Sometimes, when relying on your own coping mechanisms, it can be challenging to remember that there are friends and family ready to help unload some stressors. It is fun to... Continue Reading →
Getting Help to Hope
What Did an Ancient Greek Vase Sound Like? Orality, Performance, and the Symposium
Museums are quiet places. Ancient Greek vases were not. Today, we usually encounter a vase behind glass, isolated from the sounds of the world it once inhabited. Many of these... Continue Reading →
RJ Grunts
RJ. Grunts has been a part of Chicago’s Lincoln Park restaurant scene since June 10th 1971, when Rich Melman and Jerry A. Orzoff opened the restaurant at 2056 North Lincoln... Continue Reading →
Psychological Pearls III
“You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.” While this statement may be a bit inexact, it perfectly expresses the value of friends in... Continue Reading →
The Driehaus Museum
The Driehaus Museum offers one of the best ways to experience Chicago’s Gilded Age. Located slightly outside the Magnificent Mile the museum occupies the former Samuel Nickerson Mansion, an intricately... Continue Reading →
Arielle Kallan
DePaul University alum Arielle Kallan's career pathway was far from conventional. From researching period poverty to co-founding the Women of Color Pre-Law Association, Arielle has shown her compassion and persistence... Continue Reading →
Will to Write
What should someone do if the stress just doesn’t stop? While friends are there to supporteach other, sometimes schedules overlap, and obstacles prevent the support from beingeverlasting. When no one... Continue Reading →
What Inscriptions on Greek Vases Can Tell Us
Ancient Greek vases are often treated as pictures. We admire their scenes of gods, heroes, weddings, battles, and drinking parties. But if we look more closely, some of these figures... Continue Reading →
Yummy! I mean Ümi!
On June 4th, I had the pleasure of meeting with Tanara Boxer, the owner of Ümi dispensary – almost about to open their second location – in Chicago. We met... Continue Reading →
The Surprisingly Complex Meaning of Nudity in Greek Art
When we picture ancient Greek art, we often picture the nude body. Marble statues of athletes, painted heroes, and muscular gods have become so familiar that Greek art can seem... Continue Reading →