The Financial Post carries Alastair Sharp's Reuters report noting that debt-laden Trump Tower here in Toronto has not received any bids, and that the bank that is its main debt holder is likely to take the building.

The court-run sale of a downtown Toronto high-rise bearing the name of U.S. President Donald Trump received no initial bids and ( Read more... )

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• Beyond the Beyond links to a US military science fiction contest.
• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly notes that journalism is meant to offer criticisms of the president.
• Crooked Timber has an open forum about the inauguration.
• Dangerous Minds shares photos from seminal 1980-era London club Billy's.
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Writing for WBEZ, Jesse Dukes and Jen Masengarb lead an interesting thought experiment: What will become of Chicago's Willis Tower in 150 years? The answer, they suggest in their fascinating piece, has much to do with what will happen to Chicago generally.

When Chicago was still celebrating the end of the Civil War, the city had a population of ( Read more... )

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