For over twenty years, my centrist friends have been giving me grief for presidential losses the Democrats have suffered. For example . . . Gore’s defeat in 2000, allegedly caused by lefties voting for Ralph Nader. Or Hillary Clinton’s in 2016, allegedly caused by lefties not voting at all. The centrist message to me went […]
Tag: Al Gore
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Who’s that speaking for the Sun-Times this time?
The legacy of the Sun-Times—what’s that?
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Five big-screen movies obsessed with the small screen
Five movies remind us that filmmakers have always been fascinated with the box in the living room
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Apple CEO Tim Cook’s undercooked plan to help underserved Chicago schools: $300 iPads; app development for all
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s plan to help Chicago schools sounds an awful lot like an Apple internship program.
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An interview with the directors of An Inconvenient Sequel about how their movie got made
Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk discuss their documentary, the sequel to the award-winning An Inconvenient Truth.
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The new owner’s kid brother used to work here
TV writer John Eisendrath on his brother’s acquisition of the Chicago Reader and Chicago Sun-Times
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Let’s ditch the Electoral College for the sake of minority voters
It might help bring disenfranchised or disillusioned voters back into the fold.
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Frank Zappa was so left, he was right
A documentary profile of the avant-garage musician reveals his political conservatism.
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Did you read about the dismissive newspaper magnate/convicted felon, your useless password, and Twinkie getting creamed?
Today we’re reading about retreating Republicans, how to hate on Williams-Sonoma, and more
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2/13 — Science Presentation by Improbable Research
2/13 — Free science presentation on sword swallowing and quick barbeque ignition by Improbable Research