Chicago Public Square returns in force Monday. Until then—as always—catch breaking news and commentary on the Square Facebook page (no membership required; just tap the X in the nagging pop-up), where just since yesterday stories including these have appeared:
■ Politico: “Trump says he will not debate Harris again.”
■ Press Watch proprietor Dan Froomkin: “Trump’s mental capacity is now Topic 1. Is he competent to be president? That’s a question journalists should be asking, prominently and relentlessly, until Election Day.”
■ Press Watch proprietor Dan Froomkin: “Trump’s mental capacity is now Topic 1. Is he competent to be president? That’s a question journalists should be asking, prominently and relentlessly, until Election Day.”
■ The Tribune revisits the long-ago Friday the 13th exploits of Chicago’s Anti-Superstition Society.
Triskaidekafaultless. Your Square columnist got all eight questions right in past Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions winner Fritz Holznagel’s latest news quiz for The Conversation.
■ He’s assembled “questions about debates, feuds, pop star announcements … and Darth Vader!”
Dingus of the Week. Lyz Lenz’s pick? One of Missouri’s “gaggle of … nepo-dingus babies.”
■ LateNighter says—even into Thursday night—Tuesday’s debate was giving late-night hosts “plenty of schadenfreude to bat around like so many delighted kitties.”
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