The Sun-Times is reporting that a beggar beat a woman with a 12″ stone crucifix, after the woman refused to give the beggar any money. Pamela Johnson didn’t have cash for a woman seeking donations Saturday night, but the beggar had something for her: a beating. With a crucifix. Johnson, 50, of the 2200 block … Read more
I suppose this result is unsuprising. Novelty=risk=excitement, right? A group of students were given a list of made-up food additives and were asked to rate how harmful they were. The additives all contained twelve letters, with Magnalroxate being one of the easiest to pronounce and Hnegripitrom one of the hardest to pronounce. The students rated … Read more
Skype + Pamela Call Recording Software = Good. Transcribing recordings is the suck. I need a tripod. Preferrably cheap, lightweight, and small. The Map Room is the second-best beer bar in Chicago. I practically took today off, so I’ve got to make up for it by busting out some serious work tomorrow. Plus, the planet … Read more
“When she tells me there are 22 caves in the Philippines guarded by 10,000 workers, guarding a treasure of trillions of pounds in precious gems and gold I do not believe her.” Neither do I.
U.S. Cellular Field and Wrigley Field hold nearly the same number of fans, but their economic impact couldn’t be more different.
Here’s the thing — journalism is transactional. You rely on other people to feed you information that you can use to write your stories. In exchange, your sources get to draw attention to the things that they think are important. For instance, if you’re writing an article about a new business, you contact the business … Read more
This juicy little nugget came my way via Mr. Iannello
Today’s another pretty nice day. It’s not as beautiful as yesterday, but still pretty nice. I went and walked around a little bit in Loyola Park, which is actually my backyard. It’s starting to thaw out, finally, and the park is really great now that it’s a civilized temperature outside. I wish I had taken … Read more
