Dennis Anderson
@dennisedit.bsky.social
U-46 Family Engagement Coordinator, helping families get their kiddos ready for kindergarten. History, podcasts, Blackhawks, White Sox and TCM fan. Former long-time newspaper editor who spent 11 years on the APME board.
I had the opportunity to do a TEDx Talk at my alma mater, Columbia College-Chicago. I shared my story of how my 38-year journalism career ended and how my role as a preschool family education coordinator for Illinois’s second-largest school district started. Here’s it is.
youtu.be/L72WHcndfpo
youtu.be/L72WHcndfpo
The Next Lead: Life After the Newsroom | Dennis Anderson | TEDxColumbiaCollegeChicago
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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November 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I had the opportunity to do a TEDx Talk at my alma mater, Columbia College-Chicago. I shared my story of how my 38-year journalism career ended and how my role as a preschool family education coordinator for Illinois’s second-largest school district started. Here’s it is.
youtu.be/L72WHcndfpo
youtu.be/L72WHcndfpo
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This is a fascinating analysis of how history and economics have shaped perspectives in not just industries, but how individual human beings feel about art they're creating. Like after all good articles, I'm now wondering about how other artists (Pip, Squeak, and Wilfred; Pogo; The Perishers) felt.
It's the fortieth anniversary of "Calvin and Hobbes," so I'm reposting the long piece that I wrote about the comic strip for the Los Angeles Review of Books. Outside of my books, it's my favorite long-form thing that I've done. lareviewofbooks.org/article/sell...
Selling Out the Newspaper Comic Strip | Los Angeles Review of Books
The comic strip and its evolution and devolution.
lareviewofbooks.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is a fascinating analysis of how history and economics have shaped perspectives in not just industries, but how individual human beings feel about art they're creating. Like after all good articles, I'm now wondering about how other artists (Pip, Squeak, and Wilfred; Pogo; The Perishers) felt.
Mike Joyce in his book “The Drums”: Johnny Marr doesn’t play the guitar, he wears it. #thesmiths
November 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Mike Joyce in his book “The Drums”: Johnny Marr doesn’t play the guitar, he wears it. #thesmiths
What do you know. There are sports fans on BlueSky.
November 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
What do you know. There are sports fans on BlueSky.
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A loud "Let's Go, Blue Jays" chant breaks out in Edmonton.
November 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM
A loud "Let's Go, Blue Jays" chant breaks out in Edmonton.
@jeffpearlman.bsky.social is an excellent reporter and writer. His biography of Tupac Shakur, “Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur,” was released today. www.amazon.com/Only-God-Can...
Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur
Amazon.com: Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur: 9780063304574: Pearlman, Jeff: Books
www.amazon.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
@jeffpearlman.bsky.social is an excellent reporter and writer. His biography of Tupac Shakur, “Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur,” was released today. www.amazon.com/Only-God-Can...
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To celebrate the Jays' ALDS win, @pressassembly.bsky.social is making Field Work available for 34% off the e-pub edition (1% per run the Jays scored on NYY). Not valid on print b/c Assembly isn't shipping rn in solidarity with striking Canada Post workers...
assemblypress.ca/shop/field-w...
assemblypress.ca/shop/field-w...
Field Work: On Baseball and Making a Living
Roger Angell meets Hanif Abdurraqib meets Bull Durham in this sharp new collection of baseball writing by Andrew Forbes Baseball is a sport, a pastime, an obsession, a dream—and for some, it’s also a…
assemblypress.ca
October 10, 2025 at 1:21 AM
To celebrate the Jays' ALDS win, @pressassembly.bsky.social is making Field Work available for 34% off the e-pub edition (1% per run the Jays scored on NYY). Not valid on print b/c Assembly isn't shipping rn in solidarity with striking Canada Post workers...
assemblypress.ca/shop/field-w...
assemblypress.ca/shop/field-w...
