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Ex-columnist for Chicago Tribune, yoga teacher, former Brenda Starr writer, author of "Wear sunscreen," mediocre but ardent pianist, owns a 1923 Gibson mandolin

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Scrolling ourselves sad – What the World Happiness Report 2026 says about social media

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By Mary Schmich, Brendyn Lotz Verified
| Htxt.Africa Verified
Had a 1997 essay, written by Mary Schmich, (turned into the 1999 spoken-word hit, Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen) by Baz Luhrmann) been written today, there would definitely have been a line about social media influencers. While social media influencers have been derided for their impact on the minds and emotions of young people, we now have a better idea of how bad that impact is thanks to the World Happiness Report 2026.
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Were You Ever Told to Avoid the South or West Sides? New Book Shares Stories of Disrupting Segregation

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By Mary Schmich, Emily Soto
| Chicago Tonight (Podcast)
Have you been told to stay away from the South or West sides of Chicago? That was the question posed to local residents, and responses poured in about times they were told “don’t go.” Artist and photographer Tonika Lewis Johnson and sociologist Maria Krysan compiled those stories in a new book called “Don’t Go: Stories of Segregation and How to Disrupt It.” The goal was to better understand what can happen when people explore often ignored parts of the city.
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Trump has the absolute right to remain silent

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By Mary Schmich, Eric Zorn
| The Picayune Sentinel
5-23-2024 (issue No. 142) This week: The “hush money” case jurors aren’t to draw any inferences from Trump’s refusal to testify — But the rest of us are free to. Last week’s winning tweet News and Views— Hot takes, fully baked on the crash in Glenview, the term “justice-impacted individual,” Freedom Center’s past and future, ignorant voters and more.
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