sure, let's do it
I feel like there should be a good, readable, book on why the "cute walkable downtown" is so tough. There's also just an astronomically high failure rate for retail/restaurants. Even if you want to be a good landlord, you run the risk of dealing with the salmonella deli.
Absolutely. Also, commercial loans to property owners will require a rent floor (arguably so the owner won't default on their loan). But their banks often literally won't allow them to drop their rent low enough to get a "mom & pop" shop
June 9, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I feel like there should be a good, readable, book on why the "cute walkable downtown" is so tough. There's also just an astronomically high failure rate for retail/restaurants. Even if you want to be a good landlord, you run the risk of dealing with the salmonella deli.
True, the people are the city
What is the city but the people?
June 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
True, the people are the city
This was great, i left it thinking “these people read about the golden calf and decided to build the golden calf”
jesus jesus jesus what a blog defector.com/what-world-d...
What World Does Bitcoin Want To Build For Itself? | Defector
LAS VEGAS — “We often talk about baseball games as a metric for where we are, and we’re literally in the first inning,” one of the Winklevoss twins gloats. “And this game’s going to overtime.” It’s th...
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June 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This was great, i left it thinking “these people read about the golden calf and decided to build the golden calf”
Lots of people talking about how good they are with maps, but I’ll tell you that once I was trying to find W Street in DC because I was holding the map upside-down
I am officially one of The Ancients, Keeper of Knowledge of the Before Time
June 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Lots of people talking about how good they are with maps, but I’ll tell you that once I was trying to find W Street in DC because I was holding the map upside-down
Excited for Kim Stanley Robinson to become known as “the guy who predicted drone nets”
June 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Excited for Kim Stanley Robinson to become known as “the guy who predicted drone nets”
It’s a silly pop map, but turkey and the balkans is “sad & wet” not sexy
the “will the detective investigating your murder be sad?” map remains undefeated, there’s something extra compelling about “sad and cold”
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It’s a silly pop map, but turkey and the balkans is “sad & wet” not sexy
I guess the admin thinks international students will just take the same undocumented pathway to the US as other folks, to become another type of contingent workforce? I don't think education functions like a chicken separating plant, but it's pretty clear they want it to go that way.
May 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I guess the admin thinks international students will just take the same undocumented pathway to the US as other folks, to become another type of contingent workforce? I don't think education functions like a chicken separating plant, but it's pretty clear they want it to go that way.
There is a Steve Earle rennaissance happening, and I am asking one marketer to listen to the lyrics (besides the folks doing Andor)
I enjoy Chevy using Copperhead Road, a song about a man laying booby traps to prevent federal agents from discovering and destroying his weed growing operation, in a commercial about “Keeping America Going™️”
May 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
There is a Steve Earle rennaissance happening, and I am asking one marketer to listen to the lyrics (besides the folks doing Andor)
A tv show paced like Queer Eye but in the “home renovation” mode, where European transit and mulitfamily builders go into US cities, would rule and imho do numbers
As a European who now lives in North America I just can’t get over how many apartments here are of significantly lower quality despite having significantly higher construction costs compared to what we see in Europe.
In terms of public perception: light wood frame looks like shit, and it performs like shit. It gives “living on top of each other” a bad name.
May 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A tv show paced like Queer Eye but in the “home renovation” mode, where European transit and mulitfamily builders go into US cities, would rule and imho do numbers