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Wasn’t That Special: Season 48 (2022-23)
James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman Take Over as Cecily Strong Bolts Season 48 of Saturday Night Live represented a subtle but notable step forward for a show that had been mired in several years of creative stagnation. While far from a return to peak form, the season was generally considered a “standard deviation” — a slight Continue reading
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Wasn’t That Special: Season 39 (2013-2014)
Six new featured players begin the season while another is added in the middle of the year. Can they be subsumed into the show without issues? We spent a good portion of the Season 38 show explaining to you how Saturday Night Live actually improved without the presence of Kristen Wiig. Does the trend hold in Season Continue reading
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Wasn’t That Special: Season 26 (2000-2001)
SNL Kicks Off the Willennium, Tina Fey Has News for You, and Molly Shannon Bolts Any viewer of Season 26 of Saturday Night Live may alternate between loving it or hating it based on the episode or even the sketch they are watching. This, of course, happens in every season – there are high and Continue reading
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Writing at Illinois News Network
A new municipal ID designed primarily for illegal immigrants will be accepted in Chicago as a valid form of identification to register to vote. A Republican state House member is calling on Gov. Bruce Rauner to step down. An Illinois lawmaker wants to lower the age at which children can be left home alone. Continue reading
Scot Bertram 