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By Frieda Anderson and Laura Wasilowski
“Frieda Anderson and Laura Wasilowski are art quilters and members of the Chicago School of Fusing. In this video, Frieda shares the basics of fused art quilts in this fun project Prairie Flowers. This is one of three videos. You can find the pattern with directions here.”
Part 1.
Posted on May 28, 2018
By Black Art In America
“Born in Chicago and educated at the School of the Art Institute, Charles White was part of the city’s flourishing black artistic community of the 1930s.
“He was determined to employ art in the struggle for social change, declaring, ‘Paint is the only weapon I have with which to fight what I resent.’
“Influenced by Mexican muralists such as Diego Rivera, White completed several important mural commissions in the city, including one for a branch of the Chicago Public Library.”
Posted on May 16, 2018
By J.J. Tindall
King Love
They squared off
Revolver to revolver,
Maybe six feet apart –
Let’s call it four –
A beat cop
And a Latin King
(A child), in a standoff
On the sidewalk in front
Of my second-story flat
After sirens,
Squealing tires and shrieks
Of “KING LOVE!!!”
Posted on May 11, 2018
By PJ Liesch/UW-Extension
Since the earliest days of humankind, people have excelled at exploring and expanding their presence to nearly every spot on the map. With all of this wanderlust, humans have been equally adept at taking other species with them on their travels – often with unintended consequences.
In some situations, species have been deliberately moved by humans: livestock to the Western Hemisphere, the introduction of birds from Shakespeare’s plays into Central Park, and even the notorious gypsy moth that was transported from Europe in a failed attempt at launching an American silkmoth industry.
On top of that, there’s also an extraordinarily long list of species that have been accidentally moved, with significant impacts. Stowaway rats on the ships of European explorers and traders are one of the most notorious examples. Upon their introduction to new island environments, the rodents wreaked havoc on native birds and reptiles by devouring vulnerable eggs.
An Asian tiger mosquito (left) and Asian rock pool mosquito (right) feed on a person/Ari Farajollahi, Bugwood.org (CC BY 3.0)
Insects have also been transported around the globe with devastating results. Some of North America’s most important and emerging insect pests originate elsewhere on the planet: the Japanese beetle, emerald ash borer, brown marmorated stink bug, and the spotted lanternfly.
One of the insects best adapted to follow humans wherever they go is the notorious mosquito (family Culicidae).
Posted on May 9, 2018
By The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service
WASHINGTON – Eddy Packing Co., a Yoakum, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 49,558 pounds of smoked sausage products that may be contaminated with foreign matter, specifically hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.
The smoked sausage items were originally processed on April 5, 2018, with packing dates of April 5-6, 2018. The following products are subject to recall:
Posted on May 7, 2018
By J.J. Tindall
Darling Buds
“This is what I mean.”
Said the wind.
“I am music, I am motion,
I carry
The gods.
I enswirl you
With fresh light, ensnare you
In the dust of the darling buds
Of May
(Which seem to come so suddenly,
Like the new sunrise, now off kilter.
You look away a few days
And everything changes).
“This is what I am,”
Said the mind.
“Trained by art
Posted on May 4, 2018
By The U.S. Postal Inspection Service
Fraud Scheme: Investment Fraud
Division: Chicago
Suspect: “A very savvy confidence man.”
Problem: “The truth is, in this case, there was no business.”
Conclusion: “We followed our suspect and found him in Las Vegas. He was an avid gambler, and that’s what he was doing with a lot of the money.”
Posted on May 1, 2018