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Seventy-seven years today, one of baseball's most iconic photos was taken. It features Steve Gromek and Larry Doby embracing after the Cleveland Indians' Game 4 win in the 1948 World Series. But what if the photo had been staged? Here's my newsletter on that: lepplin.substack.com/p/the-stagin...
The Staging of One of Baseball’s Most Famous Images
The Steve Gromek/Larry Doby Photo Revisited
lepplin.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Seventy-seven years today, one of baseball's most iconic photos was taken. It features Steve Gromek and Larry Doby embracing after the Cleveland Indians' Game 4 win in the 1948 World Series. But what if the photo had been staged? Here's my newsletter on that: lepplin.substack.com/p/the-stagin...
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"Federal immigration officers wear masks and no name tags. Now some are driving cars without license plates."
Good work from @chicago.suntimes.com on how ICE is breaking Illinois law.
www.wbez.org/politics/202...
Good work from @chicago.suntimes.com on how ICE is breaking Illinois law.
www.wbez.org/politics/202...
Federal immigration officers wear masks and no name tags. Now some are driving cars without license plates.
The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.
www.wbez.org
October 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"Federal immigration officers wear masks and no name tags. Now some are driving cars without license plates."
Good work from @chicago.suntimes.com on how ICE is breaking Illinois law.
www.wbez.org/politics/202...
Good work from @chicago.suntimes.com on how ICE is breaking Illinois law.
www.wbez.org/politics/202...
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Psst. Is your team eliminated from playoff contention like my miserable Halos? Now's a great time to pick up Short Relief, my chapbook released earlier this year by @406press.bsky.social!
Release day is today! My new chapbook "Short Relief" is out now from @406press.bsky.social! Huge thanks go out to @fbereaud.bsky.social and @thetwinbill.bsky.social for their work in editing the final version together into a collection I'm especially proud of!
406press.com/product/shor...
406press.com/product/shor...
September 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Psst. Is your team eliminated from playoff contention like my miserable Halos? Now's a great time to pick up Short Relief, my chapbook released earlier this year by @406press.bsky.social!
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Just in case Chicago TV viewers want to avoid the primary local outlets of the corporations who made this Kimmel thing happen:
— Disney is obviously WLS/ABC 7.
— Nexstar is WGN 9.
— Sinclair is Marquee Sports Network.
— and Fox is Fox 32 and WPWR 50.
— Disney is obviously WLS/ABC 7.
— Nexstar is WGN 9.
— Sinclair is Marquee Sports Network.
— and Fox is Fox 32 and WPWR 50.
September 18, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Just in case Chicago TV viewers want to avoid the primary local outlets of the corporations who made this Kimmel thing happen:
— Disney is obviously WLS/ABC 7.
— Nexstar is WGN 9.
— Sinclair is Marquee Sports Network.
— and Fox is Fox 32 and WPWR 50.
— Disney is obviously WLS/ABC 7.
— Nexstar is WGN 9.
— Sinclair is Marquee Sports Network.
— and Fox is Fox 32 and WPWR 50.
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FREE POSTAGE
I’ve updated my website so that now postage is included in the cost of and print or painting, so why not take a look and see if there’s anything you’d like for your walls?
timgodden.co.uk/shop
#ww1 #ww2 #illustration
I’ve updated my website so that now postage is included in the cost of and print or painting, so why not take a look and see if there’s anything you’d like for your walls?
timgodden.co.uk/shop
#ww1 #ww2 #illustration
August 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
FREE POSTAGE
I’ve updated my website so that now postage is included in the cost of and print or painting, so why not take a look and see if there’s anything you’d like for your walls?
timgodden.co.uk/shop
#ww1 #ww2 #illustration
I’ve updated my website so that now postage is included in the cost of and print or painting, so why not take a look and see if there’s anything you’d like for your walls?
timgodden.co.uk/shop
#ww1 #ww2 #illustration
If YouTubeTV increases rates because of its deal with Fox, it can count on losing at least one customer.
