• Just a bit of our celebrated efforts to maintain and bring back Glenbrook Valley’s architecture

  • A Breathtaking Find

    In the winter of 2007, John Maloof, a 26-year-old realtor who was co-writing a book on his Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago, stumbled upon a box of negatives at an auction house. He paid $400, hoping it might hold some vintage photos of his neighborhood. He stuffed the box in a closet. There the images sat for a couple of …

  • Social Media are the Social Message

    More of my Saturday morning musings: Lately, I have been thinking a lot about how technology has changed education and communication.  At a recent meeting in Toronto, I sat at a table with my colleagues from around the country as they described the ways in which students’ use of technology was interfering with the art …

  • Mad Men Fashion Plate

    The Fashion File: Advice, Tips and Inspiration from the Costume Designer of Mad Men by Janie Bryant I know there’s a lot of Mad Men fans out there, so The Fashion File: Advice, Tips and Inspiration from the Costume Designer of Mad Men by Janie Bryant will almost certainly find a ready-made audience. Janie Bryant …