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At Last!

November 6, 2008 – 10:01 am

I was lucky enough to attend Obama’s election night rally in Grant Park. It was both dull—I could have watched CNN at home, and that’s what I did for most of the rally—and awe-inspiring. How often does it happen that so many people come together to celebrate something other than a sports championship? The number [...]

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NPR On the Ball

May 15, 2008 – 5:38 pm

Commentator (and Chicagoan) Dennis O’Toole had a spot-on piece on All Things Considered tonight. He managed to bring together the global hops shortage, Obama, PBR, and a knock on hipsters all in one brief piece. Give it a listen. In related beer news, Larry Bell (of Bell’s Brewery) is growing some of his own ingredients [...]

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