Anne Ford Work
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Aaron Yang: Voracious Reader Or Giant Pain To Librarians?
There are more than 9,000 public libraries in the U.S., and Aaron Yang has been trying to win summer reading prizes from as many as he can. Not all librarians are happy about it.
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Hellevator
Dan is a cop on the night shift. When he's asked to check something out at the deserted senior home, he discovers one resident never left.
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Can We All Come Out Now?
Rejoining the world after COVID-19 won't be easy. Heartfelt advice from people who have spent time away from society as they knew it, and then returned, changed.
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“Mochi’s Gonna Freeze to Death”
A stolen doggy daycare van. Six pooches missing in subzero temperatures. One hysterical city. An oral history of the accidental dognapping that captivated Chicago and beyond.
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The Story of the Box
Just a box in the belly of a tree.
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Gettysburg Ghost
Trina and her husband took a very spooky souvenir home from their honeymoon.
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Ladies First with Laura Brown
I produce this ongoing podcast for InStyle Magazine.
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Black Feminist Thot
Mistress Velvet specializes in the subjugation of white men. (NSFW, but not as much as you might think.)
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How Alex Kotlowitz Tracked One Violent Summer in Chicago
The journalist discusses his new book, An American Summer.
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Newsmaker: Sonia Sotomayor
Supreme Court justice and author teaches kids to embrace their differences
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The Boys Will Work It Out
Since a child, Sarz had a deep connection to the Lord of the Rings books. After the movie version came out in 2003, that connection went several layers deeper. (Note: This story is super-super-NSFW.)
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The Trade Magazine Editor Who Gets to Stay in the World’s Best Hotels
"I did turn the china around at one point, and it was Spode."
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How The Hammond Organ Sound Laid The Tracks For Gospel’s Hit Train
In the 80 years since the Hammond organ hit the assembly line, it's made its way into rock, pop, R&B, and jazz. But there was a time when, in order to hear a Hammond, you had to go to church.
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Signal to Noise
"Apparently she was always running through the studios with handfuls of roller skates and cabbages."
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This week’s Chicagoan: Doris Adepoju, truck driver
"I started thinking, 'If you go to truck driver school, you can still earn a living.' I thought: 'If I can, Lord, why not?'"
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Here comes Mae Ya Carter Ryan
The 11-year-old Bronzeville native has a voice that sounds decades older than she is. People are starting to listen.
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Beyond the Bitch Shield
“When, if ever, have you had six hot girls ask for your underwear?” (Mom, please don’t read this one.)