Here at Chicago Ideas, we’re constantly reading, researching and consuming—all as we work to put together a stellar lineup of programming. In Consumables, we share a few of our favorite places on the Internet each week.

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David Carr, One-of-a-Kind

“I now inhabit a life I don’t deserve, but we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn’t end soon.”

Blind Justice in “New Mississippi”

The month of February is always dedicated to remembering and honoring the ongoing struggles of racial equality in America, but never more so than this year, in the wake of the Eric Garner and Michael Brown tragedies, the release of Selma, and even the historic, better-late-than-never speech by FBI Director James Comey this week. This speech by Judge Carlton Reeves, given while delivering the sentences for a modern-day lynching case in Mississippi, puts it all into context.

Jackie Robinson West: Still Chicago’s Team

Chicago Magazine reporter Bryan Smith gets it exactly right: The Little League’s decision to disqualify Jackie Robinson West leaves no one a winner.

Each year, 243 Titanics’ worth of plastic is thrown into the ocean, and Jack and Rose do not approve.

243 Titanics

Yes, that’s right. The amount of plastic being thrown into our oceans each year amounts to 12.7 million tons, or, you guessed it: 243 Titanics. Learn how you can help keep DDT and other chemicals of plastic waste from seeping into our food supply and further damaging our ecosystems.

Family Values

We’re one week late on this, but “My Dad, the Pornographer” is so much more than its title.

Be Mine

There’s nothing like getting a Sweetheart from your sweet heart. From the perennial BE MINE to PUPPY LOVE to (and we’re not kidding here) simply a picture of a mustache, Necco’s candy hearts hold an important place in all of our hearts. The Atlantic investigates.

Listen Up, Kanye

If you haven’t heard the first release from the new supergroup Beckyoncé, you should get your headphones out now.

C(CT) Is for Collaborate

The Chicago Community Trust (CCT) teamed with Chicago Ideas to bring big Chicago solutions to “collaboratories.” Read more about the initiative in our update with the CCT.