Brad Spirrison is the Managing Editor of Appolicious and a Chicago-based media and technology commentator. His Tech-Matters column is read weekly in the Chicago Sun-Times.

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Blog Entries by Brad Spirrison

These 10 Seinfeld-Inspired Apps Show More Than Nothing

Posted October 13, 2009 | 02:27 PM (EST)


When Seinfeld completed its glorious run more than a decade ago, nobody could envision how the iPhone would become The Maestro of mobile communication. Now that the gang is getting back together on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, Appolicious takes a Bizarro look...

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The Audacity of Nope

Posted October 6, 2008 | 11:42 AM (EST)


It got late early and the Cubs just gave us more of the same. In what was thought to be a change postseason for Major League Baseball, the North Side nihilists ended up giving hope the finger. The curse will not be reversed.

While an October surprise proved fatal to...

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Fighting Words: McCain's Battle Scars a Walk in the Park Compared to Cubbie Blues

Posted September 9, 2008 | 01:22 PM (EST)


The mitts are coming off.

After a conventional double header that showcased political narratives from both left and right fields, it is now time to decide on a national cleanup hitter. Lost in the Mile High Obamathon and ideological Iditarod, however, is the real debate we must address in...

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Obama to White Sox Fans - You're Ugly!

Posted August 27, 2008 | 08:13 PM (EST)


In an effort to appeal to bitter, disaffected voters who carry "an antipathy to people who are not like them," Barack Obama publicly supported the Chicago White Sox and their brand of "serious" baseball during a recent interview http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1126475,CST-NWS-fans26.article with ESPN's Stuart Scott.

The Junior Senator from Illinois...

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The Big Question This Fall

Posted August 18, 2008 | 11:26 AM (EST)


Hope is on deck.

Barack Obama may become leader of the free world just as the Cubs win it all for the first time since the Taft Administration. Isn't it great to be alive?

The United States is in serious need of a cleanup hitter, and there is...

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