With the world’s sixth-largest freshwater lake at our fingertips, Chicago’s cup runneth over with bragging rights. Climate migration is predicted for the Second City, with hordes of people from out west tapping into our water privilege: our Great, and fragile, Lake. But currently, in Middle America, there’s a city running out of water. No, it’s […]
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Posted inFilm
The visually splendid School of Life follows an orphan’s immersion into the 1920s French countryside
Nicolas Vanier’s latest film celebrates the flora and fauna of Sologne, the rural region of north-central France where he grew up.
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There’s an important lesson in From Billions to None, a new documentary about the extinct passenger pigeon
This year marks the centennial of the death of the last of what was once the largest bird population in North America.
Posted inNews & Politics
This week’s Chicagoan: Angie Morrow, collection manager at the Art Institute
This week’s Chicagoan is Angie Morrow, the collection manager at the Art Institute
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Chicago’s leaky water system
History reveals that Emanuel won’t change much about how the city taps its water supply.
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4/15 — Free Coffee at Starbucks
On Thu 4/15, Starbucks is offering free brewed coffee to anyone who brings in a reusable travel mug.
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3/18 — Free Talk on Women and Conservation
Dr. Alaka Wali presents the lecture “Women on the Front Line For Conservation” on Thu 3/18 at 7 PM at the Hopleaf Bar.