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Count Sidi Toure among the billions of people around the world who’ve had to revise their plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Malian singer-guitarist’s previous album, Toubalbero, was recorded live in Bamako’s best studio in order to best showcase his band’s vibrant combination of electric guitars and traditional regional instruments. But between the virus and the volatile political situation in Mali, which recently resulted in a military coup, Toure has had to scale things back: his only accompaniment on the new download-only release Afrik Toun Me (“Africa Must Unite”) is a second acoustic guitar (played by Mamadou Kelly) and a gourd drum called a calabash (played by Boubou Diallo). Its eight songs, which Toure sings in his native Songhai tongue, expound values of education, pan-ethnic unity, and trust in science that are as applicable to listeners in the U.S. as they are to those in West Africa. But you don’t need to understand a word to be moved by the intricate crisscross of fingerpicking and loping grooves that wheel around Toure’s incantatory voice. Malian guitar music is often characterized as “desert blues,” but the sentiment that Afrik Toun Me projects is optimism. v

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As summer winds down, more people will be turning to indoor activities to keep busy. COVID-19 is still a major concern in Chicago but many local theaters, restaurants, and museums have successfully reopened—including the Field Museum. Just be sure to keep your distance and wear your mask as you explore the 40 million specimens and artifacts in their collection. Check out these exhibits on display this month. 

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Check out 350 curated objects that come together to tell the story of China, history of dynamic change and a land of diverse societies unified by shared traditions. You’ll enter this Field Museum exhibit through a pair of stone lions and from there, you can peruse an interesting collection of rubbings, bronzes, rare textiles, and ceramics.

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This Australian spider plans to don his “sexy peacock” costume for the fifth Halloween in a row. 👻 Peacock spiders are tiny—less than a quarter of an inch long. But size isn’t everything, especially when you have these fabulous colors to flaunt. The males will vibrate their abdomen and open their opisthosomal fan (the brightly colored part) to attract the female’s attention. A definite treat to see in action! 🦚 [📸: Jürgen Otto] #FieldMuseum #TrickOrTreat #Halloween #FantasticBugs #NaturalHistory #NaturalHistoryMuseum #museums #PeacockSpider #spider #insects #entomology

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Got an insect lover in your family? Examine soil science from a new perspective. In this immersive experience, you’ll “shrink” to 1/100th of your size (smaller than a penny) to take a closer look at the dirt beneath our feet. Meet all sorts of bugs, including a wolf spider and giant mole cricket. You’ll learn how every species needs soil to survive and about the diversity of life that soil supports.

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Our Hall of Gems brings the bling with over 600 gemstones and 150 pieces of antique and contemporary jewelry.✨ Back in 1893, Tiffany & Co.’s gem collection awed visitors to the World’s Fair. When the exposition closed, World’s Fair President Harlow Higinbotham purchased the entire collection and donated it to the Field—Chicago’s then-brand-new natural history museum. Which is your favorite? 🔥 Ruby topaz in flames 💚 Emeralds in yellow gold 🔷 Tanzanite in white gold 🔴 Rubies in platinum

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Jewelry lovers, this is a must-see! The collection has grown to include more than 150 pieces of antique and contemporary jewelry and 600 gemstones. (Several pieces were donated by Chicago philanthropist Thuy Ngo Nguyen!) Each display features a gem in its three stages of transformation: raw crystal, cut and polished stone, and mounted jewel in a finished ring, brooch, or necklace.

Head to the Field Museum but travel thousands of miles—without leaving the city! Get a glimpse into the cultures and environments across Africa. Experience life like never before, from the rainforest of Rwanda to a bustling city in Senegal, from an industrial workshop in Ethiopia to a camel caravan deep in the Sahara. Cultural displays, scientific findings, and artifacts come together to help forge a deeper understanding of Africa throughout history.

