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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"I've always enjoyed asking people in a hurry for information."

The cover of an edition of Jean-Philippe Toussaint's novel "La Salle De Bain" (The Bathroom), with an image of a fully dressed man sitting in a bathtub.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/09/2026

i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This reminds me of the odd fact that the original Blue Note jazz club (which was in Chicago) was founded the same year as Blue Note Records (in New York): 1947. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Blue Note to bring world-famous jazz club to London

Grammy-winning pianist Robert Glasper will headline opening of club’s first UK venue in Covent Garden next month

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Happy birthday, Louis Sullivan. In the depths of the last, extremely frigid winter of his life, he created this wonderful book The University of Chicago Press will reissue in November. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

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A System of Architectural Ornament

The first full-scale facsimile of Louis H. Sullivan’s landmark publication, featuring his stunning illustrations, accompanied by a reader’s guide.Widely credited as the father of the skyscraper, Louis...

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

An amusing (to me at least) reflection I left out of this review: some painters, like AI image generators, begin their work with a random mark, as Martin Gayford notes in "How Painting Happens."

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Trevor Paglen’s “How To See Like a Machine” Shows and Tells | Newcity Art

The artist explores what AI is doing to our relationship with images and reality.

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

artists, makers, free people join #falloffreedom in Chicago! interccect.com/art-in-these...

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art matters, courage is contagious (yellow and green poster with liberty torch)

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

"The psychological fizz in her art—its profundity, finally—stems from just such an age-old dilemma: whether to lament time’s march or simply enjoy the moment." Loved this piece by @jeremylybarger.bsky.social on the wonderful Gladys Nilsson. www.artforum.com/features/gla...

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Giddily Toward Oblivion: Gladys Nilsson Paints the Human Comedy

At 86, Gladys Nilsson gets a major retrospective at the Crocker Art Museum — a long-overdue look at a wildly original career.

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Is it bad when the scale goes to 400 and you are at 701?

US government air quality website showing Chicago with a score of 701.

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

It's Daniel Villarreal month in Chicago. Get out there!

Daniel Villarreal on stage with his band at Schuba's, March 2024.

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

This is going to put Earth on the map.

New York Times headline reading "SpaceX's I.P.O. Makes Musk The First Trillionaire on Earth"

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Super impressive how much of Chicago's great jazz scene Hannah Edgar covers here.

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Honestly, I was just looking for the Slam Stewart record.

Image shows a Google AI search result for the search terms "Shut Yo' Mouth." The result reads: "Understood. I will be quiet. If you need anything else later, just let me know."

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Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live · 18/05/2026

Current* conditions near Frankfort, MI:

Western view from Oliver Art Center in Frankfort overlooking the Coast Guard station and the entrance to the Betsie River from Lake Michigan. // Image captured at: 2026-05-17 23:06:13 UTC (about 1 min. prior to this post) // Image sourced from: oliverartcenterfrankfort.org // Current Temp in Frankfort: 56 F | 13 C // Precip: heavy intensity rain // Wind: E at 14 mph | 22 kph // Humidity: 88%

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

As a one-time drummer I really object to the quality of the drumming I've been listening to for the past couple of hours from somewhere outside my building.

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Super interested in seeing this piece. Also, per Shawn's comment, the readability of the redesigned print Reader is 💯.

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

My piece focuses more on the event than the recording, so let me add that on "Happy Today," the grooves are deeper and the guitar is crunchier. Kudos to @intlanthem.bsky.social and The Land School -- love that music and that place. music.newcity.com/2026/05/07/j...

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Jeff Parker's Homecoming for "Happy Today," a Live-Performance Record and Film

International Anthem hosted a screening event for The Jeff Parker ETA IVtet's new release at The Land School.

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

"According to analysis by the artificial-intelligence-detection startup Originality AI, 23 major news sites are currently blocking ia_archiverbot, the web crawler commonly used by the Internet Archive for the Wayback project. The social platform Reddit is too." www.wired.com/story/the-in...

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The Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in Peril

As major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages.

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I did not know that Sentimental Value (2025) opened with a Terry Callier tune.

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Surprising how few great baseball novels two centuries of the sport have given us. Four? Five? Anyway, this one's tops in my view. Good piece by the reliable Edwin.

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Not sure what to expect with this year's smaller fair, but this sparked my interest a bit.

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Chicago is the host city for International Jazz Day 2026, and there's a whole week's worth of concerts, talks, etc. from Sat 4/25 to Fri 5/1. The only detailed schedule I've found is in the press kit, but it's well worth a look. carolfox.app.box.com/s/lo5nzmy8pj...

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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Everyone’s a critic.

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Loved the Miller line that Iglarsh quotes here: "Time stretches out very long before the uncreative person.”

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Somehow I got the idea that the Poetry Foundation was not doing events anymore, but here they are with a roster of events. www.poetryfoundation.org/events

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Events

Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 09/02/2026

What can you do with a history degree?

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

"When I do not 'attack,' I do not feel alive." Love that Louise.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/12/2025

Who are the Venezuelan immigrants Trump sent to CECOT? Earlier this year, our team compiled a first-of-its-kind, case-by-case accounting of 238 Venezuelan men who were held in El Salvador. These are their stories. propub.li/492QTqQ

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The Men Trump Deported to a Salvadoran Prison

On March 15, President Donald Trump’s administration sent more than 230 Venezuelan immigrants to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Last week, the men were released as suddenly as they’d been t...

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The adagium "if it looks to good to be true, it probably is" also applies to AI slop cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/how-to-spo...

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How to Spot AI Hallucinations Like a Reference Librarian

The verification tricks that would make fact-checkers weep with joy.

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 06/11/2025

They counted on making Chicago mad and provoking violence but what they did instead was viscerally disgust any human with even the slightest sense of morality and it’s not gonna go the way they want

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dagneo 🥐 allergies 💐 @dagneo.art · 05/11/2025

Pilot had a massive ad spread in a jp newspaper with "make AI jealous" and "write what AI can't touch" written on it Anyway I think everyone should own a Pilot kakuno pen

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Malt Lick Nursery @maltlicknursery.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

"Nobody can get fired from the AACM. You can't even resign voluntarily! Once you're in, you're in, and even if you say you're out, you're still in. They can't get fired. What are you going to do? Are you going to fire yourself? It's a collective. Who's going to fire you?"

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Venice Bakery is remembering those that have died in ICE custody this year by adding them to their community altar for Dia de Los Muertos. By @eltragon.bsky.social

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Rachael P @plussone.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Helicopter view of Chicago #NoKings in Grant Park via @cbschicago.bsky.social

View from the sky of tens of thousands gathered in Chicago's Grant Park for the No Kings protest

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Even art is not sure if love is enough anymore. (Artist: Lindsey Liss)

Wall art consisting of a map of the U.S. with a message in neon across it in all capitals: ALL WE NEED IS LOVE. The light in the word LOVE is out.

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Joe Cothrel @cothrel.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Elimination games concentrate the mind wonderfully. #cubs #tigers #mlb

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