Few figures in the Watergate investigation proved more crucial than Alexander Butterfield, who died Monday at 99.
His revelation of the White House tapes propelled the events that led to former president Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1974.
This is like when Sparks hit Wicker Park house parties in the early 2000s
Willie Colón, with his eyes closed, plays a trombone. A headline reads: "1950-2026: Willie Colón, Luminary of Salsa Music, Dies at 75." Photo by Chad Batka for The New York Times.
Willie Colón, a trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and producer who became a luminary of salsa music in a career that spanned nearly six decades, died on Saturday. He was 75. nyti.ms/3MCFkzC
RIP Willie Colón, the original hustler www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1sF...
My favorite scene in Manhunter is when Dolarhyde’s madness makes him misconstrue what happens when Reba’s co-worker innocently drops her off after work. The Prime Movers song, the intense lighting, Noonan’s baleful look and tearing apart the van’s dashboard. Amazing all around.
Ofelia Torres, the teenage Chicago Public Schools student whose fight against cancer while her father was detained by ICE came to represent the federal government's overreach during Operation Midway Blitz, has died. Brave young woman. I will never forget her. RIP.
The MCA should respond by installing a Wesley Willis drawing of Comiskey Park
A screaming comes across the sky. It has happened before, but there is nothing to compare it to now. It was clavicular, after being jestermaxxed by a gigachad from ASU
Drudge Report's current homepage featuring a photo of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance and headlines including SUPER DOMINGO, CHOQUE DE LA NFL, LA FURIA DE TRUMP, SEA 29 NE 13
sometimes 2006 knocks on the door and just can't believe what it sees
Ah damn
Beloved Indie Rock Musician, Inspiration for the Replacements’ Alt-Rock Anthem ‘Left of the Dial,’ Dies - Parade share.google/44xegqYR4G1U...
New Gossip Wolf:
-posthardcore band Mail (who just played old school emo mini fest Several States) deliver their debut!
-Redux Radio hosts its first proper party—and at Podlasie!
-Hungry Brain’s Bricktown Sound hosts house and boogie DJ Mark Grusane!
-Empty Bottle throws a record fair!
His passing only garnered 1/1000th of the coverage as Bowie's, but 10 years ago this week we lost Kevin Junior, who put out two LPs as The Chamber Strings that I put right up there in the sad-bastard-pop pantheon along w/ Big Star's Third, Elliott Smith + Girls' Album www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PJk...
....new Souled American album, you say? souledamerican.bandcamp.com/album/sancti...
4) Can I get the tariff fee refunded too or is that lost forever?I've tried calling UPS, DHL etc. to ask but they seem, well, disinclined to answer with any specificity.
Can anybody answer a dumb question? 1) I buy a sick watch from Sweden from retailer with a 30 day full refund policy but tariff fees aren't included in their price 2) it's shipped here via UPS, and I get charged for tariffs, which I pay to the shipper (assuming 15%) 3) I decide to return the watch
The inimitable @maciestewart.bsky.social begins a monthlong Wednesday residency at Color Club this week. For her first show, she'll play solo and in a duo with Zander Raymond—and we've got all the lineups here: chicagoreader.com/music/concer...
there should be a non-alcoholic beer that still gets you drunk. and it's healthy for you. and it's free. and everything will be okay. tell me everything will be okay. tell me they'll make a non-alcoholic beer that still gets you drunk
𝐌𝐎𝐁𝐘 𝐆𝐎𝐓 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊
I like white whales and I cannot lie
You other sailors can't deny
When a fish rolls in as a pale and eerie sight
Spermacetti is your right
You get sprung
Wanna throw stuff well
Til you know that the whale's in hell
Oh, Moby
I wanna stop goonin'
And get harpoonin'
My whalers tried to w
Making sure everyone knows that Kate Bush's 1979 Christmas special is available to stream on YouTube and it's VERY worth your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6BP...
Brian Eno: Before And After Christmas
Some guy on LinkedIn (!?!?) is claiming that Denmark's richest man, Anders Holch Povlsen--who owns retail chain Bestseller and is the largest shareholder of ASOS, as well as being the biggest landowner in Scotland--now owns 75% of Drake's. Who really knows, but fans of the brand should be aware.
Interesting news for menswear dorks: Mark Cho announced on Instagram today that he sold his ownership stake in Drake's earlier this month but didn't name the new owner in his post. Cho says Michael Hill will stay on as co-owner and managing and creative director, which seems ideal.
One panel comic with one person saying to another: Philip K Dick, Ray Bradbury. Like so many others in tech, I draw inspiration from completely misunderstanding those authors
via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
Hey if you live In CHICAGO ILLUNOIS you should get one of these for your wall/fridge or you WILL regret it
trump: prices are down. we're living deliciously. it's beautiful
kilmeade: democrats say you met with black phillip-in essence the devil. can you squash that rumor?
trump: i won't say who but we had a conversation that might be one of the most wonderful conversations in terms of the things we said
Farewell to the great Joe Ely, a pioneer of progressive country with the Flatlanders who sowed the seeds of Americana by touring with such rockers as the Clash in the early 1980s. variety.com/2025/music/o...
