Neil Steinberg

Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times

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Neil Steinberg is a columnist at the Chicago Sun-Times. Author of seven books; his latest, You Were Never in Chicago, is published by the University of Chicago.

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What was your first job as a journalist?
Columnist/entertainment editor at The Barrington Courier-Review
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.

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Neil Steinberg Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times @NeilSteinberg
#sharkula ... Chatting with a poet at Gallery Bookstore on Belmont. pic.twitter.com/ZFxKrcPeot

NeilSteinberg: #sharkula ... Chatting with ...

twitter.com — sharkula ... Chatting with a poet at Gallery Bookstore on Belmont. pic.twitter.com/ZFxKrcPeot
Neil Steinberg Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times @NeilSteinberg
@estherjcepeda -- Mixed up my iconic American symbols.
Neil Steinberg Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times @NeilSteinberg
@estherjcepeda -- It's been a while, but I seem to remember an Indian head, on your shoulder. Close?
Neil Steinberg Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times @NeilSteinberg
@estherjcepeda -- Yes, I knew that. Not so crazy. Distinctive.
Neil Steinberg Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times @NeilSteinberg
@vics_13 @ProcoJoe -- They have, but that just means its molecules are bound with cornstarch and degrade into plastic gloop. A partial fix.
Neil Steinberg Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times @NeilSteinberg
My Monday column: Paper or plastic? No choice for you! - Chicago Sun-Times suntimes.com/news/steinberg… via @suntimes

Paper or plastic? No choice for you!

suntimes.com — NEIL STEINBERG: Unintended consequences. Two of the most important - and underappreciated - words in the English language. We see them all the time, usually after it's too late. The handgun Biff buys to protect his family from notional perils abruptly becomes a very real peril to little Biff Jr.
Neil Steinberg Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times @NeilSteinberg
Inking without blinking - Chicago Sun-Times via @suntimes
Neil Steinberg Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times @NeilSteinberg
Get used to tattoos -- my Sunday feature. Inking without blinking - Chicago Sun-Times suntimes.com/news/metro/205… via @suntimes

Inking without blinking

By Neil Steinberg
suntimes.com — BY NEIL STEINBERG Staff Reporter Updated: Anthony Adams was an 18-year-old airman stationed in Biloxi, Miss., who wanted to feel closer to his baby daughter. After a long illness, Susan Fireside wanted to do something to celebrate getting better. Corey Murry admired those of his fellow students at Liberty Temple Full Gospel Academy on 79th Place.
Neil Steinberg Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times @NeilSteinberg
RT @chicagoby: Hey @NeilSteinberg @NorthwesternUP @ForgottenChi - we're exploring #Chicago's past over at chicagobydayandnight.com

Chicago by Day and Night

chicagobydayandnight.com — Showcasing the first Ferris wheel, dazzling and unprece­dented electrification, and exhibits from around the world, the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was Chicago's chance to demonstrate that it had risen from the ashes of the Great Fire and was about to take its place as one of the world's great cities.
Neil Steinberg Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times @NeilSteinberg
Odd to see the Southern Baptist Convention condemn BSA for "moving away from the principles they were founded upon" by admitting gay scouts
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