Robert Loerzel
@robertloerzel.bsky.social
Chicagoan, journalist, photographer, author, copy editor, flâneur. https://www.robertloerzel.com/
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Am absolutely thrilled that Goff got a huge exhibit at AIC. Cannot wait to see it.
My monthly column in MAS Context returns with a review of Bruce Goff: Material Worlds, now open at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Bruce Goff’s Fabulous (and Bedazzled) Material Worlds
The first major exhibit showcasing architect Bruce Goff’s work in thirty years, Bruce Goff: Material Worlds invites a new look at Goff’s work of…
mascontext.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Am absolutely thrilled that Goff got a huge exhibit at AIC. Cannot wait to see it.
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The Velvet Underground • Café Bizarre, Greenwich Village, New York, New York, December 1965
The Velvet Underground were discovered 60 years ago by Andy Warhol at Café Bizarre
📷 Adam Ritchie
The Velvet Underground were discovered 60 years ago by Andy Warhol at Café Bizarre
📷 Adam Ritchie
December 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The Velvet Underground • Café Bizarre, Greenwich Village, New York, New York, December 1965
The Velvet Underground were discovered 60 years ago by Andy Warhol at Café Bizarre
📷 Adam Ritchie
The Velvet Underground were discovered 60 years ago by Andy Warhol at Café Bizarre
📷 Adam Ritchie
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To stay or not to stay for a movie's end credits
Much to my surprise, some audiences ascribe a moral component to watching the closing credits
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Much to my surprise, some audiences ascribe a moral component to watching the closing credits
This week's newsletter. Subscribe! Share! It's free!
To stay or not to stay for a movie's end credits
To my surprise, some audiences ascribe a moral component to watching the closing credits
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December 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
To stay or not to stay for a movie's end credits
Much to my surprise, some audiences ascribe a moral component to watching the closing credits
This week's newsletter. Subscribe! Share! It's free!
Much to my surprise, some audiences ascribe a moral component to watching the closing credits
This week's newsletter. Subscribe! Share! It's free!
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You have no idea how historians work, do you? You can just say, "I have no idea how things work." You don't have to do this.
twenty years from now 'AI enthusiast' won't really be a thing, because everyone -- even archival historians, can you imagine? -- will be using (so-called) AI tools all day all over their lives. worlds will have been lost in reaching that point. worlds will have been gained.
December 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
You have no idea how historians work, do you? You can just say, "I have no idea how things work." You don't have to do this.
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It's a good museum already but this will give them a lot more space for exhibits than they've had. www.metalmuseum.org
Metal Museum | Art Museum in Memphis, TN
Located in Memphis, Tennessee, the Metal Museum welcomes all to experience the beauty of fine metal artwork through rotating exhibitions, educational programming, and a fully functioning metals studio...
www.metalmuseum.org
December 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It's a good museum already but this will give them a lot more space for exhibits than they've had. www.metalmuseum.org
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Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan https://theonion.com/cat-clinging-to-side-of-christmas-tree-admits-that-was-1849899567/
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Chicago Athletic Association.
December 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Chicago Athletic Association.
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Excited to see one of the best modernist buildings in Memphis, the 1956 Rust Hall by Roy Harrover, under renovation to reopen in 2026 as the home of the National Ornamental Metal Museum!
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Excited to see one of the best modernist buildings in Memphis, the 1956 Rust Hall by Roy Harrover, under renovation to reopen in 2026 as the home of the National Ornamental Metal Museum!
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thinking about the fancy lads who were like “you might not like elon but doge has some good ideas”
DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats.
December 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
thinking about the fancy lads who were like “you might not like elon but doge has some good ideas”
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"Snowfall in December"
a typewriter poem
from Chicago Artisan Market
by yours truly!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8040055...
a typewriter poem
from Chicago Artisan Market
by yours truly!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8040055...
poemswhileyouwait
"Snowfall in December" by Kathleen Rooney -- Chicago Artisan Market, 12.14.25
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December 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"Snowfall in December"
a typewriter poem
from Chicago Artisan Market
by yours truly!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8040055...
a typewriter poem
from Chicago Artisan Market
by yours truly!
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8040055...
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This is why it’s so important to trace things back to the beginning whenever possible.
I believe @rauchway.bsky.social calls these “historical urban legends”
I believe @rauchway.bsky.social calls these “historical urban legends”
looking up the source of quotes, whether for a book or a video script, is great for figuring out when a quote everyone "knows" and has repeated for ages is actually just weird bullshit someone else made up
December 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This is why it’s so important to trace things back to the beginning whenever possible.
