The Shedd Aquarium is one of Chicago’s most significant scientific landmarks, located on the city’s Museum Campus along Lake Michigan. When it opened in 1930, it was the largest indoor... Continue Reading →
Shedd Aquarium
Giordano’s Pizza
There are only a few foods that are as closely tied to Chicago’s identity as deep-dish pizza, and Giordano’s stands as one of the most recognizable names associated with it.... Continue Reading →
Something About the Pots: The Culture of Ancient Greek Pottery
Terracotta column-krater, Lydos, Archaic, ca. 550 BCE, Attic, Terracotta, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Here is a thing worth knowing about ancient Greek pottery. People used it. They drank... Continue Reading →
Remembering Reinforcements
College life is hard. There is no denying that. With all of the classes, extracirculars,shadowing, and job experience that one is tasked with, it is absolutely no shock to anyone... Continue Reading →
Self-definition through Friends
“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 →
Ancient Light: Call Me By Your Name and the Greek Ideal
André Aciman's novel, and Luca Guadagnino's 2017 film, is saturated with ancient Greek art. They are not backdrop elements, but arguments. The crumbling statues in the Perlman villa garden, the... Continue Reading →
Lyric Opera of Chicago
The Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the most premier opera companies in the United States, they bring world-class vocal performance and theatrical artistry to the city. Founded in... Continue Reading →
Eros & Epithymia: Desire in Ancient Greek Art
Bronze statue of Eros sleeping, Hellenistic, 3rd-2nd century BCE, Greek, Bronze, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Desire, for the ancient Greeks, was not a private tremor. It was a... Continue Reading →
Lapse
Forging my own path,yes I will I will do what is right for me,Fight in my own way Find freedom in my own experience, Without judgement from another.I will make... Continue Reading →
Water Imagery in Ancient Greek Art
In ancient Greek art, water was never only an element of scenery. It was a force that shaped identity, danger, and transformation. Rivers were personified as gods, seas were chaotic... Continue Reading →