I've had a lot going on this week, including seeing an excellent production of Elektra at Lyric Opera of Chicago last night, so I haven't had time to read all of these articles:
- A 12-year-old journalist in southern Arizona stands up to the local marshal and wins.
- The US Dollar is still the world's reserve currency—and in fact foreigners are buying more than ever.
- The Jussie Smollett case was the least important of a number of stories in the news this week.
- The North Carolina 9th shows us an "important lesson about election and voter fraud."
- The Times predicts who will win the big awards at the Oscars tomorrow night.
- Developers have proposed a huge new neighborhood over the Metra Electric tracks west of Soldier Field.
- Zebra stripes appear to defend against deadly flies.
And I shall begin reading these...soon. Maybe tomorrow. Sigh.