Month: March 2014

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Illinois Governor’s Race

Allison Hantschel

Republicans obviously thought to themselves, “That Mitt Romney was such a hit with the common people. He was so down to earth, so relatable.Let’s nominate us one of those.” There’s the 6,870-square-foot Rauner mansion on a half-acre lot in Winnetka; two units, including a penthouse, in a luxury high-rise overlooking Millennium Park; a waterfront villa in the Florida Keys with a 72-foot-long pool; ranches in Montana and Wyoming; and a condo in an upscale Utah ski resort. Most carry price tags well into the seven figures. But topping the list is a penthouse in a landmark co-op building along New … Continue reading Illinois Governor’s Race

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Technology is Neat: Clustering Consoles Edition

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As a lady in the computer sciences world who still operates mostly in academia, I actually don’t encounter a lot of people who assume I don’t know how to computer. This makes it particularly annoying when I DO encounter such people, though, so when I had someone try to tell me that the reason the Air Force had made a cluster out of PS3s back in 2009 was because the PS3’s CPU “does math”. For those of you who aren’t computer people, the CPU in your microwave does math. Trying to tell a PhD student in computer sciences (who has, … Continue reading Technology is Neat: Clustering Consoles Edition

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

Peter Adrastos Athas

The Kinks have been one of my musical passions since I was a kid. I’ve been meaning to do a Kinks cover for this feature but, on the whole, most of their LP covers aren’t all that great. I picked Muswell Hillbilliesbecause it’s one of their best LPs plus I madea point of having a pint at the Archway Tavern the first time I was in the UK. It wasn’t as easy to track something down in the days before the google but I found it. As an album, Muswell Hillbillies is brilliantly sequenced, and tells the tale of how … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

Peter Adrastos Athas

The Kinks have been one of my musical passions since I was a kid. I’ve been meaning to do a Kinks cover for this feature but, on the whole, most of their LP covers aren’t all that great. I picked Muswell Hillbilliesbecause it’s one of their best LPs plus I madea point of having a pint at the Archway Tavern the first time I was in the UK. It wasn’t as easy to track something down in the days before the google but I found it. As an album, Muswell Hillbillies is brilliantly sequenced, and tells the tale of how … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

Peter Adrastos Athas

The Kinks have been one of my musical passions since I was a kid. I’ve been meaning to do a Kinks cover for this feature but, on the whole, most of their LP covers aren’t all that great. I picked Muswell Hillbilliesbecause it’s one of their best LPs plus I madea point of having a pint at the Archway Tavern the first time I was in the UK. It wasn’t as easy to track something down in the days before the google but I found it. As an album, Muswell Hillbillies is brilliantly sequenced, and tells the tale of how … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

Peter Adrastos Athas

The Kinks have been one of my musical passions since I was a kid. I’ve been meaning to do a Kinks cover for this feature but, on the whole, most of their LP covers aren’t all that great. I picked Muswell Hillbilliesbecause it’s one of their best LPs plus I madea point of having a pint at the Archway Tavern the first time I was in the UK. It wasn’t as easy to track something down in the days before the google but I found it. As an album, Muswell Hillbillies is brilliantly sequenced, and tells the tale of how … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

Peter Adrastos Athas

The Kinks have been one of my musical passions since I was a kid. I’ve been meaning to do a Kinks cover for this feature but, on the whole, most of their LP covers aren’t all that great. I picked Muswell Hillbilliesbecause it’s one of their best LPs plus I madea point of having a pint at the Archway Tavern the first time I was in the UK. It wasn’t as easy to track something down in the days before the google but I found it. As an album, Muswell Hillbillies is brilliantly sequenced, and tells the tale of how … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

Peter Adrastos Athas

The Kinks have been one of my musical passions since I was a kid. I’ve been meaning to do a Kinks cover for this feature but, on the whole, most of their LP covers aren’t all that great. I picked Muswell Hillbilliesbecause it’s one of their best LPs plus I madea point of having a pint at the Archway Tavern the first time I was in the UK. It wasn’t as easy to track something down in the days before the google but I found it. As an album, Muswell Hillbillies is brilliantly sequenced, and tells the tale of how … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

