If somebody had ever told me that one of the benefits of moving to Chicago was the opportunity to see Jeff Tweedy of Wilco performing at a synagogue half a mile from my apartment, I would have thought this city was filled with nutjobs.

And yet, that's exactly what happened last night.

As I mentioned on Episode 58, a few months ago, Tweedy's son had his Bar Mitzvah at the Emanuel Congregation in the Edgewater neighborhood where I live.

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The USA's run in the Confederations Cup got the beautiful game some coverage on the Colbert Report. He asks if its time to care about soccer.

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Ah yes, one of my favorites in the media world is Stephen Colbert. In case you missed it last night he talked some footie.

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We also can't leave out the interview he did with Alexi Lalas:

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The clown prince of MLS made an appearance on The Colbert Report Last Night. Here is what he had to say:
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Last night Stephen Colbert addressed the Confederations Cup run and it's impact on the game in this country on The Colbert Report. Of course this being Colbert means it was 50% piss-take, 100% funny. He even had His Ginger Majesty™ along for the ride talking Azteca. It's madness I tell you, madness. Click to continue reading...

The beauty of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report is that they watch Fox News so that I don't have to. A few weeks ago, Colbert did the following segment about the use of Ayn Rand's 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged as a talking point among conservative pundits. If you didn't see it, here it is.

The Colbert Report Mon Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Word Rand Illusion colbertnation. Click to continue reading...