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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

i found a 70 year old workout album at the secondhand store and lmao

Ashlie Stevens @ashliedstevens.bsky.social · 09/10/2023

🥂 THIS IS CHICAGO is celebrating 25 episodes today with a special double-length story 🥂 What happens when a self-described member of Black religious royalty has his "Disney moment," but standing amid the imagined birds and butterflies is, unexpectedly, another young man? I'd love if you listened:

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‎THIS IS CHICAGO: S1 | E25 : FAMILY on Apple Podcasts

‎Show THIS IS CHICAGO, Ep S1 | E25 : FAMILY - Oct 8, 2023

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Ashlie Stevens @ashliedstevens.bsky.social · 29/09/2023

Anyone have a pre-teen or teen in their life who is big into "The Nightmare Before Christmas" merch — clothing, posters, collectibles, etc. — and would be willing to chat with a friendly journalist (me) about it? It's for a story tied to the film's 30th anniversary.

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 15/08/2023

As police pull yet another body out of John Wayne Gacy's crawlspace and add yet another charge against him, people are beginning to ask: when is enough enough? Isn't this piling on?

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Jamie Schler @lifesafeast.bsky.social · 15/08/2023

This was such a fun one because the origins of ratatouille were so not what I expected at all! Read the post and find out! Then make my ratatouille or a variation on the dish, the bohémienne! jamieschler.substack.com/p/ratatoui… Please share & subscribe!

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Ashlie Stevens @ashliedstevens.bsky.social · 14/08/2023

From Alison Roman's cottage cheese cake with summer apricots to Alton Brown's chunky blue cheese dressing, chefs are dispelling the notion that cottage cheese is nothing but an old-school, if virtuous, diet food. Here's my little love letter to it:

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Stop underestimating the culinary potential of cottage cheese

If you can learn to love the lumps, you open up a new world of tangy, creamy pastas, cakes and salad dressings

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Aaron Bady @zunguzungu.bsky.social · 11/08/2023

I wrote about how fans are now content producers and artists are fans of art because all of us are just workers in a world where billionaires have taken art and culture hostage. slate.com/culture/2023/08/writers-a…

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weird medieval guys @weirdmedieval.bsky.social · 12/08/2023

when i say i'm omw, this is what i mean

A watercolor of a rabbit holding a spear and riding atop a giant snail with a saddle and reins

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Ashlie Stevens @ashliedstevens.bsky.social · 08/08/2023

"This series of short audio portraits from Chicago draws from the long lineage of oral history recording in the city, perhaps inspired by the likes of Studs Terkel and the assumption that everyone has a story if you just ask." So delighted by our show's inclusion on XMTR this week.

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Matthew Borus @matthewborus.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

As part of my research, I'm looking to talk with disabled workers with accommodations in the Chicago area--as well as folks with informal or no accommodations. If that's you or someone you know, please hit me up. Interviews will be compensated. FWIW, I come at this as a disabled sociologist.

Do you have disability accommodations at work?

If you also live in the Chicago area, you may qualify to share your experiences for a research study!

Participation would involve a 1-3 hour interview (remote or in-person), with the possibility of follow-up. You must be 18 or older to take part. Eligible participants will be compensated!

For more information: call 331-725-2920, email DisabilityStudy2023@gmail.com

Approved by the University of Chicago Institutional Review Board, IRB21-0416.

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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 06/08/2023

I threw together a little ode to the Barbie the Barbie movie reunited me with (and I know I need to move off Substack, I just need time to decipher which of the many services my infrequent free newsletter should be on). erinkeane.substack.com/p/on-day-to-…