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I will be mailing this postcard to someone who has a tree, and I will name their tree after a U.S. President.

Jawas on Mars?

I found 27 different bicycle registration programs in the Chicagoland area. Can we have just one?

Pleasantly surprised by all the Twitter bot accounts tweeting that they are listening to Cameo's "Word Up".

Do a search for "cubism" on the Art Institute of Chicago's website, and you'll get some medieval armor.

Illinois is the #1 pumpkin producer in America. Let’s fill the state quarter with a giant pumpkin.

The French symbolist painter Odilon Redon got a kick out of putting eyeballs on things. But why?

Today I discovered Spongebob Squarepants' great-great grandfather—in an art museum.

Did you know that Photoshop can draw instant trees?

The mystery of who owned San Francisco's most famous painting in 1875.

A fun slice of life moment… My five-year-old daughter is at home from school with me (she has a fever). She saw my fingers dance across the keyboard as I typed in my computer password, and commented, “How did you…

For a brief moment when I saw this image of the International Space Station, it reminded me of my Millennium Falcon photos.

An Australian coin would look great with a western pygmy possum.

Each country's mascot would demonstrate the unique artistry from every culture.

Little did I know, that there would be another reason for me to purchase this fun toy.

Designing hidden surprises in everyday patterns.

Today's first encounters with Bob Ross are a bit different than the 1980s and 1990s.

I hope the art work is shocked by the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.

Does the Art Institute of Chicago have any cool baseball hats?

An enormous flag with odd inscriptions was raised on the Eiffel Tower today. Just as the sun was starting to rise over Paris at 5:15am, a giant flag was being hoisted up the world famous tower. At 12:41pm, the flag…

Take sand from a beach that is significant to you, and put it inside an hourglass

As your kids get older, you continually get younger.

When searching for Mah Na Mah Na on Spotify, the results include Daft Punk's TRON soundtrack.

Most people think Buzz Aldrin's first words were "Magnificent desolation." However, NASA's transcript says, "Magnificent definition". Which is it?

What are the words Neil Armstrong said right after his famous "one small step" phrase?

Let's make this 1993 song into a meme: "Question [insert some sort of situation] Man, funk dat!"

If you printed an entire book with QR codes, could you use less paper?

Visualizing how much land one T. Rex would roam in Chicago.

Will you welcome Comic Sans into your heart, mind, and ethics?

Now I have a vaccine sticker and a “I voted” sticker from the DuPage County Fairgrounds. I hope the Fairgrounds hands out stickers for all their events!

Back in the 90s and 00s, the Wingdings font was the precursor to emojis, and it's so adorable.