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See how the Field Museum’s scientists put science into action. Get an intimate look at the collaborative work of protecting the biodiversity of Madagascar, conserving rainforests in Peru, and connecting people on Chicago’s South Side with nature. Restoring Earth offers a glimpse into the Field Museum and its global conservation efforts through hands-on learning, videos, and photographs.

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A true hub of visual art, music performance, and community education, Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art embodies a holistic and all-encompassing vision of art-making and presenting. It’s no surprise that the institution currently has on display a myriad of exhibits that are relevant, compelling, and tie us more strongly to our place in both time and space. Visitors to MCA this month will see art that connects them as Chicagoans and as humans living in 2020. Pro tip: If you’re an Illinois resident, visit on a Tuesday for free admission.

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World-renowned designer Duro Olowu, whose line of womenswear was established in 2004, has drawn inspiration from Chicago’s various art collections (including those at the Museum of Contemporary Art) to curate “a show that reimagines relationships between artists and objects across time, media, and geography.”

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Museum of Contemporary Art curators have, in response to the widespread need for greater connection amid a pandemic that keeps many of us separated, put together an exhibition comprising works from the MCA that “explore how we connect.” Just Connect includes a variety of media from all over the world, including oil paintings, video works, photographs, and more.

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This exhibition features Stratman’s film The Illinois Parables, a work “which chronicles the history of the region through 11 chapters.” For this specific exhibition, the artist developed a twelfth chapter that recreates Studs Terkel’s WFMT radio booth and includes “an accompanying audio program of the oral historian’s interviews.”

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As part of the exhibition “Alien vs. Citizen,” you can take part in a performance that explores the process you would experience to become a US citizen. Be an interviewee for “And, And, And — Stammering: An Interview,” tomorrow, August 22 at noon CST, by emailing today: [email protected]

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A timely examination of how the U.S. values its people (citizens and otherwise), Alien vs. Citizen is meant to evoke questions about how “mechanisms including citizenship, work, and personal relationships” affect the perceived value of an individual in the United States.

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The Chicago Bears have released their first full, official depth chart.

The unorthodox version of NFL training camp is finally over and the Chicago Bears have their starting quarterback. For those following along, head coach Matt Nagy announced that fourth-year veteran Mitchell Trubisky did in fact beat out Nick Foles for the job.

But, how long will the leash be on Trubisky? That’s the big question. If you’re the eternal optimist, this is going to be Trubisky’s authentic breakout season. The 2018 campaign seemed fluky after watching last year, but for the truthers out there, 2020 is going to be the year for Mitch to make it happen.

Those in doubt believe Foles will become the guy within the first month or so, because the Bears’ first four games are against what should be a few of the softer defenses around the league. Nonetheless, fans want to see the team win games. That’s it. Seeing the Bears win will overcome any quarterback differences between the fan base.

To bounce back from a bummer of a 2019 season, the Bears added some unique names via the draft and free agency this year. Many of them stuck around and will play big parts of this year’s squad, but most of the starters from last year are still intact.

That’s what this team has going for them, overall, They do have some strong continuity amongst them. In fact, going down to even the practice squad, the Bears’ roster is comprised almost entirely of guys who were in camp this year — and a good majority were from last year’s team.

On Monday, Chicago released the first official depth chart featuring all of these guys. While many spots are fairly non-surprising, there are some interesting questions and concerns. Let’s take a look at the entire depth chart, starting on offense.

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Chicago Bears: Still plenty of reason to be excited for week one by Vincent Parise

The Chicago Cubs close out their long weekend series with St. Louis winning 5-1 in Monday’s game. They gain a 1.5-game lead in the NL Central.

After losing three games in a row, the Chicago Cubs bounce back huge by taking a 5-1 win at home against the Cardinals. The Cubs struggled after winning the first of five games of the series on Friday. From there, the Cubs lost three games in a row, including a doubleheader on Saturday.

There were some surprises to the series. Jon Lester didn’t play well at all in his start on Sunday. The team struggled to get runs and left too many men on base the entire series. Even in the 5-1 win, they left too many men on base.