Peter Adrastos Athas

The Kinks have been one of my musical passions since I was a kid. I’ve been meaning to do a Kinks cover for this feature but, on the whole, most of their LP covers aren’t all that great. I picked Muswell Hillbilliesbecause it’s one of their best LPs plus I madea point of having a pint at the Archway Tavern the first time I was in the UK. It wasn’t as easy to track something down in the days before the google but I found it. As an album, Muswell Hillbillies is brilliantly sequenced, and tells the tale of how … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

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Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

Peter Adrastos Athas

The Kinks have been one of my musical passions since I was a kid. I’ve been meaning to do a Kinks cover for this feature but, on the whole, most of their LP covers aren’t all that great. I picked Muswell Hillbilliesbecause it’s one of their best LPs plus I madea point of having a pint at the Archway Tavern the first time I was in the UK. It wasn’t as easy to track something down in the days before the google but I found it. As an album, Muswell Hillbillies is brilliantly sequenced, and tells the tale of how … Continue reading Album Cover Art Wednesday: Muswell Hillbillies

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Vitter the #KochSucker

Peter Adrastos Athas

My friend Editilla of the New Orleans Ladderis the crazy uncle of NOLA twitter. In fact, he was voted best twitter feuder by Gambit tabloid readerslast year. He may not be the first person to use the term #KochSuckerbut he’s the first one I saw using it, so I’m giving him the credit. What’s a bit of cronyism among bloggers? It’s the Louisiana way. As you may have already heard by now, Bitter Vitter is a champion #KochSucker and literally, not figuratively, as Joey the Shark is wont to say. Last week Vitter inserted his head up the Koch’s pasty … Continue reading Vitter the #KochSucker

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The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

Allison Hantschel

Turns out saying rape jokes are bad wasn’t the worst thing that could happen: Cardinal Columns graphic designer Austin Klewicki was the one student who spoke to the school board Monday. He asked members to revoke the new policy regarding the school paper. “Asking it be reversed, because we bring out the truth and we try to help everyone that’s affected by it,” said Klewicki. Cardinal Columns editor-in-chief, Tanvi Kumar wrote “The Rape Joke” for the February issue. District Superintendent James Sebert told us he doesn’t have a problem with the article as a whole, but questions parts. “A picture … Continue reading The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

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The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

Allison Hantschel

Turns out saying rape jokes are bad wasn’t the worst thing that could happen: Cardinal Columns graphic designer Austin Klewicki was the one student who spoke to the school board Monday. He asked members to revoke the new policy regarding the school paper. “Asking it be reversed, because we bring out the truth and we try to help everyone that’s affected by it,” said Klewicki. Cardinal Columns editor-in-chief, Tanvi Kumar wrote “The Rape Joke” for the February issue. District Superintendent James Sebert told us he doesn’t have a problem with the article as a whole, but questions parts. “A picture … Continue reading The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

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The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

Allison Hantschel

Turns out saying rape jokes are bad wasn’t the worst thing that could happen: Cardinal Columns graphic designer Austin Klewicki was the one student who spoke to the school board Monday. He asked members to revoke the new policy regarding the school paper. “Asking it be reversed, because we bring out the truth and we try to help everyone that’s affected by it,” said Klewicki. Cardinal Columns editor-in-chief, Tanvi Kumar wrote “The Rape Joke” for the February issue. District Superintendent James Sebert told us he doesn’t have a problem with the article as a whole, but questions parts. “A picture … Continue reading The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

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The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

Allison Hantschel

Turns out saying rape jokes are bad wasn’t the worst thing that could happen: Cardinal Columns graphic designer Austin Klewicki was the one student who spoke to the school board Monday. He asked members to revoke the new policy regarding the school paper. “Asking it be reversed, because we bring out the truth and we try to help everyone that’s affected by it,” said Klewicki. Cardinal Columns editor-in-chief, Tanvi Kumar wrote “The Rape Joke” for the February issue. District Superintendent James Sebert told us he doesn’t have a problem with the article as a whole, but questions parts. “A picture … Continue reading The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

