oh, chicago
Why is the Chicago area losing population?
Chicago Magazine has two graphs that help shed light on the details. | learn more
Month: April 2018
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How an activist accidentally saved Fox.
One of my new favorite writers, Ernie Smith @ Tedium, tells the story of how activist Terry Rakolta tried to put the brakes on the show Married… With Children, inadvertently made the show stronger and saving Fox in the process. | learn more
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Van Gogh may have been colorblind.
Dr. Kazunori Asada, a vision expert, has rendered some of Van Gogh’s famous paintings as seen through a colorblind lens. He claims they make a lot more sense that way. Being a native-born member of the colorblind tribe, I can […]
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Police stay busy on St. Patrick’s day.
It’s a Chicago tradition for people to drink early and often on this wonderful holiday. Usually the results are a mix of sad and hilarious. The folks at CWBChicago took it upon themselves to monitor police and fire radios to […]