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Chicago writer; Cook Cty chief judge PIO; Theater/book critic. Nelson Algren biography author. Bicyclist. Cantor. www.marywizchicago.com/home
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Starting Life and Finding Deaths at City News Bureau, Chicago Journalism's Legendary Boot Camp

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By Mary Wisniewski
| Newcity Verified
The nightmare is always in some impossible urban landscape-an M. C. Escher vision of Chicago where streets loop back on each other so I never get to my assignment. And I can't find a payphone. And the mayor will be done talking by the time I get to 3200 South Halsted. Or was it north? Help! Chicago Daily News reporter Edmund Rooney once said that City News was a great place to be from. But while you were actually at the legendary Chicago wire service, it wasn't great. You suffered.
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Invisible payments officially have a countertrend…and it’s a wand that looks magical

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By Mary Wisniewski
| LinkedIn
For years, making payments feel magical meant making them almost feel invisible. To pay, a tap of a phone replaced pulling out a card buried in a wallet. Now, Cash App has taken that ambition in a different direction. A literal one. In early June, Cash App introduced another way to pay: a limited edition physical wand that connects to customers’ Cash App Cards. The wand gives off fairy vibes and can pay for stuff at Visa contactless checkouts, making the experience theatrical and fun.
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Camping with Conspiracy Theorists at A Red Orchid In “The Targeted,” a new play by Hanna Kime, conspiracy theorists gather at a rustic retreat for a meeting of the “Solidarity and Truth Summit.”

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By Mary Wisniewski
| NewCity Stage
A Red Orchid Theatre’s “The Targeted”/Photo: Evan Hanover “The Targeted,” a new play by Hanna Kime at A Red Orchid Theatre, is set in one of those rustic retreats that typically host Girl Scout jamborees. There are bunk beds in wooden cabins, and arrows that point out the way to the showers and the mess hall.
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