@OutOfTheVines You can’t be in the same division if you are in different leagues
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Don McLeese
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Don McLeese
@donmcleese
iowa journalism prof; music, books, arts journalist
West Des Moines, IA Katılım Mayıs 2009
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@SteveShabad @brianstelter And the more recent overuse of “decapitation” as well. Except for the literal chopping of heads
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@brianstelter As a retired journalist with Newsweek, I compliment you on your criticism on the rampant overuse of the phrase “boots on the ground.” In addition to the human reason you cited, it’s just a terrible cliché. If I were editing a print publication, I would ban it.
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@MarkPotash I will continue to set the record straight. pbs.org/newshour/arts/…
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Aaron Judge will be "The Sultan of Swat" before Caleb Williams will be "Iceman." There's only one "Iceman" and his name is George Gervin, one of the best players ever to wear a Bulls uniform. Here's a pro tip when it comes to nicknames: Be original.
Greg Braggs Jr.@GBraggsJr23
This is ridiculous. Disappointed in George. Pass it on to the next generation. There's been more than one Iceman.
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@mark_giangreco @North2North @BarroomNetwork Gervin should have checked with the great Chicagoan, Jerry "the Iceman" Butler.
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@North2North @BarroomNetwork There you go! Wait, what about movie rights? Lol. Seriously, the next time a Gen Zer & or his agent want to trademark a nickname, do some research, honor some history. ( btw, you can’t give yourself a nickname. It has to be hung on you by your buddies whether you like it or not)
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I agree with Gervin and have the solution ,Call Caleb “The Big Chill “ problem solved .you’re welcome 👍 @BarroomNetwork
Dave@davebftv
NBA Hall of Famer George Gervin is attempting to stop Bears QB Caleb Williams from trademarking “Iceman” “He’s already proved greatness and his potential upside is great. Like an ‘Iceman.’ But that name is taken.. we’ve already got one ‘Iceman.’” h/t @jjones9
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@raywylie You made it to Berwyn. Close enough. If you build a tour around Chicago, you know how much love you received in Des Moines.
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hard to say.. just can't pop in to chicago. might try build a tour up there before i quit.
Stephen LInam@slinamaustin
@raywylie We love you, and my wife wants to know when you’re coming to Chicago.
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Did he tell Bregman too?! Kidding around good for Moises. He was a lock.
Patrick Mooney@PJ_Mooney
Cubs manager Craig Counsell informed Moisés Ballesteros that he will be on the team’s Opening Day roster.
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@megbasham No real journalist would have trouble making the distinction between “discovering this” (through rumor, hearsay, whatever) and getting the sourcing and corroboration to make it publishable. Which is a crucial difference between investigative journalism and clickbait opinion
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I have no problem believing that Cesar Chavez was a sexual abuser. I have a very hard time believing that the legacy media just discovered this.
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@iowahawkblog Which would make sense on an East Side that has become gentrified beyond recognition.
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So I guess Austin is going to back to "First Street" again I suppose
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@melnickjeffrey1 @dr_cdeutsch His Dylan work is embarrassingly self-important. (In a way Dylan's own work rarely is.)
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@dr_cdeutsch His uncritical relationship with Dylan also made me think he is what we used to call a Star Fucker
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In 2008, he published a piece railing against the so-called New Left historians who were critical of presidents. His argument was that we didn't understand government and politics of the possible.
Alec MacGillis@AlecMacGillis
In Princeton NJ, where the median home costs $1 million, residents are fighting a plan for 238 apartments on the grounds of a former seminary. Leading the resistance: historian Sean Wilentz. "We are being accused of being racist," he said. @timcraigpost: wapo.st/4rBmPtC
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@OutOfTheVines It also seems to suggest that as a Hulu Live subscriber I can get it at no extra cost and then dump my Marquee app subscription. Which I'd be happy to do.
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Can someone explain the Prime thing to me like I’m 5 years old?
I can subscribe directly to Marquee and use their app OR I can utilize my existing Prime membership to then… still subscribe to Marquee for the same price?
I don’t really understand the point here.
Marquee Sports Network@WatchMarquee
🚨 Cubs baseball just got even easier to watch! Marquee is now available for @hulu + Live TV subscribers and on @PrimeVideo with a subscription. 🔗 bit.ly/marquee-on-hul…
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@DaniellaMazzio I never measured the worth of my writing or the value of the experience by my rate per word. So much of that value was the writing process itself.
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@MartyCalabrese1 @shane_riordan She's great and is plainly not the problem.
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@shane_riordan Leila Rahimi has brought the whole group down, I miss the older ones like Dan B. Dan M and Murph. They were funny and fun. Rahimi is boring, turn that show off every day!
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@tonywendice1954 though saying you're far more conservative hardly bolsters your case with those who loved his acting and are less conservative than either of you. (seems like a cranky vendetta.)
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Sorry, folks, but I had personal experience dealing with Robert Duvall. I found him a pain in the ass to deal with. And I say th is as someone who is FAR more conservative than he ever was. This has nothing to do with politics.
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@cody__cubs I just admire the way you're keeping yourself accountable. It keeps getting better--going on 17 years now.
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We made it through Day 67 of not drinking in 2026.
go ahead, I know you want to do the thing
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Jack White explains why he doesn't write political music.
"Well, when Dylan said the answer was blowing in the wind he didn't tell you what the answer was. I think a lot of people in the protest days were torn: you want to make a statement but the speaker can be chewed up and spat out. The search for hypocrisy becomes intense once somebody takes the podium and condemns somebody else. When it comes to the president, I know a lot about it so I feel comfortable saying it. But if I were to put it in artistic form, I don't think I would say those things directly. I wouldn’t say the names. I would make up a character."
consequence.net/2026/03/jack-w…
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@RaphealDavis3 Canyon Joe’s, real deal Texas barbecue. Best in town, by far
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@JoyceCarolOates I'm assuming this is in response to the journalism (the NYT in particular) rather than the biography itself. I'm not even sure I'll read it, but I'd be wary about passing judgement until/unless I do.
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there are some subjects who lead quiet, private lives; to make these lives interesting, biographers have to dig to find something/anything derogatory or controversial. frankly I cannot imagine why a biographer of Judy Blume, particularly one whom Judy Blume had helped immeasurably, would include details about her medical history. that they are fairly commonplace details makes it all the more absurd.
if the subject had had the first heart transplant, yes--that would be newsworthy. when private details do not add anything to a biography there is no need for them.
Joyce Carol Oates@JoyceCarolOates
it's possible to be sympathetic with both subject & biographer. no one wants to read--or to write--a hagiography in which the subject is presented as a beacon of perfection; but the stereotypical goal of "warts & all" suggests a wish to diminish the subject through small, petty details. (are warts so very common? in fact, who has warts today?) in an effort to appear to be even-handed, a biographer may feel the need to include derogatory remarks about the subject provided by interviewees who are not even accurate, or excerpts from mean-spirited reviews of the kind all writers receive occasionally. how fair is this? details about Judy Blume's medical history should surely remain private. would the biographer feel comfortable with such details about his own life revealed?
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@robertmays Good for you! I'm at 16 and a half years, one day at a time.
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6 years without a drink.
It took a long time to get there. But finally asking for help changed the course of my entire life. Everything good that I have, I have because of that choice. If you're struggling, know it's not too late to make a change.
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