After-dinner snuff in 1964. I knew nothing of this curiosity before watching this video about snuff. Now I know that there’s a communal snuffbox kept at the door of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. ~ learn more
If the 2020 census shows even a 1% decline in IL population, the state will lose a seat in the house and $120MM. The state has 18 seats in congress today – down 6 since the 1960s. | learn more
“A new breed of high-tech real estate flippers is using algorithms (and a healthy dose of Silicon Valley venture capital) to buy at massive scale.” | learn more
I lived on the other side of Burling Street, and always walked past this house with wonder. It’s on 8 city blocks in one of the absolute best neighborhoods in the city. The previous time it was for sale, it was listed […]