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I enjoyed all of these but was particularly haunted by Dead Calm’s vision of being terrorized by a sarcastic man in board shorts.

Today’s @injusticewatch.org newsletter has all sorts of important news about the courts and also a major exclusive: a list of my favorite Freddy Krueger movies. www.injusticewatch.org/subscribe/

One stone classic, two that were OK and one that a lot of people liked that I really hated.

He's an obscure figure in Chicago but for people of a certain vintage in Northwest Indiana, Frank Kollintzas was a big deal, and the sidewalks-for-votes scandal was a major thing for years. From an era when East Chicago politicians wore grooves in the sidewalk up to the Hammond federal courthouse.

Blagojevich now seeking Trump clemency for former Indiana politician convicted in vote-buying schemeFormer Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin acknowledged that former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is now part of a cottage lobbying industry trying to curry favor with the president — an assoc...chicago.suntimes.com

Every Deep Purple fan like myself has to figure out whether their favorite kind of Deep Purple song is I’ve Got a Car, Space Adventure or Love Song with Unfortunate Lyrics.

RIP to Dean Koldenhoven, the former mayor of Palos Heights who defended the right of a Muslim group to build a mosque in his town, rejecting the bigoted invective of some residents. It was a big story 25 years ago, and voters quickly turned him out of office. www.jfklibrary.org/events-and-a...

Dean M. Koldenhoven Obituary July 18, 2026 - Colonial Chapel Funeral Home & CrematoryView Dean M. Koldenhoven's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.www.colonialchapel.com

I love much of Ronnie James Dio’s work with various outfits but I think he was at his best when singing about much he wanted to rock and this is my favorite one of those.

We Rock (2016 Remaster)YouTube video by Dio - Topicm.youtube.com

This is a beautiful, sad consideration of the lasting and inevitable consequences of humans holding animals in captivity.

You know you've led a cool life when the part of your obituary about your most famous accomplishment contains the phrase "unfinished musical about the vampire Nosferatu." (Gift link)

Bonnie Tyler, Who Sang ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ Dies at 75www.nytimes.com

This is a direct, thoughtful essay explaining what incarcerated people in Illinois lose as prison officials prevent them from getting physical mail from people who love them.

Graphite love - Chicago ReaderMail scanning in Sheridan Correctional has faded the letters I receive from my daughter—my only direct communication with her.chicagoreader.com

My all-time favorite roadside art oddity. You can make a nice day trip out of hitting the birthplace of Culver's in Sauk City (it's the same as other locations but there's a monument) and going to Devil's Lake, a truly excellent state park for swimming and hiking and cooking out.

I have a new prize possession

At the thrift store enjoying this series of now-hilarious SI covers

Schoolchildren in Rock County, Wis. receive extensive information about local boy Sterling North and also Japanese tourists sometimes visit the area because his classic book “Rascal” became a well-loved cartoon over there, with unfortunate ecological results.

Reminds me of the time the Chicago parks officials closed arguably our best park, Promontory Point, on a July Saturday and broke a bunch of their own rules so Mellody Hobson and George Lucas could get married at a place where non-famous people constantly marry without doing these things.

She was being paid several times more than any journalist I have ever known, and this was how she handled commenting for a story. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/n...

No disrespect to Giannis but he’s the past of the Milwaukee Bucks. The future is the huge Serbian teenager named Bogoljub the Bucks drafted in the 2nd round last year.

Thanks to Mike Stephen from Outside the Loop Radio for having me on @wgnradio.bsky.social to discuss my story for @injusticewatch.org and @boltsmag.org on a court ruling and legislation that clash with Eileen O'Neill Burke's efforts to stop exonerated people from getting certificates of innocence.

OTL #1,027: Certificate of innocence update, New music from Cult Canyon, The new film Ricardo explores identity and acceptance | Outside the Loop RADIOMike Stephen gets an update on the hurdles to obtaining certificates of innocence from Injustice Watch senior reporter Dan Houtsidetheloopradio.com

I’m in the middle of a Nightmare on Elm Street series rewatch, so I’m also surveying Freddy-themed music and, with due respect to Dokken and the Fat Boys, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the French Prince’s A Nightmare on My Street is the best music anyone made about Freddy, and New Line cinema sued them!

Once had an MRI. On the way in the guy asked me what music I wanted. Anxious, I blurted the 1st thing that came to mind: Bob Dylan. I'm not even a Dylan guy! Then, 2 songs in they played Kenny Rogers The Gambler & I laughed so hard the guy told me I had to stop moving or they'd have to redo the scan