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The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

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Turns out saying rape jokes are bad wasn’t the worst thing that could happen: Cardinal Columns graphic designer Austin Klewicki was the one student who spoke to the school board Monday. He asked members to revoke the new policy regarding the school paper. “Asking it be reversed, because we bring out the truth and we try to help everyone that’s affected by it,” said Klewicki. Cardinal Columns editor-in-chief, Tanvi Kumar wrote “The Rape Joke” for the February issue. District Superintendent James Sebert told us he doesn’t have a problem with the article as a whole, but questions parts. “A picture … Continue reading The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

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The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

Allison Hantschel

Turns out saying rape jokes are bad wasn’t the worst thing that could happen: Cardinal Columns graphic designer Austin Klewicki was the one student who spoke to the school board Monday. He asked members to revoke the new policy regarding the school paper. “Asking it be reversed, because we bring out the truth and we try to help everyone that’s affected by it,” said Klewicki. Cardinal Columns editor-in-chief, Tanvi Kumar wrote “The Rape Joke” for the February issue. District Superintendent James Sebert told us he doesn’t have a problem with the article as a whole, but questions parts. “A picture … Continue reading The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

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The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

Allison Hantschel

Turns out saying rape jokes are bad wasn’t the worst thing that could happen: Cardinal Columns graphic designer Austin Klewicki was the one student who spoke to the school board Monday. He asked members to revoke the new policy regarding the school paper. “Asking it be reversed, because we bring out the truth and we try to help everyone that’s affected by it,” said Klewicki. Cardinal Columns editor-in-chief, Tanvi Kumar wrote “The Rape Joke” for the February issue. District Superintendent James Sebert told us he doesn’t have a problem with the article as a whole, but questions parts. “A picture … Continue reading The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

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The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

Allison Hantschel

Turns out saying rape jokes are bad wasn’t the worst thing that could happen: Cardinal Columns graphic designer Austin Klewicki was the one student who spoke to the school board Monday. He asked members to revoke the new policy regarding the school paper. “Asking it be reversed, because we bring out the truth and we try to help everyone that’s affected by it,” said Klewicki. Cardinal Columns editor-in-chief, Tanvi Kumar wrote “The Rape Joke” for the February issue. District Superintendent James Sebert told us he doesn’t have a problem with the article as a whole, but questions parts. “A picture … Continue reading The Rape Joke: Kids, Thinking For Themselves! No!

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Malaka Of The Week: Malaysian Airlines

Peter Adrastos Athas

I usually play this feature for laughs but egregious malakatude can be terribly serious. There is no good way to notify people that their loved ones are presumed lost and dead, but Malaysian Airline may have selected one of the worst and most insensitive means possible: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razar said Monday that a new analysis of electronic data shows that the flight of Malaysia airliner with 239 people aboard “ended” in a remote area of the Indian ocean and indicated there were no survivors. Just before the prime minister spoke, Malaysian Airlines sent a brief text message to … Continue reading Malaka Of The Week: Malaysian Airlines

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Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

Peter Adrastos Athas

Greetings sports fans, it’s time for another hit and miss, bits and bobs post: March Madness: I cannot recall the last time I actually watched 3 basketball gamesin a row on teevee but Sunday’s games were genuinely thrilling. It made me glad that I never do a bracket because the only team I might have picked to win was Kentucky over Wichita State. Selecting a bracket makes one churlish when a Duke loses to Mercer instead of wanting to board the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and croon Moon River in celebration. I love it when Coach Buy-a-Vowel loses. Semi-seriously, … Continue reading Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

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Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

Peter Adrastos Athas

Greetings sports fans, it’s time for another hit and miss, bits and bobs post: March Madness: I cannot recall the last time I actually watched 3 basketball gamesin a row on teevee but Sunday’s games were genuinely thrilling. It made me glad that I never do a bracket because the only team I might have picked to win was Kentucky over Wichita State. Selecting a bracket makes one churlish when a Duke loses to Mercer instead of wanting to board the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and croon Moon River in celebration. I love it when Coach Buy-a-Vowel loses. Semi-seriously, … Continue reading Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

