By Helene Smith
Central Standard.
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Posted on June 28, 2013
Random Food Report: Adam’s McRib And Allah
Plus: Dunkin’ Donuts Is Blowing It
1. A Class Without Class.
“For customers who’ve gone to Applebee’s or IHOP lately and wondered just how much it cost to get tipsy, a class action pending in federal court in New Jersey could force the restaurants to cough up that information,” Lawyers.com reports.
But you’d have to admit that you not only went to an Applebee’s or IHOP, but actually ordered a drink there.
Posted on June 27, 2013
Lego Wizardry In Schaumburg
Rotating Tornado The Highlight At Brickworld 2013
“We’ve seen plenty of crazy Lego re-creations over the years, from landmark architecture to vintage computers, but we can’t help but be impressed when an entire movie is redone in bricks,” CNET reports.
“That would be 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, which a team of 12 Lego builders has turned into a marvelous 3D plastic diorama that includes just about every scene in the film, including a rotating tornado.
“The collaborators from VirtuaLUG recently showed off the result of their teamwork at Brickworld 2013 Chicago, a display of spectacular Lego builds.”
We’ve plucked a few from YouTube, including Oz.
Posted on June 24, 2013
Beachwood Photo Booth: Vintage Airmaster
By Helene Smith
Airmaster®’s only focus is fans.
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Posted on June 21, 2013
The Futurists Are (Almost) Here
By The World Future Society
Futurists from around the globe will meet in Chicago July 19-21 to discuss technology, education, business, and the future of the human race at WorldFuture 2013: Exploring the Next Horizon, the annual conference of the World Future Society.
Sometimes called a “World’s Fair of Ideas,” WorldFuture 2013 will feature more than 60 sessions, workshops and special events over the course of two-and-a-half days on such topics as life in the year 2100, nanotechnology, building computers that can think like humans, saving humanity from environmental collapse, the geo-security environment of the future, and the effects of rapidly accelerating technology on business, education, health, and the way we live. The event will take place at the Hilton Chicago Hotel.
Posted on June 20, 2013
Random Food Report: Replace The Bun And Stack It High
Beachwood Photo Booth: Chicago Father’s Day
(Chicagoetry: Ladies And Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones
By J.J. Tindall
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE ROLLING STONES
OK: it was 1978
And I was 17.
The Stones
Were coming
To Soldier Field,
Named in honor
Of Army veterans
Of World War
One.
No possessive.
Posted on June 11, 2013
Random Food Report: Fry Cook From Venus Strikes Highland Park
Plus: Pizzaghetti, Dunkin-fil-A & A Taste Of Old Chicago
1. Spaghetti Slushy.
“Quebecois convenience store chain Couche-Tard has rolled out a new drink: the Pizzaghetti Sloche, a shave-ice drink that comes in both pizza and spaghetti flavors, which can be combined to customer specifications to make Pizzaghetti flavor,” Boing Boing reports. “Couche-Tard’s slogan for the drink is ‘love in a cup.'”
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Posted on June 10, 2013
Beachwood Photo Booth: Yum Yum Donuts
By Helene Smith
On the occasion of National Donut Day . . .
Yum Yum Donuts used to sit in the shadow of Chicago’s historic Wrigley Field! Always chock-full of regulars, Yum Yum Donuts was loved and is missed. Taken some time during the 1990s, I was fortunate enough to capture Yum Yum’s own history! Super classic, too, as it was taken with old-fashioned black and white 35mm film!
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Posted on June 7, 2013