Your age in circles drawn on a sheet of paper August 25, 2022 A fun exercise that takes less than one minute: Take your current age in years, and draw the same number of circles on a sheet of paper, without lifting your pencil/pen.
Can you mail a paper airplane with a regular stamp? May 26, 2022 Throwing a paper airplane into the mailbox slot is a lot of fun!
Making Xerox selfies at home with your inkjet printer May 11, 2022 Today I learned my inkjet has a copy feature—like a Xerox machine! Of course, the first thing that I do…
Abbey Road crossing live webcam April 18, 2022 View constant battles of pedestrian against car in the Abbey Road webcam.
The grumbling against snow April 18, 2022 Sometimes I wonder if I'm missing out on a key cultural way that people relate to one another.
eBay auctions related to your last name April 14, 2022 An eBay search for my last name comes up with some fun results.
X-men logos suddenly appear everywhere in a suburb April 6, 2022 Why is someone going around Glen Ellyn spray-painting X-Men logos on people's lawns?
Why “I Love Onions” is such a wonderfully quirky song April 4, 2022 What combines kazoos, scatting, muppet voices, a Billboard 100 appearance, and played on Captain Kangaroo? Answer: this song!
Word of the Day writing prompt March 23, 2022 Use the solution from Wordle as a writing prompt
Thinking about the word “their” March 21, 2022 If you had to write about "their", what would you write?
Come defeat me in the March Madness March 15, 2022 I laughed at the thought of hosting my own March Madness group. So I made a group on all of the three big services. Come join! One of the groups has a CRAZY point structure.
Fun with pi on Twitter March 14, 2022 What if all the people who tweeted the first 280 digits of pi actually knew them by heart, and typed them in manually?
What’s in your pencil cup? February 15, 2022 Participate in #mypencilcup by photographing what's in your pencil cup.
Amazon teasing me with 3D glasses February 9, 2022 Oh Amazon, you are such a tease with your “inspired by your browsing history”
14-year-old Shaun White gives 9 wise words February 8, 2022 A 2001 interview shows quite a bit of wisdom from the 14-year-old Shaun White. Points like respect for elders, being willing to admit what he doesn't know, and the importance of community.
The best Winter Olympics country ever: Norway February 4, 2022 When we think of Winter Olympics, the first country that should come to mind—NORWAY.
Staffordshire Pottery Houses in a major art museum January 24, 2022 If you ever wanted to own artwork from a major museum for just $51, here's your chance.
Lace border looks like rows of cocoons January 13, 2022 Rows and rows of cocoons ready to take over our planet.
19th century chair as a Transformer January 10, 2022 I might have gone too far. I have come up with three different Transformer names for this 19th century armchair in the Art Institute’s collection.
Rough pigs by Charles Émile Jacque January 7, 2022 The roughness of how these pigs are drawn seems to be more accurate for how they are in real life.
That random piece of art history would make a great coloring page January 5, 2022 You can be the person who loves to color random artwork that was never meant to be colored.
How coins can inspire you January 3, 2022 A sand dune landscape invites you to be transported to another place.
How to throw the world’s best party in 1926 January 2, 2022 Were ghosts a regular part of New Year's?
Parsing what millions of something means in real life December 9, 2021 What would you do with 5-10 million expired coupons EVERY WEEK?
Sailing from a quiet to violent seascape December 8, 2021 So quiet. The exhaust from one tiny ship pulling a grand sailboat. The exhaust floats into the sky like the larger clouds. Then...
Japanese falling leaves December 2, 2021 Falling leaves like Japanese characters read downward vertically on a page.
Velvet giving illusion of depth November 29, 2021 Crawling up into the nooks and crannies of a fabric scrap.
Andy Goldsworthy on the brink of collapse November 27, 2021 This trailer is wonderful, because it shows how delicate his works are, and how they can easily fall apart.
Pressing leaves with stories November 19, 2021 Tips for capturing the moment when saving a leaf
Comparing the cost of an Art Institute of Chicago membership November 17, 2021 Let's get into the math of buying regular tickets at the ticket window versus getting an annual membership.
Finding more days to fly your American flag November 12, 2021 19 days to fly your flag; and an additional 46 days if you are really adventurous
