What to do this weekend - October 30, 2025

Small acts of communal solidarity may not be sufficient but they sure feel necessary.

What to do this weekend - October 23, 2025

Plus a shout-out to Pepe's Bistro.

A shark and an axolotl walk into a protest

A dispatch from Lincoln's No Kings 2.0

What to do this weekend - October 16, 2025

I want to give you the impression that I'm out every night obliterating my eardrums.

What to do this weekend - October 9, 2025

Plus a mini-essay on the slightly fraught history of Nebraska's poet laureate.

What to do this weekend - October 2, 2025

As for me? I'm staying inside this Saturday.

What to do this weekend - September 25, 2025

The students let Dan Osborn say "shit" in the newspaper. Maybe there's hope for journalism.

What to do this weekend - September 18, 2025

Plus some thoughts about the latest round of UNL budget cuts.

What to do this weekend - September 11, 2025

Now you have no excuse to be bored.

The underground guide to Lincoln you can't read

Because I bought all the copies.

What to do this weekend - September 4, 2025

Also: The new proposed ICE facility in McCook is still in the news and it still sucks.

What to do this weekend - August 28, 2025

Hi, Welcome to This Week In Lincoln. I'm sorry for posting this bad TikTok here, but I need somewhere to channel my resentment of travel bloggers who have a surface-level understanding of the cities they visit. So you get to share in my pain: @urbanistariel 🌽 I finally crossed