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Penguins Meet Beluga Whales In A Closed Aquarium And It’s Adorable How Curious They Are

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 17:57:29 +0300

Remember the penguins at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, Illinois, who got a chance to explore the facility after it closed due to the coronavirus pandemic? Good news: not only do their field trips continue, but Shedd Aquarium keeps sharing them on social media as well. The penguins are stealing people’s hearts as they explore their home, and recently they even met their neighbors, beluga whales.

Artist Fills In Chicago's Potholes With Beautiful Flower Mosaics

Thu, 06 Nov 2014 14:00:18 +0300

Artist Jim Bachor is taking the pothole problem of Chicago into his own hands by filling each concrete cavity with his own work of art. Recently, the guerrilla artist has taken to the streets and decide to replace the city's potholes with beautiful mosaics of flowers.

22 Words That Have A Completely Different Meaning In Chicago

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:12:46 +0400

Because other cities in the USA have no idea what a snow day really is.

Historical photos of NY and Chicago citizens

Tue, 24 Dec 2013 14:23:17 +0400

Vivian Maier was a nanny for over 40 years in Chicago. Little did anyone know that she had a secret passion for photography, and spent years (and hundreds of thousands of photographs) documenting streetscapes from the 1940s up through the 1970s. She had a natural ability to capture American life and moments (although she did take photos abroad as well), many of which offer a telling look into vintage New York or vintage Chicago.
Her work was only unearthed randomly by a real estate agent/historian in 2007, two years before her death. The discovery of Maier’s enormous body of work has now placed her as one of the best street photographers of the mid-century.

Fulton Market Cold Storage

Tue, 03 Sep 2013 10:00:29 +0400

Let's take a look inside the Fulton Cold Storage in Chicago. There are glaciers, icebergs and other unique ice formations which grew over 13 years on the decommissioned freezer floor. Photos by Robert Jensen.

If the Beastie Boys ‘Sabotage’ video was set in a library

Thu, 22 Aug 2013 11:38:06 +0400

From Chicago-based comics Mike Ferbrache and Duane Freeman comes a nonsensical rehash of the Beastie Boys’s 1994 classic video, “Sabotage,” only this time Cochese and Bunny are replaced with middle-aged librarians named “Story Time” and “The Techie.” I honestly don’t get it and don’t care. I’d watch (and post) a remake of “Ill Communication” track #6 in any setting. Shit never gets old.