Category Archives: Chicago
This is what happens to a solo cup caught in a roof fire
So our apartment building caught on fire over the weekend. File that under sentences I thought I’d never say. It was early evening, a hot and sticky Memorial Day weekend, and I was standing in the parking lot of a … Continue reading
Sunday Scraps 61 (Delayed on account of flames)
1. YOGA: A student project pokes fun at the ubiquitous Lululemon bags with a spoof product. From positive affirmations to “Your worth as a woman depends on people looking at your butt.” 2. DIET: From iVillage, a collection of stories … Continue reading
Filed under Media, Body Image, Advertising, Politics, Gender, Sports, Chicago
public dancing + squeaky gym floors + fluorescent lighting
On Saturday, I danced solo across a gym while everyone laughed, cheered, and clapped. It was terrifying. I was at a health and wellness event put on by the Chicago Foundation for Women. When my friends invited me to the … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Body Image, Chicago
So What Do You Do Exactly: Code Edition
Meet Jess. Jess is latest subject of my ongoing series, So What Do You Do Exactly? Jess is the only female developer at food megasite GrubHub, where she heads up a team called something I didn’t understand until after I finished this interview: … Continue reading
Couscous + Fruit
I don’t do a lot of recipe posts because, well, this isn’t Pinterest, okay? But today, the thing I’m most excited to talk about happens to be the couscous fruit salad I made for a potluck, so this is what … Continue reading
Literary Geek-Out: Bechdel
Last night I went to a reading by Alison Bechdel, graphic novelist, creator of comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For, author of Fun Home (nominated for the National Book Critics Award), and her new memoir, Are You My Mother? … Continue reading
So What Do You Do Exactly? Beer Edition
Launching a new series today, one inspired by Kim at The Greenery (who writes great profiles), and my friend Jon, who writes the daily newsletter The Daily Quinn and interviews his readers every Friday. My series is called “So What Do You … Continue reading
There Goes The Neighborhood
There goes the neighborhood, or so they say. I live in Lakeview, a piece of Chicago’s north side that is a mix of post-college 20-somethings dipping their toes gingerly into the real world, and new families who haven’t yet been … Continue reading
Filed under Chicago, Really Good Writing by Other People
Friday at temple, for a change
Last Friday night, I did something unusual. I went to Shabbat services. I tend to avoid religious institutions whenever possible, and aside from a handful of Christmas pageants, bar mitzvahs, and the occasional wedding, I’m usually very successful. Our family’s … Continue reading
