Phil Rosenthal
@philrosenthal.bsky.social
Ex-newspaper guy in Chicago, L.A., Madison and Waukegan, most recently the Chicago Tribune.
(Not the Phil Rosenthal known for "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "Somebody Feed Phil.")
(Not the Phil Rosenthal known for "Everybody Loves Raymond" and "Somebody Feed Phil.")
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I join you on this hill. I teach Calvin and Hobbes in my Baseball lit class (Calvinball as the anti-rules game). I also think it should be legal to bash in the windshields of any car with pirated Calvin-peeing-on-something stickers.
A hill on which I will die: Calvin and Hobbes is one of the great pieces of 20th-century American literature in no small part because it was never turned into anything aside from a comic strip. Leave it be.
December 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I join you on this hill. I teach Calvin and Hobbes in my Baseball lit class (Calvinball as the anti-rules game). I also think it should be legal to bash in the windshields of any car with pirated Calvin-peeing-on-something stickers.
Yes, the Bears think we're stupid.
December 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Yes, the Bears think we're stupid.
Could I be any more fed up with botched efforts to “improve” the video quality of old TV shows?
The One Where Friends Rewrites NHL Logo History.
A first-season episode of the hit '90s sitcom "Friends" features an NHL logo that wouldn't be released for another two years. Naturally, we had to investigate (and solve) this mystery!
Check it out ⬇️
news.sportslogos.net/2025/12/17/t...
A first-season episode of the hit '90s sitcom "Friends" features an NHL logo that wouldn't be released for another two years. Naturally, we had to investigate (and solve) this mystery!
Check it out ⬇️
news.sportslogos.net/2025/12/17/t...
The One Where Friends Rewrites NHL Logo History
A scene from a first season episode of "Friends" features the gang at a Rangers-Penguins game, but also reveals a logo that didn't exist for another two years. What happened? Of course, we had to…
news.sportslogos.net
December 17, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Could I be any more fed up with botched efforts to “improve” the video quality of old TV shows?
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When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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Feeling ill over whatever happened at Rob Reiner’s home.
December 15, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Feeling ill over whatever happened at Rob Reiner’s home.
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NewsNation, Nexstar's right-wing "unbiased and neutral" news network, is now doing sponcon for Qatar
December 15, 2025 at 3:03 AM
NewsNation, Nexstar's right-wing "unbiased and neutral" news network, is now doing sponcon for Qatar
Memo to Red Zone sponsors: I am less likely to become a customer each time your ad pops up. Please stop ruining the viewing experience.
December 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Memo to Red Zone sponsors: I am less likely to become a customer each time your ad pops up. Please stop ruining the viewing experience.
Imagine what it was like for a hobbled Patrick Mahomes to be helped back to the Chiefs locker room, only to be met by Meghan Trainor and a smirking Jake from State Farm.
December 14, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Imagine what it was like for a hobbled Patrick Mahomes to be helped back to the Chiefs locker room, only to be met by Meghan Trainor and a smirking Jake from State Farm.
The hero was Ahmed Al Ahmed, who was shot twice, suffering wounds to his arm and hand and needing to undergo surgery,
A bystander seen in a widely circulated video disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting rampage at a popular Australian beach is being heralded as a hero who saved lives.
Bystander shown in videos disarming gunman during Australian beach shooting commended for bravery
A bystander seen in a widely circulated video disarming a gunman during a deadly shooting rampage at a popular Australian beach is being heralded as a hero who saved lives.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The hero was Ahmed Al Ahmed, who was shot twice, suffering wounds to his arm and hand and needing to undergo surgery,
Philip Rivers looks like the way I imagine multimillionaire industrialist Leo Farnsworth appeared to the world when he quarterbacked his LA Rams In “Heaven Can Wait.”
December 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Philip Rivers looks like the way I imagine multimillionaire industrialist Leo Farnsworth appeared to the world when he quarterbacked his LA Rams In “Heaven Can Wait.”
Because of piled-up snow and ice surrounding the bus stop near my home, I had to stand in the street to catch a bus this week. Leaving the bus was a challenge too. Glad @neilsteinberg.bsky.social is shining a light on this hazard.
In snowy weather, CTA bus riders must become mountaineers
Despite the CTA, Streets and San, CDOT, and nearby businesses all being responsible for cleaning snow from Chicago bus stops, the snow still manages to pile up, creating hazards for commuters.
chicago.suntimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Because of piled-up snow and ice surrounding the bus stop near my home, I had to stand in the street to catch a bus this week. Leaving the bus was a challenge too. Glad @neilsteinberg.bsky.social is shining a light on this hazard.
