CHICAGO — Between door-knocks, community meetings, ribbon-cuttings and more news-gathering, DNAinfo Chicago's staff occasionally finds time to dig up great reads from around the web. Here are some stories worth sharing that caught our eye Tuesday.
As American as "Seinfeld": "Seinfeld" may be one of the most quintessentially American comedies in the last quarter-century. Reporter Sam Cholke is reading an essay on The Verge that dives into the difficult process of translating a "show about nothing" for foreign audiences. Translators reveal the show's reliance on word-based humor and playing off the quirks of a small subset of people in New York make it less likely to take off like "Alf" did in Germany.
Prima Ballerina: Reporter Heather Cherone, who has two ballet-obsessed little girls, is reading about Misty Copeland's selection as the first African-American female principal dancer in the American Ballet Theater's 75-year history in the New York Times. A star off the stage, Copeland openly campaigned for the job, something that is unheard of in the world of elite ballet companies. The ballet company's only other African-American principal dancer was Desmond Richardson, who joined as a principal in 1997.
The Real-Life "Up" House: A small Seattle home surrounded by big new developments that may have been the inspiration for "Up" — the 2009 Pixar movie about a crotchety old man that made everyone cry — might be coming down. Data reporter Tanveer Ali recommends a The Guardian report that after a series of events, the 115-year-old home can no longer be used, at least where it sits. At worst, the house will be demolished. At best, it will be moved. Probably not using thousands of balloons.
To Cincinnati, With Love and Extra Cheese: Sure, nothing can hold a candle to Chicago deep dish, but Cincinnati delivers some more than decent honorable mentions. While reporter Ariel Cheung will always have a soft spot for Adriatico's and Dewey's, the proud Ohio transplant can't wait to nom some Windy City pizza in the Queen City now that Giordano's is opening two locations in the southern Ohio city, hopefully by the end of this year. ABC affiliate WCPO reports that at least six locations are possible moving forward.
Police-Involved Shootings: Police across the United States have shot and killed people experiencing a mental health crisis once every 36 hours on average since the beginning of 2015, according to a Washington Post analysis being read by reporter Kelly Bauer. Police point to a number of causes for this, from budget cuts to psychiatric services and a need to retrain officers among them. You can see details about police-involved shootings in Chicago here.
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