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Weird Al Yankovic’s ‘Handy’ (Parody of “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea) … and the rest

By Michael Loring

The next installment in Weird Al’s #8songs8days project has arrived. Check out his video for “Handy,” or as it’s really known, “Fancy” by Iggy Azalea.

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Weird Al parodies Robin Thicke ‘Blurred Lines’ with a red pencil toward grammar errors

The Dissolve’s Nathan Rabin on his song parody hero: Weird Al Yankovic

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Elections

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By Tina Sfondeles | Chicago Sun-Times

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Keep him or trade him, Ryan Poles needs to solve Roquan Smith standoff quickly

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The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago Aug. 11-17

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By Mary Houlihan - For the Sun-Times

A load of invasive silver carp sit in a boat after being netted from the Illinois River in September 2021.

Letters to the Editor

Illinois, feds must take steps to keep invasive carp out of Great Lakes

The Brandon Road Lock and Dam project near Chicago is needed to prevent carp from wreaking ecological and economic havoc on the country’s largest source of fresh water.

By Letters to the Editor

Bears

Roquan Smith’s demand was the path of most melodrama

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By Patrick Finley