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Composer and songwriter Sufjan Stevens released a new collaborated album with Timo Andres and Conor Hanick. The album is titled “Reflections” and released on streaming platforms in May of 2023. I first listened to “Reflections” while commuting on the blueline home. I picked out an ambient mix made by Spotify, hoping to find something relaxing...
Few names are known better than Vincent van Gogh. In the century and a half since the Dutch painter took his life in 1890, his work has migrated across the globe, settling in over 30 museums across five continents. However, with multiple Van Gogh exhibitions inviting the public to view the late painter’s work, the...
Chicago’s history with parks tracks back to the 1830s, when the city adopted the term “urbs in horto,” which is a latin term meaning “City in a Garden.” Many of the greenspaces and parks have been in much longer than the city itself. In 1909 Daniel Burnham formed a plan to beautify the city, which...
I’ve been a fan of the hardcore music genre since I was about nine years old. Personally, I gravitate towards music that demonstrates incredibly strong emotions, and hardcore music does just that. The genre is very important today battling issues surrounding substance abuse, oppression, mental health and hating the government. With that, I give you...
On the North West side of the city lies a large, community oriented and tight-knit neighborhood called Portage Park. Within it resides bustling small business, glittering greenspace and noteworthy neighbors. According to the Portage Park Chamber of Commerce, in the 18th and 19th centuries, Native American Tribes would use what is now Irving Park as...