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What happens when a teen rock scene grows up? - Chicago Reader
The Hallogallo scene has produced international successes—Horsegirl, Friko, Lifeguard—as its grassroots DIY spirit spreads beyond Chicago.
chicagoreader.com
Since 2022, Horsegirl, Lifeguard, and Friko have gone global—but what happened with the teen scene they grew out of? I talked to 18 different people about the Hallogallo scene now
chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
Charles Band on coming up with a marketing campaign for Ghoulies (from his memoir)
January 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Charles Band on coming up with a marketing campaign for Ghoulies (from his memoir)
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Holding stories like this is a longstanding practice and also completely antithetical to the entire purpose of journalism. RIP Gawker.
🟡 NEW: The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
The American news organizations held their stories over concerns about endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Holding stories like this is a longstanding practice and also completely antithetical to the entire purpose of journalism. RIP Gawker.
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Happening now: a protest is underway in downtown Chicago against the overnight U.S. attacks on Venezuela, which included the kidnapping of its President Nicolás Maduro. Protestors are filing into the city's Federal Plaza despite the dark and below-freezing temperatures.
January 3, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Happening now: a protest is underway in downtown Chicago against the overnight U.S. attacks on Venezuela, which included the kidnapping of its President Nicolás Maduro. Protestors are filing into the city's Federal Plaza despite the dark and below-freezing temperatures.
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babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
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This war will destabilize the entire region and set off a global shockwave of anti-Americanism vs. no it won’t
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
This war will destabilize the entire region and set off a global shockwave of anti-Americanism vs. no it won’t
Peace President? More like “Piece President,” as in he wants a piece of everything, thank you
January 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Peace President? More like “Piece President,” as in he wants a piece of everything, thank you
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You don't have to listen to these professional liars who are barely trying. 9 months ago they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty
Vance pushes back and says this was not illegal, arguing "Maduro has multiple indictments in the United States for narcoterrorism. You don't get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the United States because you live in a palace in Caracas."
January 3, 2026 at 3:19 PM
You don't have to listen to these professional liars who are barely trying. 9 months ago they were saying they were powerless to return a man they illegally sent to an El Salvador gulag because it would violate that country's national sovereignty
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ah yes, news focused on the concerns of the average american
NEW from me:
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Private jets and ‘Bari pitches’: Inside Weiss’ chaotic CBS Evening News reboot
EXCLUSIVE: The new CBS News editor-in-chief has chartered private flights for her armed security detail, made last-minute logistical changes and fired off ‘Bari Pitches.’ Weiss is once again accused o...
www.independent.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
ah yes, news focused on the concerns of the average american
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breaking (heart) news for SF music heads www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
www.coyotemedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:20 AM
breaking (heart) news for SF music heads www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
I wrote about Joe Glass, who will release my first favorite album of 2026 tomorrow
Indie rocker Joe Glass celebrates an early candidate for your list of the year’s best Chicago albums - Chicago Reader
Glass plays rock ’n’ roll like it’s the only thing that matters, even when it sounds like a rickety lean-to that could collapse on his head.
chicagoreader.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I wrote about Joe Glass, who will release my first favorite album of 2026 tomorrow
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The closest comparison for the Grok thing we can imagine right now is if cereal made a bunch of people ill and the news put a microphone in front of some cereal boxes at the grocery store and was like “well they didn’t admit guilt, not sure who else we can ask”
January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The closest comparison for the Grok thing we can imagine right now is if cereal made a bunch of people ill and the news put a microphone in front of some cereal boxes at the grocery store and was like “well they didn’t admit guilt, not sure who else we can ask”
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Chicago’s Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability is holding a special meeting next Thursday, January 8.
This is in response to a 2000+ signature petition asking CCPSA to hold a public hearing to “understand the extent of CPD's interactions with federal immigration authorities.”
This is in response to a 2000+ signature petition asking CCPSA to hold a public hearing to “understand the extent of CPD's interactions with federal immigration authorities.”
January 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Chicago’s Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability is holding a special meeting next Thursday, January 8.
This is in response to a 2000+ signature petition asking CCPSA to hold a public hearing to “understand the extent of CPD's interactions with federal immigration authorities.”
This is in response to a 2000+ signature petition asking CCPSA to hold a public hearing to “understand the extent of CPD's interactions with federal immigration authorities.”
That’s right!!
