Chicago
TagDown and Derby
Like most strokes of genius it’s one of those ideas that is so simple you wonder why no one has done it before.
Chicago Summer Dance
As I begin this first blog post, I would like to let you all in on a little of what you can expect from me throughout ..
Owning It
MFA stands for Masters of Fine Arts… and, as I’m told by some of my friends, Mother-F****n’ Artist. A little crass, yes, b..
Getting my ambassador on!
“My journey to Columbia. I walked all the way from Korea in those flip flops.”
My name is Alistair, but most people call me Ali. I am ..
Slow and Low, That is the Tempo
The pieces really captured the flavor of the lowrider community. And as great as the brush work was, nothing beat seeing a tricked out baby scooter.
Chicago Style Hot Dogs
One thing you see almost everywhere you walk in Chicago are hot dog joints, where you can grab some dogs, some fries, and often a milk..
A Return and a Farewell
As I write these words, I’m actually in New York, not Chicago. I’m out visiting some friends from my undergraduate university (Michiga..
Brain Drain
It’s the thick of summer, and after playing intense rounds of tag and “monkey in the middle” with my nephew, I really need to get into..
‘Pitch’ing in at Pitchfork Music Festival
Chicago is an epicenter for summer music festivals. When you say July to any Chicago music fan, they automatically think– Pitchfork. It is an annual summer music festival that takes place over one weekend in July (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) at Union Park. The music spans from indie-rock, rap and hip-hop, dance, punk, experimental, electronica, and jazz. This year I attended as a volunteer on behalf of the non-for-profit, Rock For Kids, helping run their charity auction, which benefited music education for at-risk youth.
Math Website Resources Reviewed!
There are two weeks of summer classes left to go, and I am suddenly trying to swallow up this summer. In the past week I’ve been to th..