I believe @rauchway.bsky.social calls these “historical urban legends”
I believe @rauchway.bsky.social calls these “historical urban legends”
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Then we used the wonderful @sabrlandmarks.bsky.social map to find a few other notable baseball grave sites on the far south side of Chicago, including Negro Leagues greats Rube Foster and Bruce Petway.
December 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Then we used the wonderful @sabrlandmarks.bsky.social map to find a few other notable baseball grave sites on the far south side of Chicago, including Negro Leagues greats Rube Foster and Bruce Petway.
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The Christmas Day baseball tour tradition continues with @shoelesspodcast.bsky.social and @pulhitzherprize.bsky.social! Today we paid our respects to my Internet namesake for the past quarter-century with a visit to Buck Weaver’s grave.
December 26, 2025 at 4:53 AM
The Christmas Day baseball tour tradition continues with @shoelesspodcast.bsky.social and @pulhitzherprize.bsky.social! Today we paid our respects to my Internet namesake for the past quarter-century with a visit to Buck Weaver’s grave.
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Lonely and berserk.
December 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Lonely and berserk.
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Letter to Santa from “first floor, back of a big yellow house” in Chicago, 1912.
December 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Letter to Santa from “first floor, back of a big yellow house” in Chicago, 1912.
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Letter to Santa from Chicago, 1912
December 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Letter to Santa from Chicago, 1912
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Bison return to Kane County after 200 years, a crucial step for conservation and Indigenous connection. Come for @adrianaperez.bsky.social great story, stay for Jason Wambsgans' great photos www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/25/b...
Bison return to Kane County after 200 years, a crucial step for conservation and Indigenous connection
Citizens can help monitor the prairie and bison, and Native Americans can reconnect to their roots under a community science program.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Bison return to Kane County after 200 years, a crucial step for conservation and Indigenous connection. Come for @adrianaperez.bsky.social great story, stay for Jason Wambsgans' great photos www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/25/b...
French media call beavers "an ally in the fight against climate change."
Longtemps chassé, le castor est aujourd'hui un allié dans la lutte pour le climat. A la force de ses dents et 365 jours par an, il protège les écosystèmes face à l’intensification des inondations, sécheresses et canicules.
«En inondant les terres, il recrée des zones humides» : en Isère, le castor fait barrage au réchauffement
Longtemps chassé, le rongeur est aujourd’hui reconnu comme un allié qui, à la force de ses dents, protège les écosystèmes face à l’intensification des inondations, sécheresses et canicules.
www.liberation.fr
December 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
French media call beavers "an ally in the fight against climate change."
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This is just beautiful. Sincere but understated. You can feel the ache of loss. Scorsese is as good a writer as he is a director and actor. My house is full of books that he contributed essays, forewords, and introductions to, and every one is a gem.
I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
Opinion | Martin Scorsese: ‘Rob Reiner Was My Friend’
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This is just beautiful. Sincere but understated. You can feel the ache of loss. Scorsese is as good a writer as he is a director and actor. My house is full of books that he contributed essays, forewords, and introductions to, and every one is a gem.
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Kind of wild how the take that some of Trump's supporters were "deplorable" was some huge scandal, but regularly screaming about "radical left scum" is just a thing he'll say with no media backlash.
December 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Kind of wild how the take that some of Trump's supporters were "deplorable" was some huge scandal, but regularly screaming about "radical left scum" is just a thing he'll say with no media backlash.
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You know Lara Trump is free to perform, like on most evenings
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building
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apnews.com/article/kenn...
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building
A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center has been canceled. Musician Chuck Redd, the show's host, says he called off the performance after the White House announced President Donald ...
apnews.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
You know Lara Trump is free to perform, like on most evenings
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Birthday boy Humphrey Bogart hopes your Christmas is the stuff that dreams are made of.
December 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Birthday boy Humphrey Bogart hopes your Christmas is the stuff that dreams are made of.
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The Coctails playing our wedding party at Club Lucky with Julia’s parents, and our friends Lana and Lynn. May 22, 1993
December 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The Coctails playing our wedding party at Club Lucky with Julia’s parents, and our friends Lana and Lynn. May 22, 1993
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"Mister President, we just need you to go out there and give the people something to talk about besides the Epstein files..."
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
December 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"Mister President, we just need you to go out there and give the people something to talk about besides the Epstein files..."
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Simply Wishing You a Wonderful Christmas Time
December 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Simply Wishing You a Wonderful Christmas Time