Christmas Carols, Charlie Brown and a Book That People Won’t Read
I can’t believe I’ve been here since August and have only written one blog entry. I guess it says a lot about the kind of hard slave labor we endure here in editorial, plus it’s even harder to get work done with all the sweet jams that design is always kicking out down the […]
“Journey into the Pandemic”
Every 12.6 seconds, someone is infected with HIV (www.worldvision.ca). By 2010, it is predicted that as many as 40 million children in developing countries will have lost either one or both parents to the disease (www.undp.org).
We’ve heard the facts, but do we know their stories?
Have a look at www.worldvisionmedia.ca/worldmap. This interactive maps presents photos and stories […]
Reasons I Have Not Blogged
“Where have you been? Where did you go? Why haven’t you done any Releblogging since, like, the Clinton administration?” Thanks for asking. I will now give you a list of possible explanations, justifications, and/or excuses for my absence. Your job is to choose the right one. The correct answer will be posted, most likely, during […]
Creative Destruction
We have a new bedtime book at our house, 1,000 Things to Know About Animals. Giraffes and monkeys and cute little webbed feet penguins – our sons enjoy them all. However, the boys prefer the frightening creatures. Crocodiles with powerful jaws. Vampire bats with eerie eyes. Copperheads. Tarantulas. The more poisonous, the more hideous, the […]
Thanksgiving Weekend at the Double Door
One thing I love about contributing to the ReleBlog is being able to show off some off Chicago’s music scene.
Local bands find refuge in Wicker Park’s Double Door. My Thanksgiving weekend show this year featured some pretty girls from the UK known as the Pipettes, and closed with one of my favorite local acts, Chin […]
