By Helene Smith
Frighteous.
(ENLARGE FOR PROPER VIEWING)
Posted on October 31, 2014
Faces Of The Child Migrant Crisis
By Art Works Projects
In the past eight months alone, approximately 50,000 Central American children crossed from Mexico into the United States. These record numbers have pressed the United States with the challenges of state and federal budgets, manpower, housing logistics, and overwhelmed legal systems processing requests for asylum.
Pictured: A Honduran boy at a shelter in Tapachula, a border town in Chiapas. After running away from home, he had no place to go and resorted to prostitution to survive. Now at the shelter, he can attend school and have a safe place to sleep at night. (Photo by Michelle Frankfurter)
Posted on October 30, 2014
Surviving The In-Laws At Thanksgiving
By Alison Wealcatch/Serbin Media
Thanksgiving is approaching, which means family will be coming to visit. While you may be on fabulous terms with your in-laws, finding it difficult to spend extended periods of time together is not uncommon. So, how do you make it through a visit from your in-laws?
Diane Gottsman is a national modern manners and etiquette expert, sought out industry leader, accomplished speaker, author and the owner of The Protocol School of Texas.
Some of Diane’s tips to help you make the most of your time with your in-laws:
Posted on October 27, 2014
Beachwood Photo Booth: Skully Bungalow
(Chicagoetry: Sixteen Movies Ago
By J.J. Tindall
Sixteen Movies Ago
Sixteen movies ago
I was heavy with greed.
Had a sextet
Of moods, generally.
Weeping at orbs.
Clowning with trees.
Seven movies ago
I was peering
At the labyrinth
Posted on October 22, 2014
Millionaires Not Sweet On Halloween
By Millionaire Corner
The majority of investors with $5 million or more in net worth, not including primary residence (NIPR), do not plan to buy candy or treats for Halloween, according to the latest survey from Spectrem Group’s Millionaire Corner. Overall, however, investors at lower wealth levels tend to be supportive of buying sweets.
Posted on October 21, 2014
The Beer Thinker: An Oktoberfest For The Rest Of Us
By Dan O’Shea
After deeply immersing myself in the world of pumpkin beers the last few years, I decided to all but swear off that love-it-or-hate-it seasonal style this October, and focus on a whole different seasonal – the Oktoberfest beer.
The real, traditional Oktoberfestbier is only made in Munich. However, the basic Oktoberfest-style beer is the marzen, which many brewers all over the world cook up on a regular basis. Marzen comes from the German word for “March,” suggesting it’s traditionally brewed in the spring, but consumed straight through the summer to the beginning of fall, with its flavor evolving the longer it’s left in the barrel.
Most of the marzens you’ll find on shelves in the fall will have a prevalent caramel or toffee kind of flavor, bready or nutty in the background, and an overall malty sweet element. If you’re a hophead, marzens are not your thing, considering they rarely taste hoppy or spicy at all.
Most of the beers I’ve chose to highlight here stick pretty closely to that flavor profile, with one notable exception.
Posted on October 20, 2014
Beachwood Photo Booth: The Colors Of Bowmanville
(Faye Wrubel vs. Paris Street: Rainy Day
By The Art Institute Of Chicago
“When conservator Faye Wrubel examined Caillebotte’s masterpiece ‘Paris Street; Rainy Day’ in the Art Institute’s conservation studio after it had traveled from Paris to New York and back to Chicago in the exhibition Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity, she discovered, among other things, that the varnish had yellowed over the decades, significantly altering the painting.
“Watch as Faye’s deft touch, hard work, and expertise return the painting – and Paris – to the artist’s original vision.”
Posted on October 14, 2014
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