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Nov 4, 2024

Don Hall

I Believe… [Too Much Absence]

Nov 4, 2024

Don Hall

...that some absence makes the heart grow fonder; too much absence makes the heart forget.

Nov 4, 2024

Don Hall

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Nov 18, 2024

BUGHOUSE!

Nov 18, 2024

It’s BACK! Chicago’s most entertaining debate show—Six debaters, three topics, the art of the dialectic!

Five bucks at the door (Cash or Venmo)

Haymarket Pub & Brewery, 737 W. Randolph (the corner of Randolph & Halsted)

Nov 18, 2024

ARCHIVE OF ARTICLES

Don Hall 1/18/21 Don Hall 1/18/21

I Believe... [in Public Dildo Stories]

...that the problem with telling a dildo story in a off-shoot casino bar and grill is that there might be a kid somewhere in the room who will overhear it. On the other hand, any kid today who hasn’t heard about dildos is far too sheltered with the ideological plastic helmet to survive past ten years old.

Don Hall 6/6/20 Don Hall 6/6/20

Resolve of the Righteous: What to Do Once the Protests are Past

I hope these historic protests give us a new narrative frame. I hope, instead of laced with rage and hurt, it is scented with optimism and inclusion. I have nothing but respect for the Grand Dreamers and every black person out on the streets of cities across the globe are grand and courageous and inspiring.

Don Hall 6/1/20 Don Hall 6/1/20

I Believe… [Permanent Desk Jockey]

…that a police officer with a history of brutality complaints should, just like a domestic abuser, be legally prevented from carrying a deadly weapon of any kind. That officer should be permanently assigned to a desk job and not be allowed to work with the public in a person-to-person capacity.

Don Hall 4/20/20 Don Hall 4/20/20

I Believe… [It’s the Flags You Fly That Brand You a Dipshit]

I believe… that no matter how righteous your protest, as soon as you display that Confederate flag and those swastikas, we all know you’re an asshole.

Don Hall 7/9/18 Don Hall 7/9/18

I Believe… ["Abolish ICE" at the Statue of Liberty is How We Should Be Resisting]

…that the protest of Therese Patricia Okoumou on the foot of the Statue of Liberty is an example of a strategic protest. The perfect symbolism, the perfect message, and it didn't require thousands of people staycationing for a couple of hours with clever signs.

Don Hall 2/21/18 Don Hall 2/21/18

Adding Your Voice to the Cacophony

“That’s the big question, the one the world throws at you every morning. ‘Here you are, alive. Would you like to make a comment?’”
— Mary Oliver, Long Life: Essays and Other Writings

Contributing Writer 4/6/17 Contributing Writer 4/6/17

Why the Kendall Jenner Pepsi Commercial is so good

People are going ape shit (see what I did there?) over Pepsi's new commercial featuring Kardashian heiress Kendall Jenner.

Don Hall 1/20/17 Don Hall 1/20/17

Is Impact > Intent or Only When It Suits Our Narrative?