Elias C. Watson IV

A defiantly "amateur: newspaper that seeks to inform on what's happening, what isn't and what should be, featuring a broad range of contributors and topics. In this issue: News on the Circle Line, HIV Testing, Grocery shopping in Pilsen rated, photos from Alaska, Chicago winters in the context of Sir Walter Scott's Antarctic journey, owning and borrowing cars, Pluto gets demoted from a planet, and interview with Andy van Slyke, analyzing baseball data using Pyhtagorean differentials, the Apocalypse according to the Mayan Calendar, paper consumption, including lyrics with liner notes, and predicting the future using old Science Fiction books, including robots and artificial intelligence.

"The Skeleton News is a free monthly newspaper made by non-professional journalists, comic artists, and general revelers working in the grand tradition of of independent publishing. We reject the notion of objectivity in journalism, a delusional luxury that only the most powerful corporate media can afford, and instead delight in our subjective approach to the stuff of our lives and communities."

A monthly to bi-monthly free newspaper about humor and cultural criticism. This particular issue is mostly illustrations and comics.

Monthly then bi-monthly newspaper alerting Chicago to sundry daily curiosities and lifetime questions. It is a free publication with and open call for contributers.

Marking the second year of its publishing, The Skeleton News celebrates "One year of success" with movie reviews, book reviews, lists, and the "Face Competition." It's a free publication focused on humor and cultural criticism distributed around the city at independent book, record and etc. stores.