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December 2006
Pixel Perfect: Buy a Camera
By Jennifer Tanaka
Digital picture taking has won the war, but you may still feel embattled when facing today's daunting selection of cameras. Here's our guide to help you buy the right one. Read more
View Finders
We asked you to send in photos. You snapped to it. Over the course of two months, Chicago received more than 1,400 photo contest entries from avid shutterbugs ages 14 to 88 across the country. Although your favorite subject was Millennium Park (we received 467 images of the Bean alone), shots from the tops of tall buildings and pictures of tulips were popular as well. Sorting through submissions wasn't easy, but these shots inspired us to give some familiar scenes—and a few previously unknown faces—a second look. Read more
Sacred Chicago
By Jennifer Wehunt
With a past steeped in medieval counterfeits and grave robbing, relics have been saddled with a bad rap almost as long as saints have been canonized. But the tradition itself predates Christianity; recorded veneration of remains ranges from Oedipus to Buddha. Today, the Roman Catholic Church reminds the faithful that these miniscule fragments—from bone chips to locks of hair to scraps of shroud—should serve as objects of reverence, not worship. Here's where to see a few of these artifacts locally. Read more
A Not-So-Lonely Planet
By Kim Conte
Five sizzling new Latin restaurants take adventurous diners on a virtual tour through Central and South America. Bring your own Pisco; for now, all of these spots are BYOB. Read more