It’s hard to go wrong with an evening in Boystown (or Northalsted). The oldest officially recognized gay neighborhood in the United States is home to a copious variety of bars, nightclubs and dining options. Even on weekdays, there’s no shortage of drinks and drag shows to be enjoyed. Here are some of my favorites: Flip.
I got my first panic attack in months this week. It was more of a bummer for me than anything else. It had been so long since I had one that I thought I might not have to worry about them anymore, as unrealistic as that may be. But in a way, I’m also happy.
The Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas took the lives of 19 children and two teachers. It’s a catastrophic and devastating tragedy that should prompt legislative outcry. But in the United States, home of over 200 mass shootings already this year, it’s become a numb and predictable routine. Nothing changes after these mass killings.
I had forgotten about former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social. Poised to be a “free speech” alternative to Twitter, the app had an unceremonious launch in February. But in the past few weeks, Truth has exploded in popularity. It reached the top of the App Store rankings, aided in large part by Elon Musk’s bidding.
Former human rights lawyer Steven Donziger was released on April 25 after serving a combined 993 days in home detention. Donziger famously won a landmark case against the Chevron oil corporation in 2011 for environmental damages to Ecuadorian indigenous land, which left inhabitants with poisoned water and high rates of birth defects and cancer. Chevron.