August 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
If YouTubeTV increases rates because of its deal with Fox, it can count on losing at least one customer.
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I will literally pay you, YouTube TV, $10 a month to keep Fox News off people's televisions.
August 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I will literally pay you, YouTube TV, $10 a month to keep Fox News off people's televisions.
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A man, near the White House, who describes himself as a "retired disabled combat veteran," after burning an American flag tells bystanders "I am being detained because I expressed my First Amendment rights."
August 25, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A man, near the White House, who describes himself as a "retired disabled combat veteran," after burning an American flag tells bystanders "I am being detained because I expressed my First Amendment rights."
“Breaking news: Netflix, MLB reach first streaming agreement”
This better not mean @netflix.com will raise its monthly subscription because of this deal.
This better not mean @netflix.com will raise its monthly subscription because of this deal.
August 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“Breaking news: Netflix, MLB reach first streaming agreement”
This better not mean @netflix.com will raise its monthly subscription because of this deal.
This better not mean @netflix.com will raise its monthly subscription because of this deal.
@theathletic.com is today's best chance to save in-depth and enterprise sports journalism. Peak, its new desk, covers "leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports." These stories move you to act or learn more about the subject. Its Jim Valvano story today is outstanding.
August 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
@theathletic.com is today's best chance to save in-depth and enterprise sports journalism. Peak, its new desk, covers "leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports." These stories move you to act or learn more about the subject. Its Jim Valvano story today is outstanding.
After reading the Wall Street Journal’s review of “Ring of Fire” by
@alexchurchill.bsky.social and Nicolai Eberholst, I’m eager to get the book about the first two months of World War One.
@alexchurchill.bsky.social and Nicolai Eberholst, I’m eager to get the book about the first two months of World War One.
August 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
After reading the Wall Street Journal’s review of “Ring of Fire” by
@alexchurchill.bsky.social and Nicolai Eberholst, I’m eager to get the book about the first two months of World War One.
@alexchurchill.bsky.social and Nicolai Eberholst, I’m eager to get the book about the first two months of World War One.
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For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
August 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”
National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.
A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.
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Congrats to Jen Pawol - first female umpire in an MLB game.
Catch her umpiring the Marlins-Braves series, starting with Saturday’s double-header working the bases. Then behind the plate in Sunday's game.
August 9th:
G1 - 10:15am PST
G2 - 4:15pm PST
August 10th:
10:35am PST
Catch her umpiring the Marlins-Braves series, starting with Saturday’s double-header working the bases. Then behind the plate in Sunday's game.
August 9th:
G1 - 10:15am PST
G2 - 4:15pm PST
August 10th:
10:35am PST
August 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Congrats to Jen Pawol - first female umpire in an MLB game.
Catch her umpiring the Marlins-Braves series, starting with Saturday’s double-header working the bases. Then behind the plate in Sunday's game.
August 9th:
G1 - 10:15am PST
G2 - 4:15pm PST
August 10th:
10:35am PST
Catch her umpiring the Marlins-Braves series, starting with Saturday’s double-header working the bases. Then behind the plate in Sunday's game.
August 9th:
G1 - 10:15am PST
G2 - 4:15pm PST
August 10th:
10:35am PST
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Very enjoyable column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on 'the Diet Coke test' for restaurants:
What’s your test of a bad restaurant?
With food, one should be tolerant. But there is no need to be pretentious about fizzy drinks
www.ft.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Very enjoyable column by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on 'the Diet Coke test' for restaurants:
Representing the pod at the #whitesox game tonight. @nickmurawski.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Representing the pod at the #whitesox game tonight. @nickmurawski.bsky.social
Do you remember your first days of kindergarten? The Class of 2038 will.
July 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Do you remember your first days of kindergarten? The Class of 2038 will.
A couple weeks after Amazon Prime Days, I’m learning the phrase “you get what you pay for” is spot on.
July 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A couple weeks after Amazon Prime Days, I’m learning the phrase “you get what you pay for” is spot on.