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Mirror, mirror on the wall, which online comedy poll is the funniest of them all? The Quip of the Week poll at the Picayune Sentinel, natch. ericzorn.substack.com/i/217267998/... Finalists include: @wheeltod.bsky.social @jackboot.bsky.social

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Is this the best month of the year? I'm taking a poll ericzorn.substack.com/i/217267998/...

Is this the best month of the year? I'm taking a poll ericzorn.substack.com/i/217267998/...

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Yep, Mary Schmich and I are already planning for the Songs of Good Cheer shows in December at the Old Town School of Folk Music. I've posted an update here ericzorn.substack.com/i/217267998/...

Yep, Mary Schmich and I are already planning for the Songs of Good Cheer shows in December at the Old Town School of Folk Music. I've posted an update here ericzorn.substack.com/i/217267998/...

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Today's issue!

Eric Zorn @ericzorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Eager to see this documentary, which opens in theaters in October, though the nearly four-hour running time will test my sitting ability -- youtu.be/eY_8SyndC10?...

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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street

YouTube video by Musk

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Eric Zorn @ericzorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Snedeker's comment wasn't gratitude, it was worship. He can FATWO as far as I'm concerned. ericzorn.substack.com/p/snedeckers...

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Eric Zorn @ericzorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

John Williams and I will be chatting on WGN-AM 720 -- at 11:33 a.m. Chicago time. Listen live link: wgnradio.com/on-air/

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Quinlan’s silly lawsuit raises some serious points

It's a bullshit lawsuit but it's doing its job in some ways. Today's Picayune Sentinel lead item ericzorn.substack.com/p/quinlans-s...

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... & a friendly suggestion for those who have been body shaming JB Pritzker

Quinlan’s silly lawsuit raises some serious points

It's a bullshit lawsuit but it's doing its job in some ways. Today's Picayune Sentinel lead item ericzorn.substack.com/p/quinlans-s...

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... & a friendly suggestion for those who have been body shaming JB Pritzker

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Haters going to hate. Those on the right who have been fat-shaming JB Pritzker reacted indignantly to news stories earlier this week about his weight loss aided by GLP-1 drugs -- it's not a story! ask him some tough questions. ericzorn.substack.com/i/216754718/...

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New issue out this morning!

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Don’t let candy bars boss you around! But do follow my order to take the Quip of the Week poll at the new Picayune Sentinel ericzorn.substack.com/i/216754718/... Finalists include @johnlyon.bsky.social @Viktorwinetrout.bsky.social

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Eric Zorn @ericzorn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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Host John Williams and I will be chatting on WGN-AM 720 -- at 11:33 a.m. Chicago time. Listen live link: wgnradio.com/on-air/

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Eric Zorn @ericzorn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I do subscribe, that’s how I know!

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Eric Zorn @ericzorn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

You know the Atlantic allows for unlimited gift links.

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When should journalists mention the age of a person in a story? A meditation -- ericzorn.substack.com/i/215098254/...

When should journalists mention the age of a person in a story? A meditation -- ericzorn.substack.com/i/215098254/...

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Perhaps the nominees for Quip of the Week in the new Picayune Sentinel will make these folks smile. ericzorn.substack.com/i/215098254/... Finalists include @frovo.bsky.social @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social @donni.bsky.social @aliciakraft.bsky.social

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New issue out today ericzorn.substack.com

New issue out today ericzorn.substack.com

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In just a few pages at the end I went from really liking "Yesteryear" to really disliking it. ericzorn.substack.com/i/215098254/...

In just a few pages at the end I went from really liking "Yesteryear" to really disliking it. ericzorn.substack.com/i/215098254/...

Eric Zorn @ericzorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

John Williams and I are chatting on WGN-AM 720 -- 11:33 a.m. Chicago time. Listen live link: wgnradio.com/on-air/

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Eric Zorn @ericzorn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Other click polls just don’t stack up. Vote for the Quip of the Week in today’s Picayune Sentinel ericzorn.substack.com/i/214748879/... Finalists include @longwall26.bsky.social @saltymactavish.bsky.social @thealexnevil.bsky.social @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social

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Eric Zorn @ericzorn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sure, some landlords are rapacious and predatory, but Chicago's proposed tenants' rights law treats them all that way ericzorn.substack.com/i/214748879/...