Zay N. Smith
Zay N. Smith is a Chicago writer. Before starting the QT column he worked at the Chicago Sun-Times as a reporter, foreign correspondent and writer of major features. He has also worked as a bartender, having played a key role in the 1978 Mirage Tavern investigation, in which the newspaper operated an undercover bar to document the breaking of many laws by many officials.
Latest articles by Zay N. Smith
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The QT: Who Sarah Palin is palling around with, Florida's pest invasions, and more
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The QT: America's libraries-to-McDonald's ratio, flesh-eating rebels, and more
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The QT: 'Lab-tested' pot for dogs, Donald Trump's invisibility cloak, and more
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The QT: Hu's on first, awe over awesome bacon ads, and more
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The QT: The solution to our Sarah Palin problem, the wanton-wonton mix-up, and more
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The QT: Donald Trump's political flirtations, Obama's Keystone indecision, and more
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The QT: The Sarah Palin alarm, the spelling of Howard Dean's scream, and more
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The QT: The NFL's XXIX arrests, the Walmart-Paula Deen breakup, and more
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The QT: Cable news' George Zimmerman obsession, Vladimir Putin's fugitive-hunting skills, and more
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The QT: Sarah Palin subtlety, the evolution of Edward Snowden, and more
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The QT: Mongolian neo-Nazis, the irreplaceability of oil, and more
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The QT: J.K. Rowling's mistaken spell, a massive bull semen heist, and more
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The QT: Congress returns from vacation, Obama shills for broccoli, and more
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The QT: Our fat, drunk, and stupid nation, the threat of Ted Cruz, and more
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The QT: Texting wordsmiths, Sarah Palin residency suspicions, and more
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The QT: Stereotypes of the Zimmerman case, memorable wedding brawls, and more
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The QT: The odds of Earth's destruction-by-asteroid, the Intelligent Designer's psychedelic spree, and more
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