The Idea of Progress » tribune http://www.theideaofprogress.com We are what we pretend to be Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:59:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Who Will Own the Cubs? http://www.theideaofprogress.com/2009/05/19/who-will-own-the-cubs/ http://www.theideaofprogress.com/2009/05/19/who-will-own-the-cubs/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 09:21:08 +0000 The Idea of Progress http://www.theideaofprogress.com/?p=829 The Chicago Tribune reported today that several reasonably famous people have been approached to contribute inThis article is totally not a ripoff of someone else's style. purchasing the Chicago Cubs from the Tribune Company (which of course owns the Chicago Tribune– seems a little circular). Names mentioned include Bill Murray, John Cusack and Jim Belushi. The Idea of Progress has obtained the original list of Chicago natives and celebrities who ended up not being invited:

  • Rob Blagojevich
  • Jose Padilla
  • Ira Glass
  • Grant Miller
  • Mr. T
  • Joan Cusack
  • R. Kelly
Facebook Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Delicious Yahoo Buzz Share/Save]]> http://www.theideaofprogress.com/2009/05/19/who-will-own-the-cubs/feed/ 1 Either there are no gay reporters at the Red Eye… http://www.theideaofprogress.com/2007/09/22/either-there-are-no-gay-reporters-at-the-red-eye/ http://www.theideaofprogress.com/2007/09/22/either-there-are-no-gay-reporters-at-the-red-eye/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2007 07:36:00 +0000 The Idea of Progress http://www.theideaofprogress.com/?p=223
…or they are cracking up at this. This is the actual Saturday paper from Chicago’s Red Eye, the Entertainment Tonight/Extra/ A Current Affair version of a real newspaper, apparently aimed at my age group by the Chicago Tribune.

Did anyone mention that this could…I don’t know…come off as homosexual innuendo?

Or am I reading too much into this?

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