A positive was how great Javy Baez, Ian Happ, and Kyle Hendricks played in yesterday’s game.

Baez went 3-for-4. That was his first multi-hit game since August. He’ll need to keep that up for the Cubs if this team wants to improve their lead in the division. If one of their best hitters gets in a slump like that, it sets the tone for the entire team.

Happ, who had a good series hitting two home runs on Saturday, went 1-for-2 and was walked three times on Monday. Since being moved to the leadoff spot, he’s helped the Cubs get men on base, as he’s started off strong. The issue is, they’ve struggled once they have men on base.

Hendricks did what Hendricks does, pitching eight innings and just giving up one run. In those eight innings, Hendricks had four strikeouts, along with giving up seven hits. The Cubs defense showed up tonight, leaving six of the seven men on base for the Cardinals.

After a great showing from those three players, the Cubs will go into a three-game series against the Reds on Tuesday. The 24-18 Cubs have a chance to gain ground on the Cardinals if they can win at least two of the three games this week against the Reds.

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The Cubs are 4-3 against the Reds this season, so it’ll be an interesting series. The projected starters for the two teams are Alec Mills (3-3, 5.50 ERA) for the Cubs and Tyler Mahle (1-1, 3.90 ERA) for the Reds.

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Chicago Bears: Schedule offers early opportunity for Trubisky by Patrick Sheldon

The Chicago Bears are going into the 2020 season with mixed expectations.

The Chicago Bears went into the 2019 season with Super Bowl expectations. Most of us believed that they would be right there with the best teams in the NFC competing for the chance to play for the Lombardi Trophy. Well, the season didn’t go as planned and they went 8-8 and missed the playoffs. 8-8 isn’t good but it isn’t the worst but it felt like they went 2-14 based on the hype surrounding them. There is no hyper surrounding them at all this year but fans still have a few reasons to be excited about this team.

1. Football is back

2020 has been a tough year. We have dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected the lives of so many and there have been so many social justice issues that we are all trying to be better at fixing. Sports are able to help us come together in tough times and not many sports galvanize people like football. The Bears are so loved in Chicago and this is a chance to bring the city together as one of the cities that has suffered the most this year.

2. If it doesn’t work, there will be lots of change

Mitchell Trubisky was named to be the starter in week one against the Detroit Lions. He has beaten out Nick Foles in camp to have the right to start the season as the starting quarterback. His leash is going to be short and they will more than likely go to Foles at the first sign of trouble. If Mitch doesn’t work out this year, he simply won’t be back next year.

If he is bad enough that they cut bait with him after this year, that will mean that the team is probably pretty bad because chances are Foles won’t be much better. If that happens, there is an even better chance that one of (if not both) Matt Nagy or Ryan Pace will be gone. This team makes us feel good about them time and time again and they continue to disappoint. Well, now you can be excited to know that if this fails, they will make big changes and start all over.

3. The Defense

This team’s defense is awesome. They have studs at every position and can make big plays at the big times of the game. The offense wasn’t able to support them enough in 2019 and it showed. The unit was often out there without being able to recover from the drive before. The offense might be marginally better this year so hopefully, they are able to get back to that “best defense in the NFL) level.

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The Chicago Bears are a team that nobody knows what to expect from. They could either be really good or they could be really bad. There are “experts” who believe they will be good enough for the postseason and there are some who think that they could be in the conversation to draft Trevor Lawrence from the University of Clemson. No matter, what, football is so close to being back that we can almost touch it. Hopefully, they are able to have a good year and surprise us all.

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Chicago Bears: Still plenty of reason to be excited for week one by Vincent Parise

The schedule sets up favorably for the Chicago Bears.

The Chicago Bears officially named Mitchell Trubisky the starter over the weekend, and appear ready to roll into the start of the 2020 season. As we sit just five days away from the first game, fans are likely experiencing a wide variety of emotions.