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Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

Peter Adrastos Athas

Greetings sports fans, it’s time for another hit and miss, bits and bobs post: March Madness: I cannot recall the last time I actually watched 3 basketball gamesin a row on teevee but Sunday’s games were genuinely thrilling. It made me glad that I never do a bracket because the only team I might have picked to win was Kentucky over Wichita State. Selecting a bracket makes one churlish when a Duke loses to Mercer instead of wanting to board the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and croon Moon River in celebration. I love it when Coach Buy-a-Vowel loses. Semi-seriously, … Continue reading Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

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Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

Peter Adrastos Athas

Greetings sports fans, it’s time for another hit and miss, bits and bobs post: March Madness: I cannot recall the last time I actually watched 3 basketball gamesin a row on teevee but Sunday’s games were genuinely thrilling. It made me glad that I never do a bracket because the only team I might have picked to win was Kentucky over Wichita State. Selecting a bracket makes one churlish when a Duke loses to Mercer instead of wanting to board the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and croon Moon River in celebration. I love it when Coach Buy-a-Vowel loses. Semi-seriously, … Continue reading Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

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Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

Peter Adrastos Athas

Greetings sports fans, it’s time for another hit and miss, bits and bobs post: March Madness: I cannot recall the last time I actually watched 3 basketball gamesin a row on teevee but Sunday’s games were genuinely thrilling. It made me glad that I never do a bracket because the only team I might have picked to win was Kentucky over Wichita State. Selecting a bracket makes one churlish when a Duke loses to Mercer instead of wanting to board the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and croon Moon River in celebration. I love it when Coach Buy-a-Vowel loses. Semi-seriously, … Continue reading Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

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Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

Peter Adrastos Athas

Greetings sports fans, it’s time for another hit and miss, bits and bobs post: March Madness: I cannot recall the last time I actually watched 3 basketball gamesin a row on teevee but Sunday’s games were genuinely thrilling. It made me glad that I never do a bracket because the only team I might have picked to win was Kentucky over Wichita State. Selecting a bracket makes one churlish when a Duke loses to Mercer instead of wanting to board the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and croon Moon River in celebration. I love it when Coach Buy-a-Vowel loses. Semi-seriously, … Continue reading Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

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Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

Peter Adrastos Athas

Greetings sports fans, it’s time for another hit and miss, bits and bobs post: March Madness: I cannot recall the last time I actually watched 3 basketball gamesin a row on teevee but Sunday’s games were genuinely thrilling. It made me glad that I never do a bracket because the only team I might have picked to win was Kentucky over Wichita State. Selecting a bracket makes one churlish when a Duke loses to Mercer instead of wanting to board the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and croon Moon River in celebration. I love it when Coach Buy-a-Vowel loses. Semi-seriously, … Continue reading Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

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Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

Peter Adrastos Athas

Greetings sports fans, it’s time for another hit and miss, bits and bobs post: March Madness: I cannot recall the last time I actually watched 3 basketball gamesin a row on teevee but Sunday’s games were genuinely thrilling. It made me glad that I never do a bracket because the only team I might have picked to win was Kentucky over Wichita State. Selecting a bracket makes one churlish when a Duke loses to Mercer instead of wanting to board the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and croon Moon River in celebration. I love it when Coach Buy-a-Vowel loses. Semi-seriously, … Continue reading Odds & Sods: March Madness Edition

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Speaking of Selfies, Though: Youth Unemployment

Allison Hantschel

Not everybody younger than 21 is in a frat house or a club: These are not your struggling baristas with their undergraduate degrees and mountains of debt, or your former-newsmen-turned-retail-drones. They’re not “overeducated and underemployed.” No, this demographic group, the undereducated and underemployed, are in far more dire straits. This subset of millennials might not look like the “Gen Y” that’s commonly portrayed in the media — this site included. They aren’t the duck-faced ” Rich Kids of Instagram,” the Lena Dunhams or the Mark Zuckerbergs that we use as generational stand-ins (rather than, say, wealthy and successful millennials LeBron … Continue reading Speaking of Selfies, Though: Youth Unemployment