I've posted some of these before, but it's wild to see the Palace of Fine Arts in ruins during the years between the end of the 1893 Worlds Fair and the 1933 opening of the MSI? I first saw a few of these images in an elementary school library book when I was a kid. I was astonished.

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The White Sox offense contained multitudes. It scored the most runs in the AL. It was legitimately good. It also had holes that were exploited as a 2-0 ALDS lead was wrested away by the Guardians. chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

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Had to write a main story by the print deadline, before the game ended. Said the Sox FO deserves a ton of credit but the playoffs are driving home how much they need more pitching depth. Think it holds up! chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/20...

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America was an empty mall. America was shoddy caulk oozing from a vinyl arc in a historic heatwave. America was a brutishly redacted Frederick Douglass speech on foam posterboard in a tractor trailer Freedom Truck. America was not even selling corndogs. www.artnews.com/art-in-ameri...

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Emmylou Harris: Luxury Liner (Warner Bros BSK3115, 1977) Even if this wasn’t great to listen to—and it is—Emmylou would be a hero for preaching the gospel of Gram Parsons and introducing the world to Townes Van Zandt’s “Poncho & Lefty.” Dolly Parton even shows up for one song.

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