Most of those emotions center around the anticipated performance of the aforementioned Trubisky. Although named the starter, it feels like this quarterback competition will last the entire season. Therefore, every single throw will be scrutinized not only by the fans but by the coaching staff as well. Without preseason games, this will be the first opportunity for the staff to see him in a game situation.

In light of that, every play will matter as the coaching staff tries to determine if Mitch will stay the quarterback. For Mitch, he will have a great opportunity to get his feet under him early in the season based on the schedule.

We discussed recently how teams tend to rely on their defense early in the season as offenses tend to take a few weeks to get into a rhythm. In this regard, the Bears have an advantage over their opponents.

However, teams without good defenses can get exposed early in the year. Enter the Bears’ first two opponents.

Chicago Bears have a golden opportunity

On Sunday, the Bears will take on the Detroit Lions, against whom Trubisky has played exceptionally well. In fact, his numbers are remarkable against the division rival, particularly against their current head coach. Against Matt Patricia’s team, he owns a 3-0 record, throwing for 866 yards, nine touchdowns, and one interception.

This is largely due to the fact that the Lions own one of the worst passing defenses in the league. According to Football Outsiders, the Lions owned the 28th ranked passing defense in 2019. His success can also be attributed to the fact that Patricia’s defense has inexplicably played a lot of man defense against Trubisky, which mitigates one of his greatest flaws — reading defenses.

In Week 2 the opponent gets a little easier, as the Bears take on the New York Giants, who ranked 30th in passing defense in 2019. Add to that a new head coach working with some new players in the secondary, and it’s hard to see them being much improved by Week 2. Therefore, this is yet another good opportunity for Trubisky to ease into the new season as he tries to build on the work he did in the offseason to improve on his weaknesses.

Candidly, however, it also means that his performances in the first couple of weeks must be evaluated against that backdrop. Unfortunately, for Mitch, he is in a bit of a lose/lose situation these first two games. If he plays well against terrible pass defenses (something he has done historically) it will be expected. However, if he plays poorly, it will increase the chorus of doubts from his detractors.

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The bottom line is Mitch needs to play well the first two weeks and use those games as an opportunity to get in a rhythm for the rest of the season when the competition ratchets up significantly.

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Chicago Bears: Schedule offers early opportunity for Trubisky by Patrick Sheldon

With the start of the Chicago Bears season just days away, are they looking to add one final piece to the defense?

Ever since the Chicago Bears were allowed to return to Halas Hall in mid-July, one of the first players to opt-out was defensive tackle Eddie Goldman, who’s been a crucial piece of the Bears defensive line over the last six seasons.

However, with Goldman opting out, the Bears front office elected not to bring in anyone to replace him for just 2020. Why? The team is confident in what they have on the roster with Bilal Nichols and Roy Robertson-Harris. Nichols, who broke his hand last year burst onto the scene as a rookie with seven quarterback hits, five tackles for loss, and three sacks.

However, with the Bears first regular-season game of 2020 just days away, there’s still a prime opportunity to add a defensive tackle, who’d upgrade an already loaded Bears defense.

The Bears are one of the quietest organizations in the NFL. They don’t let anything leak and keep things like potential player signings behind closed doors. A tweet, however, has to fuel some speculation right?

That’s a option as well https://t.co/ahpG5pVcGD

— Damon Harrison Sr. (@snacks) September 8, 2020

The point above with the tweet is simple: Damon “Snacks” Harrison could be saying that he’s got an offer on the table from the Bears or he could be saying nothing at all, there’s really no knowing what’s going on behind the scenes at Halas Hall.

Bears general manager Ryan Pace has always preached having an aggressive mentality when building the Bears roster. In six offseasons in Chicago, he’s always talked about how the Bears will explore every avenue when trying to build the roster. That means that if a guy like Harrison is available, it’s more than likely that the team has done their homework on him.

At just 31-years old, Harrison would be the ideal one-year rental for a Super Bowl-caliber defense. His NFL stops have included the New York Giants, New York Jets, and most recently, the Detroit Lions.

