By Helene Smith
Red alert.
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Posted on June 9, 2017
Camper Van Elvis Reviews La Unica Food Mart
At The Alphawood | Then They Came For Me
By The Alphawood Gallery
What does an American look like? Who is welcome in this country? What is every American’s duty in the face of racist government action?
These and other important questions are posed by Alphawood Gallery’s first original exhibition, Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties, debuting Thursday, June 29 and continuing through November 19. Then They Came for Me at the Alphawood Gallery (2401 North Halsted Street) is free and open to the public.
Posted on June 6, 2017
Chicagoetry: Wreck On The Highway
By J.J. Tindall
Wreck on the Highway
Punching through the post-midnight air
Comes the unmistakable sound of hurtling metal
Crunching into hurtling metal.
Not a collision; the sound of two cars
Moving fast in the same direction
Coming together violently, then
Coming to a halt.
The sounds make a clear picture.
You anticipate such things when you sleep
Fifty feet from an interstate.
You are startled if not surprised.
Posted on June 5, 2017
Beachwood Photo Booth: Gas Pump No. 8
Beachwood Photo Booth: Mail Call
(Meet Limo Bob
By Steve Rhodes
I spotted Limo Bob in this series of photos titled “America’s Obscene Wealth, In Pictures” and wondered how this character had escaped my attention.
The caption: “Limo Bob” builds, sells, and rents out limos in Chicago. His fleet includes a 100-foot-long limo and one made from a Boeing 727. He wears 33 pounds of gold jewelry on his hands and neck.
I had to know more.
Posted on May 23, 2017
Beachwood Photo Booth: American Spring
By Helene Smith
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Posted on May 19, 2017
United Is Too Tight
By Michele Gelfand and Virginia Choi/The Conversation
Is there something wrong with the culture at United Airlines?
A series of recent incidents have reinforced this view, from the horrifying moment when security officers violently dragged a passenger off a plane in April to a more recent incident in which an airline employee canceled a man’s flight after he began taping their heated exchange.
The airline has reacted to its PR debacles by profusely apologizing and vowing to revise its customer service policies. But changing a few rules won’t be enough. Our research suggests the critical source of United’s failure is its overly “tight” organizational culture.
Posted on May 16, 2017
Beachwood Photo Booth: Don’t Look Back
By Helene Smith
Something might be gaining on you.
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Posted on May 12, 2017