What happens when you buy the decorations at the dollar store

I'm beyond thrilled that I get to moderate a conversation at #IRE25 with two of my very favorite journalists, the superstars @pamelacolloff.bsky.social and @hannahdreier.bsky.social. If our hilarious and frank brainstorming session was any indication of what's to come, you won't want to miss it.

Hey, @medillschool.bsky.social alums! If you're going to the @ire.org conference next week in NOLA, join us for a meetup with the dean. Free food and drink! 🎉
events.ard.northwestern.edu/Dn8g9BS7/5a6...

There’s nowhere in Chicago I love more than Garfield Park Conservatory. The flowers, the warmth, the infinite shades of green, the quinceañera party, the man dancing with his front-packed baby, the woman arguing with her wedding photographer, the teenagers marveling over a turtle…a city under glass

Yes, I bought an advent calendar for my dog. Yes, I realize it makes no sense from either a theological or animal cognition perspective.