Mummy’s The Word with Upcoming Mummies Exhibit at Field Museum
Mummy’s the word at the Field Museum these days, but it’s not a secret anymore. In its 125th year, the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago is shaking things up […]
Shop Small In Big Ways at This Weekend’s Vintage Shop Hop
We’ve gotten a bit of a reprieve from winter this past week, but we all know it’s a fluke. Usually this time of year we’re grumbling about shoveling, sick of […]
The Printer’s Devil: I’m Obsessed With Poetry … Even Though Poetry Makes Nothing Happen
The Printer’s Devil explained. The symbol of the printer’s devil reflects my love for the printed word. A printer’s devil in history was thought to be a pesky demon that, when the printer […]
Dystopian Cities and Ghost Stories: An Interview with Jeffery Gardner of “Our Fair City.”
“Greetings, policies.” If you know about the HartLife Insurance Company, the mole people revolution, or urban legends of ant-people, then chances are you’ve listened to Chicago’s ongoing podcast radio drama, […]
Gallery: Color and Calm at Chicago Botanic Garden’s Asia in Bloom Orchid Show
[soliloquy id=”23969″] There’s a certain part of winter that can drive you absolutely nuts. The groundhog has either seen its shadow or declined to, and you know, because […]
Embrace Winter at Brookfield Zoo’s FREEze Day February 11th
You can run, but you can’t hide. No matter who or what does or doesn’t see their shadow, we in Chicago know that winter isn’t going anywhere soon. We’re living […]
North Suburban Volo Auto Museum Runs Bad Lines With Weirdly Gendered Valentine’s Day Ad
Volo Auto Museum (and Antique Mall) out in the tiny north suburban hamlet of Volo was a destination spot for me as a kid growing up near the IL/WI border. […]
See SUE on the Move and Imagine a New Stanley Field Hall This February
Some say it’s the end of an era at The Field Museum. SUE the T. Rex, the most complete skeletal example of their kind, came to be in Stanley Field […]
Space Commodity—Field Museum First to Receive Portion of ‘Pristine’ Michigan Meteorite for Study
It came from outer space… and streaked across the sky outside of Detroit on January 16. Now, thanks to a meteorite hunter named Robert Ward’s partnership with the Field Museum […]
The Notebaert Goes to the Birds with New Birds of Paradise Exhibit
They’re some of the most ostentatious, vibrant animals on the planet. Birds of paradise live deep in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea and in eastern Australia. There are more […]
Southern Exposure at the DuSable Makes the South Side Shine
Shore to suburbs, Chicago is a shining example of architecture from so many different schools. Whether you’re admiring Burnham and Root’s Rookery, the intricacies of the Gothic Revival details of […]
Focus On: The DuSable Museum of African American History
The DuSable Museum of African American History began on the ground floor. Literally. Originally, the oldest and until very recently the largest caretaker of African American culture in the US was housed on […]