Dancing in the Pews.
I wrote a little thing about "Fairytale of New York" and about hope for a better year, but mostly I wanted to share the rendition of the song played at Shane MacGowan's funeral in 2023 because it's so beautiful. Happy Christmas, I love ya baby. dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
I've got a feeling / This year's for me and you | dansinker.com
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December 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Dancing in the Pews.
I love this record and I love Tommy's songwriting.
Over at my Substack 'Please Take My Advice", I wrote about Tommy Stinson and Bash & Pop's deeply underrated Faces-and-Humble Pie-forward '92 classic 'Friday Night Is Killing Me'. LP. Plus: Some more of the best solo works after the Replacements' breakup. theparanoidstyle.substack.com/p/on-bash-an...
On Bash & Pop’s Friday Night Is Killing Me and Tommy Stinson’s Deep, Dark Truthful Mirror
"Your golden age/ I was born too late"
theparanoidstyle.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I love this record and I love Tommy's songwriting.
Watt. #Respect
December 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Watt. #Respect
Joe. #Respect
Joe Ely has died at 78. A singer-songwriter at the forefront of alt-country, he earned the nickname Lord of the Highway thanks to tireless touring.
Joe Ely, Texas-Born Troubadour of the Open Road, Dies at 78
Thanks to his eclectic style and tireless touring, he was among the most influential artists in the early days of Americana and alt-country music.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Joe. #Respect
Frank Gehry. #Respect
Architect Frank Gehry, who designed some of most imaginative buildings ever constructed and achieved worldwide acclaim, has died at 96. His Chicago work includes the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. https://to.wttw.com/3KFPA9b
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Frank Gehry. #Respect
Lol
Meta Platforms is planning cuts to the metaverse—an arena Mark Zuckerberg once called the future of the company—and will shift spending to AI wearables.
Meta Plans to Shift Spending Away From the Metaverse
Zuckerberg’s bet on immersive online worlds has lost the company more than $77 billion since 2020.
on.wsj.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Lol
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December 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Rosa Parks. #Respect
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Rosa Parks. #Respect
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“You cannot learn or grow while trying to appear as if you have everything figured out. You cannot talk to God by trying to avoid doing something wrong. Perfection is stagnation,” the concert pianist Jonathan Bliss writes in a guest essay.
“You cannot learn or grow while trying to appear as if you have everything figured out. You cannot talk to God by trying to avoid doing something wrong. Perfection is stagnation,” the concert pianist Jonathan Bliss writes in a guest essay.
Opinion | A Classical Pianist’s Plea: Make Messy Art
It is not only classical musicians who are being stunted by the search for perfection. It is harming many aspects of our lives and sectors of our society.
nyti.ms
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“You cannot learn or grow while trying to appear as if you have everything figured out. You cannot talk to God by trying to avoid doing something wrong. Perfection is stagnation,” the concert pianist Jonathan Bliss writes in a guest essay.
“You cannot learn or grow while trying to appear as if you have everything figured out. You cannot talk to God by trying to avoid doing something wrong. Perfection is stagnation,” the concert pianist Jonathan Bliss writes in a guest essay.
Lithuanians: We got an army plus a second army.
The Wall Street Journal followed a Lithuanian paramilitary force preparing for what many in the frontier city of Utena now fear: a Russian invasion.
Paramilitary Expansion Shows Scale of War Preparations on NATO’s Eastern Frontier
As sabotage and drone attacks mount across Europe, civilians in Lithuania are tooling up for a kinetic war.
on.wsj.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Lithuanians: We got an army plus a second army.
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A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives @robertloerzel.bsky.social reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.
Maybe Things Will Be Better in Chicago
A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives us reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A spirited Mavis Staples cover of Tom Waits‘s “Chicago” gives @robertloerzel.bsky.social reason to muse on music, migration, and our city.
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Glad to see Vivian is still there. 1651 W. North Ave., Chicago
November 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Glad to see Vivian is still there. 1651 W. North Ave., Chicago
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#StandWithUkraine
Ukrainians truly need this right now — even if as a sign of solidarity. And constant, stubborn solidarity goes a long way.
Ukrainians truly need this right now — even if as a sign of solidarity. And constant, stubborn solidarity goes a long way.
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
#StandWithUkraine
Ukrainians truly need this right now — even if as a sign of solidarity. And constant, stubborn solidarity goes a long way.
Ukrainians truly need this right now — even if as a sign of solidarity. And constant, stubborn solidarity goes a long way.
In the future Christmas trees will be grown by AI, though.
In Maryland, tensions over a proposed 67-mile transmission line have rocked farming communities, as the nation’s largest grid operator says data centers are driving power demands. bit.ly/3JL79Eo
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
In the future Christmas trees will be grown by AI, though.
Fire risk, though?
Tesla recalls 10,500 Powerwall 2 batteries in US over fire risk reut.rs/4nSUI7g
Tesla recalls 10,500 Powerwall 2 batteries in US over fire risk
Tesla said on Thursday it is recalling about 10,500 units of its Powerwall 2 battery power systems in the U.S. for fire and burn hazards after receiving 22 reports of overheating.
reut.rs
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Fire risk, though?
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There are many songs about this city, but Tom Waits wrote one of the best, simply titled "Chicago." Out today, Mavis Staples' new album kicks off with her fantastic version of the song. I'm so glad to hear this quintessential Chicago singer putting her own stamp on it.
Chicago
YouTube video by Mavis Staples - Topic
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November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
There are many songs about this city, but Tom Waits wrote one of the best, simply titled "Chicago." Out today, Mavis Staples' new album kicks off with her fantastic version of the song. I'm so glad to hear this quintessential Chicago singer putting her own stamp on it.
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Calder in the front, Mies behind it, D. H. Burnham & Co. at the right. Adams and Dearborn, Chicago
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Calder in the front, Mies behind it, D. H. Burnham & Co. at the right. Adams and Dearborn, Chicago
Panels falling off Cybertrucks, though? Can Grok fix?
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Panels falling off Cybertrucks, though? Can Grok fix?
These Chicago restaurants are offering free or discounted meals during SNAP pause: blockclubchi.co/47DM5Ys
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Organizers said they followed Department of Homeland Security protocol and formally requested access more than one week ahead of the Mass. The request was denied, according to a statement from the village of Broadview. No reason was given.
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Religious leaders' request to give Communion to detainees at Broadview facility is denied again
Organizers said they followed Department of Homeland Security protocol and formally requested access more than one week ahead of the Mass. The request was denied, according to a statement from the village of Broadview. No reason was given.
trib.al
November 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Organizers said they followed Department of Homeland Security protocol and formally requested access more than one week ahead of the Mass. The request was denied, according to a statement from the village of Broadview. No reason was given.
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"Ripped the face off"
Construction workers ripped the face off the East Wing to begin building President Trump’s 90,000-square-foot ballroom. nyti.ms/43oS9T1
October 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"Ripped the face off"
Tony. #Respect
Tony Fitzpatrick's art is all over Chicago. Here's where to find it blockclubchi.co/46ZkBgE
October 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Tony. #Respect
Book tour. Champagne toasts. Clown show.
Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."
October 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Book tour. Champagne toasts. Clown show.
Tony. #Respect
Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick was best known for his mixed-media collages, drawings, paintings, poetry and theatrical work. His art addressed themes rooted in Chicago life, nature and human struggle.
Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick — a fiercely independent essayist, painter and gallerist — dies at 66
The artist, writer and actor recently published "The Sun at the End of the Road" and had a Steppenwolf show planned this month.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Tony. #Respect