John Zipperer
@jzipperer20.bsky.social
Wisconsin-born, Chicago-based | Writer/editor | VP media & editorial @cwclub | Come for the politics, stay for the snark | Views are my own | www.weimar.ws
First snow of the season in Chicago. Last night the first wave came through as "thundersnow." And this morning the second wave started falling; it's now coming down pretty heavily.
Temps will hit nearly 60 this weekend, so the snow won't stick around. But it's great while it lasts.
Temps will hit nearly 60 this weekend, so the snow won't stick around. But it's great while it lasts.
November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
First snow of the season in Chicago. Last night the first wave came through as "thundersnow." And this morning the second wave started falling; it's now coming down pretty heavily.
Temps will hit nearly 60 this weekend, so the snow won't stick around. But it's great while it lasts.
Temps will hit nearly 60 this weekend, so the snow won't stick around. But it's great while it lasts.
Pleasant afternoon at Rate Field watching the White Sox notch a win.
June 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Pleasant afternoon at Rate Field watching the White Sox notch a win.
I like streets with a canopy of green leaves.
May 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I like streets with a canopy of green leaves.
Last night saw @thebulwark.com live at Chicago's Athenaeum. Sorry for the grainy pix, but it was fun to see @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social & @timmiller.bsky.social + @adamkinzinger.bsky.social before a sold-out (& quite raucous) crowd of 800. (A man near me had flown in from Ohio.)
May 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Last night saw @thebulwark.com live at Chicago's Athenaeum. Sorry for the grainy pix, but it was fun to see @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social & @timmiller.bsky.social + @adamkinzinger.bsky.social before a sold-out (& quite raucous) crowd of 800. (A man near me had flown in from Ohio.)
From Harry A. Franck's 1928 travel book "The Fringe of the Moslem World." About half of it focuses on his time in Turkey, which was going through a very bloody transformation after having lost its empire in World War I. Here he talks about the "sheep-minded masses" in thrall to Turkey's strongman.
May 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
From Harry A. Franck's 1928 travel book "The Fringe of the Moslem World." About half of it focuses on his time in Turkey, which was going through a very bloody transformation after having lost its empire in World War I. Here he talks about the "sheep-minded masses" in thrall to Turkey's strongman.
Some quick pix from beautiful downtown Chicago today.
May 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Some quick pix from beautiful downtown Chicago today.
Park bulding along the lake.
May 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Park bulding along the lake.
The pretty trees are showing off on Broadway.
April 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The pretty trees are showing off on Broadway.
For SF fans of the late, great media magazine. Available on -- sorry -- Amazon.
March 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
For SF fans of the late, great media magazine. Available on -- sorry -- Amazon.
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
―Edward R. Murrow
(Stolen from @sykescharlie.bsky.social's newsletter)
―Edward R. Murrow
(Stolen from @sykescharlie.bsky.social's newsletter)
March 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
―Edward R. Murrow
(Stolen from @sykescharlie.bsky.social's newsletter)
―Edward R. Murrow
(Stolen from @sykescharlie.bsky.social's newsletter)
Cool clouds over Lake Michigan.
February 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Cool clouds over Lake Michigan.
It's nice to have some snow that sticks around for longer than a day. Here, a view of the park and Lake Michigan painted with white.
February 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It's nice to have some snow that sticks around for longer than a day. Here, a view of the park and Lake Michigan painted with white.
Went to Wrigley Field yesterday, but apparently the game was called after an extended snow delay.
February 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Went to Wrigley Field yesterday, but apparently the game was called after an extended snow delay.
Arrived to @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social early enough to catch organist Dennis Scott's pre-show performance before Howard Hawks' Bringing Up Baby.
February 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Arrived to @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social early enough to catch organist Dennis Scott's pre-show performance before Howard Hawks' Bringing Up Baby.
Chicago, Lakeview. (No view of the lake in this photo, but it's off to the right beyond the park.)
February 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Chicago, Lakeview. (No view of the lake in this photo, but it's off to the right beyond the park.)
Joined several hundred other people at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social this morning to watch an 84-year-old film HIS GIRL FRIDAY. Enjoyed it far more than I thought I would.
February 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Joined several hundred other people at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social this morning to watch an 84-year-old film HIS GIRL FRIDAY. Enjoyed it far more than I thought I would.
A mild sunny winter day; the view from Diversey Pkwy. to Streeterville and the Gold Coast.
January 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
A mild sunny winter day; the view from Diversey Pkwy. to Streeterville and the Gold Coast.
We haven't received much snow so far this winter, so I'm appreciating what we've got when we get it.
January 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
We haven't received much snow so far this winter, so I'm appreciating what we've got when we get it.
People who know me know I'm a lifelong follower of science fiction, & being a Gen Xer, that means I enjoyed reading a LOT of #Starlog throughout its life. I return the favor in my new book, vol. I of my Starlog Compendium, available in paperback & Kindle: a.co/d/cX2DCJD
January 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
People who know me know I'm a lifelong follower of science fiction, & being a Gen Xer, that means I enjoyed reading a LOT of #Starlog throughout its life. I return the favor in my new book, vol. I of my Starlog Compendium, available in paperback & Kindle: a.co/d/cX2DCJD