It seems like there is never enough time to get around to all the things that need fixing around the house or the small projects that you want to do to improve the house. Never enough time to take care of the lawn; fix the doorbell, the leaky faucet or the broken garage door; mount…
Sir Alec Guinness
April 2, 2014 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Sir Alec Guinness (1914-2000). In his career of more than 50 years, this British actor appeared in a wide range of roles in plays, films and TV shows, including star turns in drama, comedy, spy stories and more. We have many of Guinness’ movies…
Holiday Romantic Comedies to Watch Again and Again
It's that time of year again when cheesy holiday movies are prevalent on TV and people watch their favorites over and over…
Perfect Your Pix: Digital Photography Books
Frustrated with the flat light and inaccurate color from the automatic setting on your digital camera? Want to learn how to use some of the manual features and get creative control of the images you create? Or maybe (like me a few years ago) you've reluctantly switched from an analog to a digital camera. Here are some books that can help…
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Like any lifelong Chicago resident and child of the ’80s, I will watch any John Hughes film they show on cable, no matter how many times I've seen it before. But Planes, Trains and Automobiles holds a special place in my heart. Every Thanksgiving my family sits down to watch it after we've stuffed ourselves with traditional…
Poke the Bear. The Bear Will Eat You.
It's getting colder out, and I'm sure you can already feel the onset of cabin fever. You're not looking forward to staying inside. You want to get out, to get anywhere, to the mountains, to the wilderness, anywhere but your warm, safe home. You want to get in touch with nature, learn the ways of the…
Spooky Girl
Jenny Rowan is a bit of an odd duck, but considering what she's been through, she's surprisingly normal. Abducted at eight and with very few memories of her life before that, she was a man's sex toy until she escaped to live in a mall. After a while, she was picked up by protective services, which…
Working Horses, Continued: Technology That Changed Chicago
Previous: Working horses As previously mentioned, the relationship between horses and humans is complex. People like horses. Pigs—not so much. People ride horses for pleasure and bet on horse races. Cow races—not really. Horse racing and pleasure riding have always been enjoyed by Chicagoans, but horses have mostly been used in harness to pull heavy…
Working Horses: Technology That Changed Chicago
Horses were the animal most closely integrated with urban America during the nineteenth century. Many twenty-first century Chicagoans picture horses as something people rode around on until automobiles became available. This is not true. Horses drew wagons which served as trucks, taxis, buses, etc. City folk walked or took street cars (often pulled by horses)…
A Steampunk Journey: Please Turn Off All Steam-Powered Devices and Put Your Dirigible Seat in an Upright Position
If you follow publishing trends, or like to peruse the aisles in bookstores and libraries, you may have noticed a plethora of book covers that feature men and women in Victorian period garb wearing aviator hats with goggles perched on top. Behind them are flying machines and an assortment of gears, gadgets and gizmos reminiscent…
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