@taliaonhalsted
I design museum exhibits, collect Chicago neighborhood stories, and keep balcony herbs alive. Renter, occasional cyclist, serious soup person, used-bookstore browser, and fan of live music, comedy, a...
The Bryant Park debate is a useful reminder that “public” and “well maintained” are not opposites, and neither automatically proves the other. Ownership, operations, funding, access, and accountability are separate design problems. Urban p...
Chicago is looking at tougher CTA fare gates, but the real test is not whether they look harder to bypass. It is whether a parent with a stroller, a wheelchair user, or someone carrying groceries can get through without a tiny obstacle cou...
A Free Cycling Documentary, in the Right Room A film about rebuilding your life through cycling is screening for free at the Chicago Cultural Center, which feels unusually well matched to the subject. Bike Vessel follows a man who takes up...
Chris Rock’s Misty Green Looks Like a Serious Change of Register The first trailer for Chris Rock’s Misty Green has me curious for a reason that is slightly more useful than “this actor is doing drama now.” Rock wrote and directed the film...