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The dumbest teacher in history / The dumbest reason to turn an airplane around / Salvation Army wishes you were less generous

It's only Monday and we may have reached peak stupid for the week

Keith Conrad
Mar 25
 
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Parent upset after she says teacher had students pick cotton during history lesson

If you thought that was a good idea, you’re too stupid to be teaching anybody

Packed Air France Flight Declares Emergency, Returns to Airport After Passenger Can't Find Phone

That passenger should have to personally refund everyone’s airfare, and anything else they had to reschedule because of this


Blitzed by Ambition: Donald Trump's Role in the Demise of the USFL

THE CHICAGO SMOKEHOUSE WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL & RICK TELANDER
Big John Howell and Rick Telander light up cigars—and history—as they crack open one of the wildest sports stories of the 20th century: the short-lived, long-mythologized United States Football League

Blitzed by Ambition: Donald Trump's Role in the Demise of the USFL

John Howell / Rick Telander

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Neil Steinberg on Writing, Regret, and Refusing to Capitulate

AS I WAS SAYING WITH BIG JOHN HOWELL
Columnist Neil Steinberg has been a fixture in Chicago journalism for nearly four decades. He talked about the state of journalism, his own career at the Chicago Sun-Times, and why, despite recent newsroom buyouts and deep cuts, he’s chosen to stay.

Neil Steinberg on Writing, Regret, and Refusing to Capitulate

Big John Howell

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An ambitious art gallery celebrates the rise of a mysterious new artist, only to discover that his identity may change the meaning of creativity—and humanity—forever.

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Keith Conrad / Darren Marlar

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  • Salvation Army is asking people to donate less amid tariff dispute - “You’re being too generous. Cut it out.”

  • Trump Offers White House Easter Egg Roll to Highest Bidder - Politicians should really be like NASCAR drivers and wear patches with all of their “sponsors” so we’ll know who is paying them. Although we can usually guess

  • 'No mute button for a toddler': How thousands of parents juggle remote work and parenting - Turns out the only thing louder than a toddler during a Zoom call is your boss asking, “Is that your kid screaming or mine?”

  • Australian woman admits trying to sell human toes online - Everyone has a side hustle these days

  • Coca-Cola’s new hydrogen-powered vending machine doesn’t need a power outlet - Herb Morrison was unavailable for comment

  • Man Suffers Kidney Failure After Doing 2,000 Squats to Win a Bet - Maybe don’t do that

  • Buyer of Michael Jordan’s $9.5 Million Mansion Cuts $230K-a-Month Rental Price by $50K After Failing To Find Tenant - That house was on the market for years, who thought they would actually be able to find a renter?

  • Customs Intercept $578,000 Undeclared Cash At Lagos Airport - I mean, if no one wants to declare it, I’ll take it

  • Man Requires Medical Attention After Getting Girlfriend’s Hand Stuck in His Mouth - “It was a million to one shot, doc”

  • Recent Dust Storms Recall the 1930s 'Dust Bowl' - Who had ‘Dust Bowl Part Two” on their 2025 Bingo card?

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