Marquee for the Music Box Theater in Chicago featuring Exit 8, Prison Break, and The Stranger
Photo of the movie poster for the Stranger, whited out by the reflection of the setting sun
The sun serendipitously shining on the poster for The Stranger at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social is maybe too on the nose
Didn’t have a chance this weekend, next time!
Gertrude Abercrombie exhibit at Milwaukee Art Museum.
Painting of three doors (green, red, white) with cat in the foreground.
Art in Bloom, featuring a flower arrangement in front of, and inspired by the painting of a dog by Alex Katz
Abstract expressionist floral arrangement in front of an abstract expressionist painting by Helen Frankenthaler
Milwaukee Day 2 (pt 2)
Giant ladybugs taking over a building in Milwaukee
People gathered around vendor tables at Milwaukee Zine Fest
Lots of really cool people buying and selling zines at Milwaukee Zine Fest
Lobby of the entrance to Milwaukee Central Library
Milwaukee Day 2 (pt 1)
Indeed! Drove up from Chicago Friday and Acme was a top priority. Glad we decided on that, otherwise we would have missed her 🐕
Multiple coffee treats at La Finca Coffeehouse (including carrot cake cold brew with cream cheese foam)
The best dog at the best record store (Acme Records), with the best gal (Erica)
Exterior of the Cooperage, industrial building turned into event venue, with an ominous storm being ominous in the background
Group of the Altos, there is honestly too much happening here to make alt text worthwhile
Milwaukee Day 1
Been a long time since I read it but the first that came to mind is The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon
And again this morning.
COMMENTARY OTHER VIEWS LGBTQ+ No, my Sun-Times colleague, Violet Miller, and lare not the same person Many people can't tell us apart because they don't know or understand trans women, a deficit that fuels policies and rhetoric that harm us all. By Ellery Jones | Apr 15, 2026, 6:00am CDT Chicago Sun-Times reporter Violet Miller (left) and Sun-Times and WBEZ Innovation Editor Ellery Jones | Candace Dane Chambers/Sun-Times
A very important personal message for you all today:
No, @vimiller.bsky.social and I are NOT the same person.
And the fact that y'all keep confusing us says something about Society™️
in case you need more clarification: chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2026...
Whoops! Forgot to bring my earplugs to the diy noise show* again
*Blue Line
Good reminder every time there’s a big storm ⛈️
“Here are three easy ways that you can help reduce the amount of water in the sewer system:
Delay showers and baths
Flush less frequently
Wait to run the dishwasher or washing machine”
Yellow circle with blue text that reads: “Act! It's an Overflow Action Day” and has logos for Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and Friends of the Chicago River
Got an Overflow Action Alert from Friends of the Chicago River
I chose not to bike to work today *and* I remembered to bring an umbrella so this probably won’t happen
If you need last minute plans tonight, check out our poetry- and jazz-themed happy hour at the @americanwritersmuseum.org ✍️📚🎷
Tomorrow night at the American Writers Museum from 5:30 to 7:30 pm! Come get a hot fresh Poem While You Wait!
americanwritersmuseum.org/program-cale...
Exterior of red brick building, yellow banners advertising Theater of the Mind. Light post, bike rack and planters in foreground, more skyscrapers in background
Went to Theater of the Mind yesterday, such a unique experience, fun mind experiments, and an interesting storyline throughout, check it out! theaterofthemindchicago.com
I need to know what everyone sang
ATTENTION PLEASE! COMMUNITY ALERT LOCATION: SPAULDING & BLOOMINGDALE DATE: APRIL 8, 2026 TIME: 1:25 PM There were confirmed detentions of a family of two adults and one child at Spaulding and Bloomingdale. Three masked gents were in plain clothes, some with vests. Agents driving a blue Subaru with Illinois license plate ending in 671. ICE is no longer in the area. REPORT ANY SIGHTINGS AND INFORMATION TO THE ICIRR FAMILY SUPPORT HOTLINE (855) 435-7693 NORTHWEST SIDE RAPID RESPONSE
The Northwest Side Rapid Response Team reported a detention of a family (two adults and one child) near the 606 at Spaulding.
ProPublica workers are fighting for a contract that includes “just cause” job security, a fair & transparent disciplinary process, union steward representation, & guardrails around AI use.
To all this, management has said NO.
Support our journo siblings on strike today! See how below: 👇
We have an Iranian friend in Tehran who has devoted his career to translating Thoreau for an Iranian readership. Starting with 'Walden,' through Thoreau's anti-slavery works and essays on civil disobedience, the lot.
We have not heard anything from him since the bombardment began.
A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!
God help us.
On Sunday, 18-year-old Damian Gomez was tragically killed in a hit-and-run while biking on the Southwest Side.
If you are able to, please consider supporting his family as they grieve.
Fun thread to pair with my current read of Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
Is Wire the only band to reference Illinois Tool Works in a song?
