Henry Glover has rhythm from his head to his toes—literally. He lifts up his shoe to reveal a small electrical sensor that is wired to an audio jack in the sole. When the shoes are plugged into an output device,…
From Slag to Sustainable: An eco-community rises from the ruins of a former U.S. Steel plant
by Charles Yarborough •
It sounds like an architectural vision cut out of science fiction: a desolate industrial complex transformed into a new environmentally sound lakefront city supporting 12,000 residents. The plan, directed by Chicago’s Office of Community Development, will depend upon the integration…
Satan’s Tour Guide: Paul Durica unearths the hidden history of the South Side
by Kristin Cordova •
Paul Durica is a tour guide to hell, but he’s no demon. Rather, the 31-year-old Durica is a mild-mannered University of Chicago English Ph.D. candidate whose research interest in hobo culture has led him to unearth a myriad of secrets…
Bridgeport Baos: Ed’s Potsticker House serves regional specialties from Beijing to Shanghai
by Elly Fishman •
Standing just across from the new Bridgeport station of the Chicago Police Department, Ed’s Potsticker House is marked by its bright red Broadway-style storefront. The theatrical design is embellished with two traditional Chinese lamps that hang from the front window,…
Happy Birthday, HPAC: Seventy days of activities in celebration of HPAC’s seventieth anniversary
by Jim Santel •
A community fixture for seven decades, the Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC) is getting ready to celebrate its legacy thus far with more than two months of events and programs entitled “70 Days for 70 Years.” In addition to inviting…
Budding Photographers: Local high schoolers exhibit at the Hyde Park Art Center
by Julia Pagnamenta •
The Hyde Park Art Center celebrated its third annual ”Selected Shots From Young Photographers” exhibition last Sunday. As in the past, it was strong in both idea and execution, and it should come as no surprise that HPAC plans to…
Tuvan Tunes
by Leah Reisman •
Pedestrians passing the University of Chicago’s International House on the evening of April 14 may have noticed the bellows emanating from the building’s top floor. Did the University host a didgeridoo competition or rent a few elephants, you ask? Surely…
Righting Wongs
by Yennie Lee •
Dropped stitches in knitting are mistakes; they create gaps and destroy the integrity of a garment. And if they aren’t fixed when noticed, dropped stitches will unravel, producing more problems than solutions. Christina Wong used this metaphor of knitted mistakes…
Junk Food: Freegans and others find dinner in the dumpster
by Sam Feldman •
It’s an hour or two after sunset, and visibility has dropped low enough that you could easily overlook the two figures scavenging in the dumpster if you didn’t expect to find them. If you did spot them, you might mistake…
