Raffaele Raia, the Neapolitan Barber and the Origins of the Legendary “No Chumbolone” Cap
By John Kass December 27, 2023 Nobody wants to be thought of as stupid, an idiot…Or comme si dice what’s…
O Holy Night
By John Kass December 24, 2023 For all the children who should be loved always, but especially on this night,…
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Winndeavor Precision Machine Parts: Angels and Saints in One Place
By Pat Hickey December 22, 2023 We have no end of demons in our lives. Some are imagined but far…
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Traditions
By Bill Melonides December 21, 2023 Families, like most cultures, are held together and often defined by their customs and…
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Beware of Bad Food Metaphors, and Don’t Forget the Chicken Stock and Onion Reduction for Kass Onion Soup ™ for Christmas Dinner
By John Kass December 20, 2023 Yes, we’ll eventually get to the Roasted Chicken stock and the Onion reduction, because…
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Sam Bankman-Fried, Brush Up Your Shakespeare
by Cory Franklin December 17, 2023 The great Irish playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw once said, “I pity the…
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Is This the End for Hunter and China Joe?
By John Kass December 15, 2023 When I was a young reporter, before getting on the elevators to head up…
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There Are No Victims of The System
By Dan Proft December 13, 2023 “I was hysterical,” Lisa Markiewicz told ABC-7 News recently. “Are we going to lose our…
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By John Kass December 10, 2023 I’ve got a big damn head to begin with. It’s unusually large as those…
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#MeToo Unless You’re a Jew
By John Kass December 8, 2023 Was it only yesterday that critics of left-wing billionaire George Soros were apt to…
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Hamas Butchery of Women and Children Demands Clarity in the US and the World
By Steve Huntley December 6, 2023 The release of Israeli hostages unleashed an outpouring of emotions — relief, hope, happiness…
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Behold the Power: The Golden Moutza of the Month
By John Kass December 3, 2023 The thing about the Golden Moutza of the Month is that the hordes of…
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Criminal (In)Justice The Chicago Way: What Left Wing Hysterics Get Wrong
By John Kass December 1, 2023 Before we get to the interview of Rafael Mangual and his fine book “Criminal…
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Taking Stock, Making Stock
By John Kass Nov. 29, 2023 Here’s the amazing thing about making beef stock for proper Kass’ Onion Soup TM…
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What is the best meal you’ve ever had?
by Michael Ledwith November 26, 2023 We drove along the coast road, ocean below the high cliffs on our right,…