oh, chicago
Chicago small business outlook survey
Surprise? “A survey shows concerns over taxes, regulatory requirements and perceived economic conditions.” | learn more
oh, chicago
Hero rogue painter renames park
“After years of asking the Park District to rename Douglas Park to [Frederick Douglass Park] no avail, someone took matters into their own hands.” The park is formally named after Stephen Douglas, a civil war era Illinois Senator on the […]
fun facts
Dogs poop in alignment with the earth’s magnetic field
No further details – you already know if you want to click 🐶💩. | learn more
fun facts
Eunoia: words that don’t translate
If you know multiple languages, chances are you’re familiar with words that just don’t translate easily from one to the other. This website catalogs 500+ untranslatable words from 70+ languages and it’s mechaye (Yiddish). | learn more
staying thirsty
The merchants of thirst
A sad, eye-opening and powerful story about the many cities that can’t supply running water to their people, creating an opening for oft-unscrupulous private tanker operators. | learn more
thoughts of food
Junk food with awesome plating
“Instagram chef Jacques La Merede is poking a little fun at Haute cuisine, skilfully plating junk food to look like fancy, high end cuisine.” | learn more
under the microscope
Newly discovered immune cell points to universal cancer treatment
“Researchers have discovered an immune T-cell with the ability to target a variety of different cancer cells while avoiding healthy cells.” | learn more
under the microscope
Time for the human screenome project
“To understand how people use digital media, researchers need to move beyond screen time and capture everything we do and see on our screens.” Probably true, but yikes! Also, fun play on the name of the Human Genome Project. | learn more
retail therapy
Startups raising a bunch of money to take on packing waste
It’s hard not to pay attention to, and feel a bit bad about, product packing these days. “There are at least seven recently-funded startups in the eco-packing space that have individually raised $20 million or more, per Crunchbase data. We […]