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I saw Avengers: Infinity War over the weekend. For the record, I liked it. It went way over-the-top with special effects scenes, but I thought it held together and told its story well.I don't think I'm giving away any major spoilers by discussing the villain Thanos's evil plan, since it is pretty well known to anyone who's been reading about the movie, but consider this … [Read more...] about Thanos Is Bad At Math

They're baaaaaaaaack! Meet one of the Chicago area's least favorite forms of animal life, the cicada, Magicicada septendecim, also known as the 17-year locust. John Ruberry reports he's just beginning to see signs of them around his neighborhood, which is a few miles from where I live. However, when I went to visit my parents in the southwest suburbs, they were all over the … [Read more...] about Invasion!