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People, Not Objects: A Review of “Selling Dead People’s Things”… By Christina Zawadiwsky

Posted onSeptember 15, 2018September 15, 2018

'PEOPLE. NOT OBJECTS." Christina Zawadiwsky, 2018 - "Our objects define us, an old saying tells us, and as I was viewing the McQueen Movie (biopic of fashion designer Alexander McQueen), I realized that the dresses (objects) he created and the performance art myths he presented with them to the world did tell his...

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Downton Abbey Postmortem: American Wankers

Posted onFebruary 1, 2018April 16, 2018

Let’s be honest. Americans have had a love/hate relationship with the Brits from the very start. No matter what we do, we will always be that rebellious young colony that revolted from their sticky hasty pudding grip from across the pond; the prodigal sons and daughters of the U.K. It's an unbreakable bond. Still, it...

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You’re Getting Busy, Very Busy: 7 Surprisingly Satisfying House Cleaning Tips For The Exceedingly Lazy

Posted onJanuary 1, 2018April 16, 2018

We all have them. Household projects that never seem to get done no matter how hard we procrastinate with our lazy selves. It's the curse of the disorganized life. If wishing your duties away has proven ineffective and your own magical powers are sorely limited to dodging work (at work), it's time to face the...

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Titanic’s Belfast Museum: Some Thoughts on 9/11

Posted onSeptember 1, 2017April 16, 2018

100 years from now, how will we remember 9/11? Since that horrific day America has remain conflicted over how it happened, what it meant, and most importantly, where do we go from here? For some, the answers will evolve over decades. For others, the answers will never be found. The world has faced similar tragedies...

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Is This The World’s First Mid Century Modern (& MUSIC VIDEO) Love Song?

Posted onAugust 1, 2017April 16, 2018

A love song about mid century modern design? Is this a musical first? Do we care? Broadway Antique Market (BAM!), one of Chicago’s largest retailer of vintage furniture and artifacts, has released “I’m All In Love With Vintage”-- a music video homage to a dozen+ Mid Century Modern Designers such as Charles & Ray...

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Duane Scott CernyGraduating from Northeastern Illinois University on a poetry scholarship (crazy, right?), I stumbled from one soon-to-be-going-out-of-business employer to the next. Finally, I decided to try to fail in my own self-employment, founding a small legal word processing firm. Surprisingly, it was a success. CONTINUE

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