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By Zay N. Smith
News Item: “. . . passage of Asteroid 2012 DA14 through the Earth-moon system on Friday. . . ”
News Item: “. . . discovered last year by a Spanish dentist turned amateur astronomer. . . .”
So we had warning.
As opposed to the asteroid discovered as it hit Russia over the weekend.
This much is apparent:
We need more Spanish dentists.
Posted on February 18, 2013
By Zay N. Smith
News Headline: “Marco Rubio’s water break during GOP response goes viral.”
News Headline: “Is Marco Rubio’s water swig a career-ender?”
It should be.
The last thing we need in these dangerous times is a presidential candidate who drinks water.
Posted on February 15, 2013
By J.J. Tindall
I CAN SEE FEAR IN YOUR EYES, BON JOVI
In the 1990s
I lived in Wicker Park.
I wanted to be
an artist.
It wasn’t exactly
working out.
Posted on February 14, 2013
By Zay N. Smith
News Headline: “Arkansas lawmakers approve guns in churches.”
A call was placed.
“Arkansas Secretary of State.”
Visitor information, please.
“Yes.”
Is the public allowed to bring guns into the state capitol building?
“No.”
Thank you.
“You’re welcome.”
But the legislation is surely in the pipeline.
Posted on February 13, 2013
‘Brutal And Careless’
“A rare Heinrich Knopf bow belonging to Alban Gerhardt was damaged by security officers as he entered the U.S.,” the Strad reports.
“In what the cellist called ‘an act of brutal and careless behavior’, the bow stick was snapped in two, over the bridge of the cello, by air security staff at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, as they examined the case’s contents.”
Gerhardt was on his way to a performance in Madison, Wisconsin.
Here’s a report from RT America:
Posted on February 12, 2013
Wild, Wacky Stuff
Uploaded to YouTube on January 29, 2013, by Jose Oberholzer, whom we assume also did the surgery. Oberholzer is, among other things, the coordinator of the The Chicago Diabetes Project.
Posted on February 12, 2013
By City of Chicago TV
“We recently had the pleasure of visting the Chicago School of Shoemaking, where Master Cobbler Sara McIntosh works and plays. From her quaint workshop in the city’s Ravenswood neighborhood, she passes years of experience, craftsmanship and insight into this lost art.”
Posted on February 11, 2013
By Zay N. Smith
News Headline: “A critical look at the art of George W. Bush.”
News Headline: “Art critic thinks George W. Bush is a ‘good painter.'”
And he did some of his best work into corners.
Posted on February 11, 2013
Restoring Beauty And Uncovering Fraud
“Chicago-based conservator Barry Bauman explains that he has worked on tens of thousands of paintings but has never had a surprise quite like this before. Bauman and Meredith McGovern, Arts & Culture Collections Manager at the Indiana State museum, tell about the amazing discovery of a previously unknown 1890 painting by T.C. Steele.”
Posted on February 8, 2013
By Zay N. Smith
News Item: “Valentine’s Day spending is projected to reach $18.6 billion this year, with men expected to spend more than women–an average of $175.61 versus $89. . . .”
So, OK, men, in that moment that comes after exchanging gifts, lean over and whisper gently in her ear:
“You owe me $86.61.”
She’ll laugh.
She really will.
Posted on February 8, 2013
