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Why We Love Winter in Chicago, Reason No. 14: Soups that will warm your soul. Tal Rosenberg has tasted soups across the city and knows his pho, pozole, and more. trib.al/W3D9kZA

I wrote about one of my favorite albums, Rod Stewart’s Every Picture Tells a Story, for Pitchfork’s Sunday Review pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…

love this record, and a great piece on it from Tal

If you're remotely interested in planets outside our solar system, the James Webb Space Telescope, or my own crippling fear of the universe (least likely option), I humbly beseech you to read my profile of U of C astrophysicist Jacob Bean. chicagomag.com/chicago-magazi… #longreads

Over 20 years I saw Rafael Nadal so many different ways - an intruder, a sage, a way through my own pain Farewell Rafa defector.com/rafael-nadal-f…

Joined a bunch of fellow goat cheeseballs to eulogize Vanderpump Rules, one of the best shows of the past decade, for MG #1 vibes-based newsletter. scarycoolsadgoodbye.substack.com/p/scary-cool-s…

For today's Sunday Review, we're revisiting John Martyn’s dazzling 1973 album, an astral-folk masterpiece that embodies the British songwriter’s mercurial artistry pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…

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Soul Music of Illinois,’ edited by local collector Dante Carfagna, is an exhaustive visual survey of our state’s crucial role in the genre. trib.al/n2fJBvF

For WBEZ I wrote about Soul Music of Illinois, an insanely comprehensive visual and discographical survey of the state’s soul music from 1960-1990, compiled and edited by Dante Carfagna for numerogroup wbez.org/music/2025/04/…

A very deep dive by Tal Rosenberg in Chicago magazine : "Doors Closing: With ridership lagging and a fiscal reckoning looming, the 'L' is in trouble. Here’s why our train is worth saving." chicagomag.com/chicago-magazi… RTA Chicago Governor JB Pritzker Active Transportation Alliance Ram Villivalam Rep.Kam Buckner ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶

This quote is stunning on so many levels to me. Great CTA story on the what went wrong with the L. From Tal Rosenberg chicagomag.com/chicago-magazi…

"For all its problems, the L holds great significance for Chicagoans. It’s more than a means of moving people around — it’s integral to the city’s character." Tal Rosenberg for Chicago magazine: chicagomag.com/chicago-magazi…

Alexander Chee meets a likely killer at Denny's, while Tal Rosenberg puts ANORA (2024) in conversation with MARTHA (1974) for LARB Quarterly's two new columns, available only in print. Get yours and read now at lareviewofbooks.org/quarterly/

Tomorrow night in Chicago. Andrew Barber, Meaghan Garvey, Tal Rosenberg and I discussing the death of the millennial dream and why Blackout is the Dennis Rodman of pop albums. Exile in Bookville 7 pm