March 2019 | Middling.Industries

Andrew Yang And Fung Bros

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019

Andrew Yang is an outsider, but interesting presidential candidate. Fung Bros is a hip hop-ish comedy YouTube channel. This interview by Fung Bros of Yang is probably the most clear...

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Duck Duck Go

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019

I've been using Duck Duck Go as my default search engine for a year now, and it's never let me down. Plus, unlike Google, it doesn't track me or sell...

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Buttigieg Chicken Dad

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019

Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's name kind of means "Chicken Dad".

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Stewart Dogg Commercial

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019

Martha Steward and Snoop Dogg both know exactly why their pairing is simultaneously strange and amazing. Their most recent cooking show commercial turns it up to eleven.

American Politics Cities

Five Reasons Chicago’s Coming Election Will Indicate America’s Future

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019

Chicago mayoral candidates Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle. Credit: Mike Fourcher and WBEZ Unless you’re a local, American mayoral elections can seem provincial and quaint. “How could a contest for...

American Politics

For Chicago: Preckwinkle For Mayor, Conyears-Ervin For Treasurer

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019

Embed from Getty Images There’s truism about politics: campaigning and governing are totally different skills, and just because you’re good at one, doesn’t mean you’re good at the other. Campaigning...

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Monica’s Poise

March 24, 2019March 24, 2019

John Oliver's recent show about public shaming has kicked off a discussion on whether or not the habit is socially useful. But don't overlook the incredible interview of Monica Lewinsky starting...

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Chatham House

March 24, 2019March 24, 2019

I've recently read about a couple different conferences that invoke Chatham House rules, where ideas and speeches can be quoted, but none of the quotes can be directly attributed. This is...

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Gangster Facebook

March 24, 2019

Facebook is a gangster organization. They've basically sold us all crack and we're too addicted to do anything when total scandals like this happen.

Foreign Report

Four Non-Americans’ Views of America

March 24, 2019March 24, 2019

University of Wisconsin-Madison's Bascom Hall. You can study here and get smart, but you can't stay. (Credit: Richard Hurd/Flickr) Listening to non-American friends living overseas, the United States seems like...

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Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019

This Fresh Prince of Bel-Air remake idea, in the form of a trailer, is fantastic. I hope cinematographer and director Morgan Cooper gets to make it.

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Buddy Guy

March 17, 2019

Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago's South Loop is one of those places that curiously manages to be both authentic Chicago and a tourist trap. The New Yorker's David Remnick wrote an...

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Howard Schultz

March 17, 2019March 17, 2019

A good explainer, in comic form, on why Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is a terrible idea for president.

American Politics

Can America Be A Welcoming Country Again?

March 17, 2019March 25, 2019

The Statue of Liberty and downtown Manhattan. (Credit: EAS ART/Flickr) A successful man in his early 40’s, working in an industry he loves, Faisal Siddiqui is the first to tell...

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No Vertical Videos

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019

An oldie but goodie explainer on why you should hold your phone horizontally when shooting a video. Just do it!

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Woman Vanishes, Returns

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019

A girl ran away from home in Baltimore at 14, then returned home 21 years later speaking Spanish and with kids of her own. Reunited, the family is struggling to...

Foreign Report

Four Reports From Abroad

March 11, 2019March 17, 2019

The American consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. (From NBC News) For Americans living overseas, the rest of the world’s reality is difficult to escape, since they’re swimming in it daily. I...

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A New Hope Infographic

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019

Someone turned Star Wars: A New Hope into a giant infographic. I started this, and was lured in for half-an-hour. Prepare to scroll a lot.

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Sean Raju

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019

I've mentioned him before, but if you're from Chicago, or just appreciate good politics journalism, join me to support Sean Raju's Patreon. He's producing a free video every week (now...

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SpaceX Crew

March 3, 2019

Everyone loves a good rocket launch, and this replay of Friday's SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral of an empty crew capsule going to the Space Station, and then the landing...

Personal

The Death of Adventure

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019

Above, the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, where I've got to get to at some point. Lately my idle moments have been spent surfing Orbitz, Hotels.com and every manner of travel...