The Greatest Op-Ed of All: The Dobrzynski-Durston Proposal

The Greatest Op-Ed of All: The Dobrzynski-Durston Proposal

Guest Post by James Pepper Kelly Imagine that a writer named Judith H. Dobrzynski boards a plane. She’s ambivalent about her recent op-ed for the New York Times, “High Culture Goes Hands-On,” in which she mourned the loss of a classic, passive museum experience....
Unique, But Familiar: the Personal Island of Proteus

Unique, But Familiar: the Personal Island of Proteus

Guest Post by Paul King The sole page of Proteus’ help screen begins “Move with WASD. Look around with the mouse.” No other controls exist, besides the space bar. Instead of offering a traditional jump, it commands the player’s avatar to sit, peacefully, for...
EDITION #16

EDITION #16

The scene at Iceberg Projects Saturday. Art Lovers Gravitate to Rogers Park Galleries Iceberg and Bike Room veritable magnets Rogers Park was the place to be Saturday night with killer back to back openings taking place within blocks of one another. The weather...
ACRE: I Think I Could Turn And Live With Animals

ACRE: I Think I Could Turn And Live With Animals

“I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contain’d, I stand and look at them long and long… No one is dissatisfied, no one is demented with the mania of owning things…” – Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass...
Top 5 Weekend Picks! (8/23-8/25)

Top 5 Weekend Picks! (8/23-8/25)

1. Roads Scholar at Iceberg Projects Work by Murat Adash, Naama Arad, Marie Alice BrandNer-Wolfszahn, and Oren Pinhassi. Curated by NEW CAPITAL. Iceberg Projects is located at 7714 N. Sheridan Rd. Reception Saturday, 6-9pm. 2. ARGUS: Organic Visual Archive at Johalla...