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Nature
Chicago is for Plovers
This summer, the big animal craze in Chicago has been over Chance the Snapper, an alligator found in the lagoon…
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Art
Public Art Sellout
Is the state of Illinois about to try selling off its public art? (Perhaps they didn’t notice how well that…
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Activism
The Kids Are Crafting Our Future
The Chicago March For Our Lives started with a Facebook event created by 16-year-old Natalie Daskal. After finding inspiration in…
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Featured
The Quest for the Snowy Owl
Snowy owls are one of the great birds of North America. If you’re Canadian, you are probably lucky enough to…
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Events
The Science Behind the Sideshow
Have you ever wanted to know how someone walks barefoot on broken glass? What ’embouchure’ means and why it’s important in fire-eating?…
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Design
The STA 100 Show Returns
An inclusively-exclusive design competition showcasing the top 100 examples of exceptional graphic design and typography, the STA100 competition has been…
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Visual Art
A-Viking We Will Go
Yaaarr, Vikings! Plunder and pillage! Huge, be-furred raiders in horned helmets! Everyone has their own personal Mjolnir! If that’s what comes…
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Science
Infinite Monkey Cage is Going on a US Tour
Back in August, I posted about The Infinite Monkey Cage, a podcast I had discovered thanks to fellow Labber Ryan.…
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