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Radical Literalism
“The most radical thing you can do is literal: modeling, creating, showing. It’s not just a representation; it’s a literal example, the real thing. The most metaphoric comes from being the most literal.”
March 1st, 2010
Unchained
With the increasing irrelevancy of giant chains like Borders, which is closing its store on Michigan Ave, now is the time to familiarize yourself with Chicago’s indepdendent bookstores. In fact, you should have done that yesterday. A quick look at the city’s best…
October 26th, 2009
Surprised by Libraries
If you believe that books should be worn and used, and if you like being part of a community, even if that community includes some people that smell like…
October 26th, 2009
Getting Thrifty
Not only do thrift store purchases make you an environmental steward, they often make you a charitable giver
October 1st, 2009
Stop working, go to bed and sleep for eight hours.
those who stop working and hit the hay are going to win the race
October 1st, 2009
Wearing Art Without A Suit
Rob Divito has found a way to balance economics and creativity
October 1st, 2009
Life · Multimedia · School
SAIC Time Machine
Marion M. Mullin’s 1940s scrapbook
by Shannon Torii
All images courtesy of Kathy Mikutis
The grades on Marion M. Mullsin’s SAIC report cards were handwritten in cafeful cursive with black ink.
Her acceptance letters from SAIC and the University of Chicago, her class schedules, ceremonial memorabilia, memos, news clippings, photographs, and watercolors were neatly secured on the black [...]
September 28th, 2009
Life · News · Obama · Social Issues
Open Letters to Obama
Obama can’t fix everything, but we can ask anyway.
August 31st, 2009
Ten Creative Ways to Make Money
Here are some tips that will enable you to earn a little extra money while still retaining your gag reflex.
April 13th, 2009
Sheer Fabric = More Liberal Thinking?
Is a movement toward a less puritanical America on its way? Fashion designers seem to think so as evidenced by the sheer fabrics that were all the rage in New York during Spring 2009 Fashion Week.
November 12th, 2008
My F’ing Advice
Everyone needs advice about love and cats and stuff. Especially you.
October 18th, 2008
Arts & Culture · Life · School
BROWN BAG IT?
A guide to eating respectable meals near the Art Institute.
August 25th, 2008
The Year of the Unplanned Pregnancy
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days offers a searing critique of modern American society
July 29th, 2008
Transportation Needs: A Review of Zipcar
You don’t need a car to get around Chicago, but it helps when you buy something heavier than you can carry. This is my experience with Zipcar, a car sharing service.
July 14th, 2008
Reworking the Canon
“What if instead demanding that ‘other’ art be admitted into the halls of modernism, we were to ask different kinds of conceptual questions about Art History’s epistemology?”
June 24th, 2008
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