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in Friends, Inspiration, Interview on November 11th, 2009
Many will tell you that when you boil it down, the stand-up comedy scene belongs to men; an underground world in the dingy basement of some bar festering with beer and fart jokes. The ratio of men to women performing stand-up may be a bit heavily weighted to one side, but that doesn’t give one gender full reign over the funny world. Take, for example, (drum roll please!) Cameron Esposito. She’s a Chicago favorite, and she proves that it doesn’t really matter what sex she is. She’s funny. And without the fart jokes. Plus, she prefers whiskey.
Although Cameron got her…
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in Friends, Inspiration, Interview on October 31st, 2009
Sick of that hand-me-down coffee table wilting in the corner of your living room? Dump it in your alley, and hopefully Bladon Conner will find it, bring it to his studio and give it a second chance. And by second chance I mean make it into the hipper, urban-chic version of itself it only dreamed of being back in the day…
As a corporate architect, Bladon Conner never quite felt truly grounded. He worked 70 to 80 hours a week, traveled too much and found himself spending more time on Excel and email than actually designing and drawing. Today, though, it…
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in Interview on July 31st, 2009
Continuing our series of interviews with notable Chicago artists, designers and other innovators, we sat down with BC, a celebrated photographer here in Chicago who primarily shoots the city and its people.
July 20, 2009
Chicago: A Daily Photo Blog
When did you first pick up a camera and what did you want to do with it?
The first camera I ever used was a Kodak Instamatic 110. It belonged to my brother. I loved that little camera. I also took a photography class in high school using a camera I borrowed from a friend. It was a Canon SLR. It was many many…
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