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Justin Timberlake Sings, Dances, and Entertains

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Justin Timberlake has enjoyed an enormously successful musical career, ...

on Feb 17

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Metropolis String Quartet Plays Queen by Candlelight

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I experienced my first Candlelight Concert on Thursday evening. It was a unique ...

on Feb 17

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Acting Like an Expert at the Chicago AI Tour

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I arrived an hour early at the McCormick Convention Center for my shift at the ...

on Tue, 12PM

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Arthur Doler on Code Archaeology

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Episode 871 Arthur Doler on Code Archaeology After over a decade of consulting, ...

on Mon, 9PM

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September 2025 Gratitudes

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10/5 Today I am grateful: - to see Bob Mould in concert last night - to attend ...

on Mon, 1AM

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"The Magnificent Ambersons" by Booth Tarkington

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The United States underwent significant changes in the early twentieth century. ...

on Sep 28

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"James" by Percival Everett

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Mark Twain's nineteenth-century novel 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' ...

on Sep 27

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"Eight Dates" by John M. Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman

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John and Julie Gottman have been studying interpersonal relationships and ...

on Sep 21

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MLB Bucket List Complete: 45 of 30 Stadiums!

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When I was a boy growing up in Rockville, MD, my father would sometimes take us ...

on Sep 20

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Roger McGuinn Brings His Life Story to Skokie Concert

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When Roger McGuinn performs, he brings his life story with him.The veteran ...

on Sep 14

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Ted Neward on Writing Prose

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Episode 866 Ted Neward on Writing Prose Software developers are good at writing ...

on Sep 8

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August 2025 Gratitudes

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9/7 Today I am grateful to shop for an iPhone with my son yesterday. 9/6 Today ...

on Sep 7

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"Time Anxiety" by Chris Guillebeau

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I don't know anyone who does not feel the pressure of time. This feeling may ...

on Sep 7

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"Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay

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After recently watching the first season of the hit TV series 'Dexter,' I ...

on Sep 1

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Steve Smith on How Generative AI is the New Offshoring

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Episode 865 Steve Smith on How Generative AI is the New Offshoring Steve Smith ...

on Sep 1

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"Thinking Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman

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Daniel Kahneman's 2011 book 'Thinking Fast and Slow' describes two ways that we ...

on Sep 1

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"The Essential Dykes to Watch Out" For by Alison Bechdel

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For 25 years, Alison Bechdel published her comic strip, 'Dykes to Watch Out,' ...

on Aug 24

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Bossa Nova Noites and Najee Combine Brazilian Music with American Soul

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What do you get when you take a group of top-notch Brazilian musicians, add one ...

on Aug 24

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Jennifer Marsman on NLWeb

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Episode 864 Jennifer Marsman on NLWeb Jennifer Marsman talks about NLWeb - an ...

on Aug 18

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"March" by Geraldine Brooks

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Louisa May Alcott's 1869 novel 'Little Women' focused on the March family as ...

on Aug 17

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"The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain

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In 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,' Mark Twain introduced Tom's best friend, ...

on Aug 16

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Herb Alpert Exceeds Expectations

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Trumpeter Herb Alpert rose to fame in the 1960s and 1970s with his band 'The ...

on Aug 12

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Firefall and Orleans Take Me Back to a Simpler Time

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Sometimes, a song comes on the radio, and it takes me back to a time in my life ...

on Aug 9

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July 2025 Gratitudes

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8/3 Today I am grateful for my first pedicure 8/2 Today I am grateful to Dan ...

on Aug 5

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Macy Gray Celebrates 25 Years with a Ramova Show

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Macy Gray's greatest success came when she released her debut album 'On How ...

on Aug 2

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Stacey Mulcahy on Educating Ourselves to use AI Effectively

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Episode 861 Stacey Mulcahy on Educating Ourselves to use AI Effectively Two ...

on Jul 29

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"His Family" by Ernest Poole

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Before she died, Roger Gales's wife, Judith, made him promise, 'You will live ...

on Jul 26

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"Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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I grew up in Grosse Pointe, MI—a quiet Detroit suburb that also happens to be ...

on Jul 20

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"The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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Taylor Jenkins Reid's 2017 novel, 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo,' tells ...

on Jul 13

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June 2025 Gratitudes

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7/6 Today I am grateful to celebrate the birthday of someone very special ...

on Jul 7

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"Good Morning, Monster" by Catherine Gildiner

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When Laura was nine years old, her father drove off and did not return for four ...

on Jul 5

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"Class Clown" by Dave Barry

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Years ago, Dave Barry was in a Hyatt hotel room when he noticed a sign warning ...

on Jul 5

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Adding GitHub Copilot Custom Instructions

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Adding GitHub Copilot Custom Instructions GitHub Copilot is an AI agent that ...

on Jul 1

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Jerry Nixon on SQL Server Extension for VS Code

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Episode 857 Jerry Nixon on SQL Server Extension for VS Code Visual Studio Code ...

on Jun 30

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The Color Purple - The Musical Brings Walker's Story to Life

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One wonders if Alice Walker ever envisioned her Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 ...

on Jun 30

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Del McCoury Brings Energetic Bluegrass to Evanston

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Del McCoury grinned at the sold-out crowd and told them: 'I feel kind of silly ...

on Jun 28

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Scott Hanselman on New Technology and Old Friends

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Episode 855 Scott Hanselman on New Technology and Old Friends Microsoft Vice ...

on Jun 24

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Hell's Kitchen Tells a Touching Coming of Age Story to the Music of Alicia Keys

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I confess that I was not a fan of Alicia Keys before attending Thursday's ...

on Jun 23

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Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends Are His Best Songs

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There is an old show business saying: 'There are no small parts!' In many ...

on Jun 23

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"Dragon's Teeth" by Upton Sinclair

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Lanny Budd was a rich American living in Europe when the Nazis rose to power in ...

on Jun 16

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Garrison Keillor Charms With Stories, Poetry, and Music

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A decade ago, I saw Garrison Keillor record a live episode of his long-running ...

on Jun 14

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Laurent Bugnion on Coordinating Hands on Labs

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Episode 854 Laurent Bugnion on Coordinating Hands on Labs Laurent Bugnion ...

on Jun 11

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How To Help Your Unemployed Friends

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I survived. I still have a job after my employer, Microsoft, laid off 2% of its ...

on Jun 9

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Judy Collins is Still Going Strong

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No one would blame Judy Collins for retiring from performing and relaxing, ...

on Jun 8

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Chicago Crowns Khan, Knight, Mills, and LaBelle As 4 Queens

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This may be the most efficient concert I've ever attended. In the past, it is ...

on Jun 7

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May 2025 Gratitudes

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6/1 Today I am grateful to attend a Chicago Hounds game yesterday - my first ...

on Jun 2

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Tragic Comedy with City Lit's "Rossum's Universal Robots"

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You don't have to be interested in artificial intelligence to enjoy 'R.U.R. ...

on May 31

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Paul Simon Quietly Brings Old and New Music to the Symphony Center

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Paul Simon chose the Symphony Center to host his three-night stand in Chicago ...

on May 26

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Vince Gill Entertains Chicago with Music and Stories

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Not only is Vince Gill one of the more talented country music songwriters ...

on May 24

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Creating Azure AI Services

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Azure AI services provide a set of REST APIs that developers can call to ...

on May 21