A giant pumpkin could be featured on the Illinois state quarter
Illinois is the #1 pumpkin producer in America. Let’s fill the state quarter with a giant pumpkin.
William Shatner on how our atmosphere is incredibly thin and delicate
I just happened to catch William Shatner’s conversation with Jeff Bezos just after landing from his outer space trip. William Shatner had some good words to share with Bezos just after walking out of the module. Shatner had some profound thoughts about fast they went through our atmosphere. And the impression of how our air, …
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The mystery of Odilon Redon’s aquatic creatures
The French symbolist painter Odilon Redon got a kick out of putting eyeballs on things. But why?
Signing your emails with a little promo
Telling someone how you discovered their work online (and then sharing your own work too)
SpongeBob’s great grandfather is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection
Today I discovered Spongebob Squarepants’ great-great grandfather—in an art museum.
Are the suburbs compact? Or are they sprawl? Maybe both.
Instead of viewing the suburbs as sprawl, what we we focus on how they are compact?
We strive for rhythm
Rhythm is powerful and full of life. But can it also be bad?
Thoughts on plazas
Plazas are great places.
Why classical ballet is good music
Classical ballet music: good energy, good pacing, good variety
Who gave the famous “Elaine” painting to the Art Institute of Chicago?
The mystery of who owned San Francisco’s most famous painting in 1875.