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The [Friday] Papers

By Steve Rhodes

Getting a rare Friday column of sorts up post-podcast today.
Meanwhile . . .


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The Temperance Beer Co. is an Evanston outfit, and I’m usually not keen on suburban beers – or suburban anythings – because suburbs.
But this was a better choice than the Goose Island “Born + Raised” Chicago-style ale, which I sampled.
Being a self-described “Chicago-style” ale, I asked the bartender to drag it through the garden, but I was informed that the Chicago-style they are trying to make a thing of is the corn that’s in it. And that it’s “creamy.” Creamed corn beer. It was not for me.
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Also, from my OKCupid profile questionnaire (I’m the horse):
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New on the Beachwood today . . .
As Global Temps Soared, U.S. Media Coverage Of Right-Wing Think Tanks’ Climate Lies Rose Over Last 5 Years
“A new Public Citizen analysis shows that over the last five years – as rising global temperatures repeatedly set records – national television news networks and the 50 most widely circulated newspapers in the United States increased their coverage of right-wing think tanks denying the climate emergency or that the global crisis is the result of unsustainable human activity.
“‘Amazingly, coverage of the deniers’ messages has risen over the past five years as the climate crisis has worsened, with much of it being uncritical,’ said Allison Fisher, outreach program director for Public Citizen’s climate program. ‘The media should not give these organizations a platform, and if they must cover them, do a better job of alerting readers and viewers who is funding them.'”
I just don’t understand. It’s not hard to get it right.
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The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #262: Cubs Counternarrative
Ten games from now, they’ll be in the same position they are in today. (It will still be fun, though.) Plus: Giant Flop; Addison Russell Sent Down To Learn The Signs; Boy Scout Kris Bryant Piling Up Merit Badges; Mea Culpa: Maybe Maddon Was Right About The Happ-Almora Platoon; Pedro Strop Is Carl Edwards Jr. Jr.; Robel Garcia Is Not Totally The Answer; Daddy BenZo Speaks; Road Woes; Darvish Delusions; Roadish Games; White Sox Suck; What’s Really Behind The Home Run Surge; The Only Real News From Training Camp, Ever; Andrew Shaw’s Crab House; and DePaul Finally Trying To Win.
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Sale Of Stanley’s Market Just Got Real
“Our goal here is to maximize the value of the property for the Panagiotaros family by bringing a buyer to the table that sees the future potential of this property.”
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Ebony And Jet Photo Archive Sold
“The archive includes more than 4 million prints and negatives comprising the most significant collection of photographs cataloguing African-American life in the 20th century. ”
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What’s Really Behind Baseball’s Home Run Surge?
Recent changes to the ball, advanced analytics and . . . climate change.
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1980 – The first Taste of Chicago festival from r/chicago


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Inside Chicago’s New Art Exhibit For Torture Victims.

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BeachBook
US Rolls Back Protections For Nursing Home Residents.

Monstrous.
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How One Woman Rallied An Army Of Street Artists To Transform One Of Venezuela’s Most Dangerous Neighborhoods.

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United Airlines Just Cut All Ties With Seaworld.

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Robert Doisneau’s Famous Street Photo “The Kiss” Was Actually Staged.

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A Wake For Tuca & Bertie, Which Should Not Have Been Canceled.

I hadn’t gotten around to it yet, but I love Lisa Hanawalt and BoJack Horseman. Pretty quick hook there, Netflix.
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A sampling.


And when he did, it was to tell black kids to pull up their pants.
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The Beachwood McRibTipLine: Blast it.

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Posted on July 26, 2019