When I first heard about the Museum of Science and Industry’s Month at the Museum contest—the winner of which will live in the MSI round-the-clock from October 20th to November 18th, blogging and tweeting about his or her experiences all the while for a stipend of $10,000 and a package of tech gadgetry, including a laptop and a camera—two things came to mind... Read more
A SCIENTIFIC QUEST: A summer devoted to all things science is like opening a portal into another world: awesome. Into the wormhole you go. Read more
A CULTURAL MARATHON: When it comes to culture, you’ve been slacking, but it’s time to get into shape. Follow this regimen, and by summer’s end you’ll be a true Ironman of the arts. Read more
Chicago Shakespeare Theater announced a couple of additions to its 2010-11 World’s Stage series this morning, one of which is National Theatre of Scotland’s critically-acclaimed Black Watch. But, it’s the much frothier Funk It Up About Nothin’, a hip-hop adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, we’re especially interested in today... Read more