The biggest DeffJam yet arrives tomorrow! The locals celebrating the memory of Ryan Deffet include Julia Steiner and Dave Sagan from Ratboys, Kathy Patino of Girl K, Sima Cunningham of Finom, V.V. Lightbody, and Cosmic Country mastermind Andrew Sa. chicagoreader.com/music/gossip...
DeffJam honors its late founder with its biggest fest yet - Chicago Reader
Ryan Deffet made friends everywhere he went in Chicago’s indie scene. Now those friends are celebrating his life with this all-ages blowout.
chicagoreader.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:50 PM
That’s right!!
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It is very difficult to see Israel (and the ADL, for that matter) throwing around the term antisemitism at anyone who isn’t a Zionist, especially when Bondi Beach just happened and there are enough real instances of antisemitism in the world.
January 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
It is very difficult to see Israel (and the ADL, for that matter) throwing around the term antisemitism at anyone who isn’t a Zionist, especially when Bondi Beach just happened and there are enough real instances of antisemitism in the world.
this is history right there
reading about a Naked Raygun Thanksgiving show at the Metro where they sliced a raw turkey with a chainsaw, covering the crowd in raw turkey, then found all their cars had been towed
they walked up to Lincoln Towing covered in turkey blood carrying a chainsaw
if you were at this show please lmk
they walked up to Lincoln Towing covered in turkey blood carrying a chainsaw
if you were at this show please lmk
January 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
this is history right there
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People in Gaza continue to need our support, particularly through this harsh winter. Please give to the Gaza Soup Kitchen, which provides food and medical aid to thousands daily.
Tzedakah Campaign 5786
Support Gaza Soup Kitchen
givebutter.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
People in Gaza continue to need our support, particularly through this harsh winter. Please give to the Gaza Soup Kitchen, which provides food and medical aid to thousands daily.
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So glad her husband got that job so at least one cartoonist in New York can have health insurance.
January 2, 2026 at 2:27 AM
So glad her husband got that job so at least one cartoonist in New York can have health insurance.
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i’d like to just say the popular social media generating CSAM is also the leading platform for bigots to claim without evidence that trans people are a danger to children
January 2, 2026 at 2:23 AM
i’d like to just say the popular social media generating CSAM is also the leading platform for bigots to claim without evidence that trans people are a danger to children
out: 6 7
In: because 7 8 9
In: because 7 8 9
January 1, 2026 at 10:16 PM
out: 6 7
In: because 7 8 9
In: because 7 8 9
AGFA rolling out a blu-ray edition of obscure Herschell Gordon Lewis Beatles knockoff Blast-Off Girls, featuring Chicago garage band the Faded Blue
Blast-Off Girls + The Girl, The Body, and the Pill
2026 Subscribers: This is NOT included in your Subscription. If you'd like to purchase it, you will need to login to view your special 50% off SRP pricing.
This special limited edition spot gloss
vinegarsyndrome.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
AGFA rolling out a blu-ray edition of obscure Herschell Gordon Lewis Beatles knockoff Blast-Off Girls, featuring Chicago garage band the Faded Blue
I fell asleep before the ball drop but did chicago have a live broadcast of billy Corgan in a tux covering “summertime” with a jazz combo at his tea shop or are we doomed to have only experienced this once?
January 1, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I fell asleep before the ball drop but did chicago have a live broadcast of billy Corgan in a tux covering “summertime” with a jazz combo at his tea shop or are we doomed to have only experienced this once?
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This fucking sucks on so many levels. @pghcitypaper.com has always been both an incredible local resource & a consistent place to find solid reporting from people who care about our city and its various communities & demographics. This is a real travesty and I wish everyone at CP the absolute best.
Well folks, some news. Ownership is folding @pghcitypaper.com. I wish I could say this was more surprising. I'll be on the lookout for new roles while I continue to teach and hopefully find places to publish some stories I haven't finished. In the meantime, I'm all ears for opportunities.
December 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This fucking sucks on so many levels. @pghcitypaper.com has always been both an incredible local resource & a consistent place to find solid reporting from people who care about our city and its various communities & demographics. This is a real travesty and I wish everyone at CP the absolute best.
Tfw the circus is in town
January 1, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Tfw the circus is in town
this has worked/is working w/r/t Matt Farley
in 2026 instead of lore-diving whatever giant franchise benefits from your engagement try doing it with any writer/director with a substantial body of work but no “fandom”. Marie Ndiaye. Maryse Conde. Samuel Fuller. See where it gets you. If you gotta have a static setting do Mervyn Peake
December 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
this has worked/is working w/r/t Matt Farley