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Aaron Cynic

(He/Him)
Chicago
As seen in: Truthout, AlterNet, Chicago Magazine, Shadow Proof, The Progressive, NationofChange, Third Coast Review
Covers:  Activism, Chicago politics, civil liberties, labor, surveillance, foreign policy, elections, music, national politics
Aspiring coot, mithrandir, political afficianado. Wandering indie journalist. Chicagoist alum. Will write/shoot photos for money: patreon.com/aaroncynic

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Aaron Cynic’s Biography

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Aaron Cynic is a freelance photographer and journalist from Chicago. He regularly contributed to Chicagoist from 2009 to 2017. His work has also appeared in Culture Combine, Shadowproof, Third Coast Review, The Progressive, Time, Chicago Magazine, The Guardian, The New York Times, In Justice Today, Alternet, Truthout, In These Times, Nation of Change, The Daily Line, The Huffington Post, Shareable, Forces of Geek, and more.

Aaron Cynic’s Journalist Portfolio

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Pro-Palestine organizers vow continued pressure on Biden-Harris

Pro-Palestine organizers vow continued pressure on Biden-Harris

(Photo gallery) Organizers say they are proud of bringing together diverse groups of people calling for an…

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March on DNC ties Palestinian liberation to national struggles

March on DNC ties Palestinian liberation to national struggles

(Photo gallery) More than a dozen arrested and two hospitalized as anti-genocide protests draw massive pol…

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Apple's New Ad Celebrates the End of Creativity

Apple's New Ad Celebrates the End of Creativity

Whenever tech giant Apple releases something major, it usually comes with a slick ad that worms its way into …

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House Passes Bill That Would Effectively Ban TikTok

House Passes Bill That Would Effectively Ban TikTok

The House voted Wednesday to approve a bill that would effectively ban TikTok, the wildly popular video app w…

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Wendy's Says it Plans to Implement Surge Pricing in 2025

Wendy's Says it Plans to Implement Surge Pricing in 2025

Fast food giant Wendy's plans to test out its own form of surge pricing in 2025, according to comments made b…

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Journalist Charged with Crimes for Leaking Unaired Fox Footage

Journalist Charged with Crimes for Leaking Unaired Fox Footage

A Florida journalist and media consultant was arrested and charged with more than a dozen federal crimes on T…

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Articles

C2E2 Hosts Breakfast Club Reunion for 40th Anniversary of Film

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By Aaron Cynic
| Third Coast Review
Saturday morning opened up with a very special reunion from the cast of the iconic John Hughes movie, The Breakfast Club, celebrating the 40th year since its release. “This is like having your high school reunion filmed on camera in real time,” Josh Horowitz, host of the Happy Sad Confused podcast and moderator joked to Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez, and Anthony Michael Hall as they took their seats onstage.
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Journalists and Friends Rally to Save the Chicago Reader

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By Aaron Cynic
| Third Coast Review
Current and former staff of the Chicago Reader, alongside friends and fans of the 51 year-old independent Chicago alt-weekly, members of organized labor, and others rallied in front of Reader co-owner Len Goodman’s mansion in Lakeview on Thursday, imploring him to allow the publication to complete its transformation into a nonprofit.
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Photography Archives | Third Coast Review

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By Tom Wawzenek, Patrick T. Reardon, Aaron Cynic, Nancy Bishop Verified
| Third Coast Review
Art & Museums, Gallery, Painting & sculpture, Photography, Sculpture Feature: Cornelia Arts Building Displays Compelling Variety in Open Studio Event The Cornelia Arts Building recently held their spring open studio event where the public had the opportunity to see work… Tom Wawzenek April 3, 2022 Art & Museums, Lit, Painting & sculpture, Photography Gift Ideas for Art Lovers: Ten Great Art Books Published in 2021 Looking for gift ideas for art lovers in your life?
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes - back in the days where I made my first zines/wrote my first papers.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Software: Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Lightroom, Open Office, Wordpress, Audacity. Shoot w/Nikon cameras