Sponsors and viewers can’t wait to avoid future town halls, as well!
Major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall telecast Saturday, moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring an interview with Erika Kirk.
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Lack of Madison Avenue support could challenge the viability of the format, which Weiss wants to expand
variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Big Advertisers Appear Wary of CBS News’ Bari Weiss Town Hall Format
Many major advertisers appeared to sit out a new CBS News town hall format moderated by Bari Weiss and featuring a conversation with Erika Kirk
variety.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Sponsors and viewers can’t wait to avoid future town halls, as well!
Bovino's daddy killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which he seeks to deport immigrants.
Deep dive by WBEZ’s Dan Mihalopoulos and the Chicago Sun-Times’ Lauren FitzPatrick into the background of Greg Bovino, the face of the immigration crackdown who is described by one critic as “the Liberace of the Border Patrol.” @dmihalopoulos.bsky.social @bylaurenfitz.bsky.social
Greg Bovino's the star of Trump’s deportation show. We trace his roots.
As a boy, the Hollywood movie “The Border" set the course for his life. He couldn’t believe the Border Patrol agents in the movie were the bad guys. Now that he’s in charge of deportation efforts caus...
chicago.suntimes.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Bovino's daddy killed a woman while driving drunk, a crime for which he seeks to deport immigrants.
Pretty sure all Mary Poppins did was give the Banks kids shrooms.
December 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Pretty sure all Mary Poppins did was give the Banks kids shrooms.
This story just gets worse.
The mother of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday in which she says her daughter’s partner Carlos Baker was struggling to accept her decision to end their romantic relationship when he fatally shot her during a foot chase on June 5.
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Family of Chicago cop killed in botched chase sues Chicago Police Department and partner who shot her
Officer Krystal Rivera's family says in the wrongful death suit that Officer Carlos Baker was struggling to accept her decision to end their romantic relationship when he shot her in her back in Chath...
tinyurl.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This story just gets worse.
This is wonderful news!
December 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
This is wonderful news!
It’s perfectly fair to blame the Chiefs’ subpar season on Meghan Trainor and Jake from State Farm.
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
It’s perfectly fair to blame the Chiefs’ subpar season on Meghan Trainor and Jake from State Farm.
I hope that wherever Paul McCartney is, he is simply having a wonderful Christmastime.
December 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I hope that wherever Paul McCartney is, he is simply having a wonderful Christmastime.
Maybe "news" shows should administer a current events quiz to potential guests that the guests must pass before they appear. Results should be shared with viewers in any case.
It's amazing how many "newsmakers" and "leaders" claim to be completely unaware about what is going on ... anywhere.
It's amazing how many "newsmakers" and "leaders" claim to be completely unaware about what is going on ... anywhere.
December 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Maybe "news" shows should administer a current events quiz to potential guests that the guests must pass before they appear. Results should be shared with viewers in any case.
It's amazing how many "newsmakers" and "leaders" claim to be completely unaware about what is going on ... anywhere.
It's amazing how many "newsmakers" and "leaders" claim to be completely unaware about what is going on ... anywhere.
Advertising executive: We’re building a campaign for you that shows your customers to be either morons or jackasses.
Allstate exec: Why not both?
Advertising executive: Genius! (Chef’s kiss.) Done!
Allstate exec: Why not both?
Advertising executive: Genius! (Chef’s kiss.) Done!
December 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Advertising executive: We’re building a campaign for you that shows your customers to be either morons or jackasses.
Allstate exec: Why not both?
Advertising executive: Genius! (Chef’s kiss.) Done!
Allstate exec: Why not both?
Advertising executive: Genius! (Chef’s kiss.) Done!
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Possibly the greatest tweet of all time
November 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Possibly the greatest tweet of all time
What’s your favorite sitcom featuring an SNL cast member?
December 6, 2025 at 5:33 AM
What’s your favorite sitcom featuring an SNL cast member?
Annnnnd it didn’t get here until today.
On Monday a registered letter was mailed to me from 13 miles away. It still has not arrived, although the US Postal Service tells me it has been out for delivery since this morning.
December 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Annnnnd it didn’t get here until today.
Someday, perhaps, someone will explain the song “YMCA” to him.
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Someday, perhaps, someone will explain the song “YMCA” to him.
Surprised the FIFA “peace” prize doesn’t come with a cash award.
December 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Surprised the FIFA “peace” prize doesn’t come with a cash award.