Heading into his tenth season, Harrison has 11 sacks, 485 tackles, 37 tackles for loss, and 24 quarterback hits. Those numbers may not be eye-opening, however, a key thing to keep in mind is that in an NFL defense, the primary job of the defensive tackle is to have an impact in the run game.

If the Bears were to add Harrison, he’d take on double teams on the offensive line. That would then allow for middle linebackers Danny Trevathan and Roquan Smith to roam freely and make an impact.

Next: Chicago Bears: Plenty of reasons to be excited

At this point, if the Bears are serious about signing Harrison, they need to do so quickly since their first game against the Detroit Lions is just days away. While giving more playing time to Nichols and Robertson-Harris is an option, signing Harrison is also something that would benefit the team significantly.

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Earlier this year, I was looking forward to working with my Linux-powered writing laptop. After discussing how I revived several laptops with Linux distros, I managed to be highly productive with thirteen-year-old hardware. Even taking on paid work wasn’t an issue; my Windows laptop focused on work product (some software I use is proprietary to Windows), while my Linux laptop focused on creative endeavors…at least, until June.

My Linux laptop began overheating (it was an older model) and one of the screen/cover hinges fell apart, making it unusable. So my mission because finding – and converting – a new laptop for both writing and creative efforts. My overall goal was still the same: a writing/self-publishing machine that would allow me to craft articles and fiction as well as regular blog posts. Thanks to COVID-19, my normal backup plan of purchasing a machine through Free Geek Chicago was out of the question. (They were closed at the time; they have reopened since then). So I did what anyone else would do: purchase a refurbished laptop.

(You may be wondering why I did not just use my Windows laptop for writing and work. Since I am often working with client materials that are not for public consumption, distinguishing between the two helps me stay focused and productive. Plus, my work laptop, a low budget model purchased at Walmart, has a keyboard that doesn’t quite respond to my fast typing speed – I have to wait about forty-five seconds before I see typed text appear on my keyboard).

My laptop of choice, after considering various models, was a refurbished Lenovo Thinkpad T530. It helped that I was already looking for a Linux-friendly model, but found a great deal via eBay. With a quad-core processor and 12 gigabytes of RAM, this machine was more powerful than I expected. (My last Linux laptop was a dual-core with 4 gigabytes of RAM). Although it has been upgraded to version 20, I chose to reinstall Linux Mint 19.3 – it hasn’t given me any problems and runs very smoothly. Although there are some deficiencies in my Thinkpad (which lacks a Bluetooth card and requires a dongle for connectivity), it works well…especially the keyboard. Many laptop users claim that typing on a Thinkpad is like driving a race car.

I’m writing this blog post on my Thinkpad, and the hype is true. It’s refreshing to see my words appear as I type…but I digress.

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Having used my Linux laptop regularly for writing in the past two months, I’m finding Linux to be an extremely reliable daily driver. Working with Windows can be frustrating even after “debloating” the operating system. (Many of the privacy concerns around Windows 10 do not make it easier.) However, I have to acknowledge that several software packages that I rely on are Windows-only and do not have any open source equivalents. However. using a separate laptop for work may seem like a luxury (especially in current time), but there is comfort in moving from one laptop to another as a way of indicating that “work” is over. Plus, the Lenovo Thinkpad is a business laptop designed to be sturdier and more customizable, making it ideal for writing and self-publishing.

It would be impractical for everyone to switch over to Linux-based operating systems, but it makes a great way to revive older hardware and extend the life of a given machine. My previous Linux laptop had been initially released in 2008, purchased (refurbished) in 2013, converted to Linux in 2016, and fell apart (to be recycled) in 2020. My Linux-powered Thinkpad model was initially released in 2013 and purchased refurbished in 2020. At a time when recycling and repurposing older hardware is becoming more economically feasible, Linux provides a great opportunity to not only save money but also stay productive and learn about hardware functions.

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