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Tom Cruise’s Shower Math, Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 40-40, and Another $5,000 IOU
A Peter Gabriel cover to start, then Karl Rove and David Axelrod on the…
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“I’m an American” Isn’t an Answer
Public figures who backed Trump don’t get to shrug it off with “I’m an…
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Series of Tubes: AI Panic, Trump’s Kennedy Center Standoff, and Apple’s Emmy Sweep
Def Leppard goes symphonic, AI panic gets a reality check, Trump holds the Kennedy…
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Zero Crossings, Zero Credibility
A Harry Styles song to kick things off, then a deep dive into the…
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Pencils, Pickups, and a Trade War: How the U.S.-Canada Relationship Fell Apart
Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada collapsed this weekend. Carney on the Ford…
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Lanterns Shines, Rory Fires Back, and Trump’s Beef Tariff U-Turn
HBO’s Lanterns finally gets a real review, Rory McIlroy drops a savage line about…
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Random Darts: AC/DC, Nolan’s Odyssey, and Broken Promises
A free-wheeling one today — my friend Eric’s AC/DC concert (great show, just no…
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The Cubs Broke My Heart, Caleb Williams Broke Up With Deep Dish, and Other Wednesday Problems
A tough Cubs loss, Caleb Williams’ offseason glow-up, a genuinely wild Fauci-vs-Rand Paul Senate…
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Friday Morning Roundup: Epics, Eagles, and Election Documents
Nolan’s Odyssey demands to be seen in a format most theaters can’t even show.…
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New Site, Seats We Never Sat In, England-Argentina Chaos, Golf’s Big Fortnight, and Goodbye to a Political Weathervane
New site who dis. Also: we paid for Padres seats and never sat in…
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Cubs Win, Padres Win, USMNT Faceplants, and Why I Can’t Stop Rewatching a Movie Made for the Price of a Used Honda
Benson Boone, the Cubs and Padres both winning, a fresh round of strikes on…
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Cubs Go Nuclear, USA Survives Down a Man, and Trump Gets a Free Jet
The Cubs put up 23 runs, the USA survived a controversial red card to…
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This Week’s Big Waste of Time: Cracked Pools, Cracked Pitching, and a Movie I’m Skipping
Cubs pitching is falling apart, Trump’s motorcade may have wrecked the Reflecting Pool he…
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Be Curious, Not Judgmental: A Father’s Day Round with My Dad
In a reflection inspired by a scene from Ted Lasso, the author conveys the…
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Cowabunga, Siri! A Week of Apple’s Google Deal, He-Man’s Box Office Humiliation, Spielberg’s UFOs, Presidential Whoppers & 50 Years of Radio Gold
So here’s the thing — I’ve been neglecting this blog, and that stops now.…
