Similar to the Golden Globes, I found myself wondering during the Grammys why I bother with awards season. The winners are predictable, the performances boring, the show generally forgettable. While there were a few notable standouts, I was overall disappointed with the awards show. Here’s what I liked: 1) Little Big Town’s performance of “Girl…
Read MoreSome Thoughts on the Golden Globes
Photo cred: Variety (Variety.com) I watched the Golden Globes this past Sunday, January 10, and as always, I was left feeling uncomfortable and slightly disappointed. (I don’t know why I still watch award shows, they’re trash honestly. But I digress.) In thinking about the show in hindsight, I have a nagging thought. Lady Gaga won…
Read MoreWhy I Love Tomb Raider
Photo cred: hdwallpapersnew.net This isn’t a review. This is me talking a little bit about why I love Tomb Raider, the first modern video game that I’ve successfully completed (on normal!). This game single-handedly got me hooked on gaming, and has me drooling in anticipation over when the sequel to the 2013 reboot, Rise of…
Read MoreOne Nation, Under Scrutiny
Almost 14 years ago on a Tuesday afternoon, second-grader Ymn Ghalyoun sat in her elementary school classroom. She remembers hearing about the planes crashing into two towers in New York. At first, Ghalyoun didn’t understand all of the news she was seeing on television about the buildings crumbling. But soon enough, things started to change…
Read MoreDiversey Business Turnover
By Allyssa Campbell-Sawyer, Emily Clement and Gabriela Najera StoryMap of Lincoln Park/Lakeview East businesses. Lincoln Park is one of the city’s most affluent neighborhoods and is home to some of its most significant tourist attractions. It’s home to DePaul University and Chicago hot-spots like the Lincoln Park Zoo, Sweet Mandy B’s and Second City Improv.…
Read MoreStorify: Wrigley Field Demo
Check out my Storify coverage of the Wrigley Field demolition, including photos and news coverage of the destruction since it began on October 16.
Read MoreThe Pros and “Cons” of Michi Trota
Michi Trota can’t remember the exact moment she became a nerd, probably because it wasn’t an exact moment. From childhood, she inherited a passion for comics and sci-fi/fantasy series from her parents. Her mother encouraged her to look up to the strong female characters in the series they loved together; not “girly-girls,” but rather self-assured…
Read MoreIn the “Game of Thrones,” You Binge or You Die
A young woman retrieves four books and three magazines from a nook in her bedroom shelf. She spreads the reading materials out on the knitted bed throw lying on top of her comforter, fanning them so that each cover can be seen in all its glory. Among the near-collage of posters on the walls of…
Read MoreThrow Some Beats On That — How to Create a Piece of EDM Music
Derrick Williamson, Jr. sits down to the desk in his college dorm room. On the far right sits a midi-piano, about one third the size of a regular piano. It is silver with typical piano keys; notches and buttons sit above the keys. To the far left, sits an American Audio VMS 2, a brand…
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