“I don’t care” (unless it's an OLED) – our hi-fi and home cinema loving readers’ frank response to Black Friday But, there are some good deals to be had, despite the negativity… What Hi-Fi? · Nov 28, 2025
Can the Government Say: If You Want to Sell Us These Products, You Must Answer Our Questions About Them? From today's dissent from denial of rehearing en banc in Book People, Inc. v. Wong, written by Judge James Ho and joined by Jones, Smith, Duncan, and Engelhardt: States have a profound interest in protecting the innocence of children from various adult activities. We don't let children buy alcohol. We… Reason · Apr 16, 2024
Can the Government Say: If You Want to Sell Us These Products, You Must Answer Our Questions About Them? No, said the Fifth Circuit, at least when the products were library books, and the questions were about whether the books included sexual content. Reason · Jan 17, 2024
On stronger footing, the Chicago Reader hires a CEO and publisher The nonprofit organization that owns the publication has hired Solomon Liberman to succeed Tracy Baim, who said last summer she wanted to step down. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 1, 2023
New The Reader bar and restaurant opens in former Cuthbert's bakery venue The new venue is based on Mount Pleasant Liverpool Echo · Dec 12, 2022
Liverpool's arts providers are unsung heroes of the COVID crisis "Culture was always a large part of my life. But when we all had to rush home in March 2020, I felt like I lost it on the way" Liverpool Echo · Nov 7, 2022
Liverpool's unsung COVID heroes: how the city's arts scene became a life support network Culture was always a large part of my life. But when we all had to rush home in March 2020, I felt like I lost it on the way – as if I’d left it on the bus in a bag. It’s making me question my future: what will be… The Conversation · Nov 6, 2022
Celebration of Black British writers to kick off Black History Month Full lineup of headline speakers and writers at the Gravity Festival in Calderstones Park Liverpool Echo · Sep 26, 2022
GPs to prescribe walking and cycling in bid to ease burden on NHS Suggestion of activities to help improve mental and physical health part of wider movement of ‘social prescribing’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022
Tracy Baim to leave the Chicago Reader by year-end She took over the alternative publication in 2018, overcoming a dispute with an owner to convert it to nonprofit ownership. Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 5, 2022
Chicago Reader completes transition to nonprofit following months of turmoil The Chicago Reader completed its transition to a nonprofit organization Monday, starting a new chapter for the iconic 51-year-old alternative newspaper. Chicago Tribune · May 18, 2022
Fight’s over, sale closes and the Chicago Reader lives The free biweekly, published since 1971, has completed a move from for-profit to nonprofit ownership. Chicago Sun-Times · May 17, 2022
Chicago alt-weekly survives column clash, going nonprofit Chicago's famed alt-weekly is expected to become a nonprofit this month after the sale was nearly derailed over a co-owner’s column opposing COVID-19 vaccine requirements for children The Independent UK · May 15, 2022
The Guide #32: Readers pick the books they want to see on screen In this week’s newsletter: We asked Guide readers and Guardian writers which books they want adapted for TV or film – here’s what you chose The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 26, 2022 Chicago Reader co-owner gives up scrap over column, agrees to nonprofit transfer Co-owner Leonard Goodman had accused the publication of trying to censor a piece he wrote about COVID-19 vaccinations.
Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 25, 2022 Is ‘flu’ really hurting ‘birds?’ Peddlers of paranoid conspiracy theories, hiding behind First Amendment, might destroy the Chicago Reader.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 14, 2022 Some free advice to rescue the Chicago Reader Let’s not make this current dispute personal. The Reader is an important voice, especially for journalists of color and other often-marginalized groups.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 14, 2022 Board fight imperils Chicago Reader’s future Chicago’s leading alternative newspaper for decades faces extinction as its board members split over the leadership of the Reader’s co-publisher and president, Tracy Baim.