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Articles Written By Sam Stecklow

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Sam Stecklow tweets too much. He lives in Chicago.

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Profiles

City to Rapper: Drop Dead
by Sam Stecklow
This summer’s ongoing war between Chief Keef and Rahm Emanuel is as much about urban history as holograms.
Dispatches

How the Other Half Shares
by Sam Stecklow
When the media talks about social media, it’s always about young, white Americans. We spoke to a wider sample—including a sex worker, a pastor’s wife, a rapper—to see why people do what they do online.
Newsplain

The Winds of Cyberwar
by Sam Stecklow
This week many important American things were shut down by major technology issues, from United Airlines to the New York Stock Exchange, which isn’t without a Hollywood precedent. ...
The 2015 Tournament of Books: Week Three Wrap-Up
by Sam Stecklow
Another week is in the books for the 2015 Tournament of Books. Download your updated brackets here to see what’s left to go in this year’s tourney. ...
The Rooster

The 2015 Tournament of Books: Week Two Wrap-Up
by Sam Stecklow
We just finished the second week of the 2015 Tournament of Books. Download the updated brackets here to see the gameplay thus far, and how far we have left to go. ...