The Arts Of Life And Vice Versa

Adding value to things we received.
1. Honoring Granny.
“The Arts of Life, a Chicago non-profit committed to providing high quality, innovative services for artists with developmental disabilities, is pleased to announce the opening of its latest exhibition, How We Make It, at The Arts of Life Chicago Studio and Gallery located at 2010 W. Carroll Avenue.
“The opening event, taking place on Friday, April 5th from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., will also serve as a heartwarming celebration of the studio’s founding artist Veronica ‘Granny’ Cuculich, whose extraordinary life and art continues to inspire The Arts of Life community.
“During the event, there will be a viewing of the documentary feature Life and Where I’m At: The Life and Art of Veronica Cuculich, which showcases Granny’s important role in the creation of The Arts of Life.”
Preview:

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Posted on March 12, 2013

By Zay N. Smith

We Have Seen the Present, and It Does Not Work:
Officials in Paxton, Ill., have ordered heavy equipment to destroy the only sledding hill in the area because there is a risk of injury when children sled down hills.

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Posted on March 11, 2013

By tcmerkRNR

A TC Production history of Chicago WestSide in the Near West Side, Garfield Park, Madison, Lawndale, & Austin.

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Posted on March 8, 2013

By Zay N. Smith

Q. When is QT like a congressman?
A. When it takes the day off.
QT will return from recess Monday.

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Posted on March 8, 2013

By The National Veterans Art Museum

Marking the 10th-year anniversary of the War in Iraq and in honor of International Women’s Day, the National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM) is proud to open an exciting new exhibition of art by five female Iraqi artists.
Not About Bombs addresses how a female perspective can fit into the modern context of turmoil and conflict through art and avoid falling into the typical ways that women are represented and misrepresented.

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Posted on March 7, 2013

By Luke Chen

Mmmm.
1. Scoop Poop.
“A Texas jury has sided with a St. Louis company in its fight with snack giant Frito-Lay over the right to produce bowl-shaped tortilla chips,” Jim Salter reports for AP.
“Plano, Texas-based Frito-Lay sued St. Louis-based Ralcorp Holdings and its Medallion Foods subsidiary in February 2012, saying Ralcorp’s Bowlz corn chips were too similar to Frito-Lay’s Tostitos Scoops! chips. In both cases, the chips are formed into small bowl shapes, allowing for easier scooping.”

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Posted on March 6, 2013

By Zay N. Smith

News Headline: “Two Kabul bank executives sentenced to prison for fraud.”
This is what happens when bankers aren’t smart enough to commit their crimes on Wall Street.

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Posted on March 6, 2013

Liquid Smoke Rings Inspired By Dolphins

“The vortex knot was a mere theory a century ago, but now physicists at the University of Chicago have created a vortex knot in a lab environment for the first time,” Science World Report notes.

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Posted on March 5, 2013

By Zay N. Smith

News Headline: “Pessimists live longer than optimists, study says.”
Or think of it this way: If you are optimistic, you have good reason to be pessimistic.

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Posted on March 4, 2013

By Zay N. Smith

News Item: “. . . In the poll, 48 percent say Obama is pursuing a path to unify the country in a bipartisan way, while 43 percent say he’s taking a partisan approach that doesn’t unify the country. . . .”
So here is where we are at:
Americans are evenly divided about unity.

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Posted on March 1, 2013