BB Neo Soul sings an original song for the crowd at the Angad Hotel for HER Eminent Reign exhibit on March 31, 2023, the last day of Women's History Month.
Machesney Park resident Trista Strommen says she went to the Apollo Theater on Friday to celebrate her birthday. That's when an EF-1 tornado ripped through Belvidere and tore through the roof of the building, causing it to collapse on concert attendees.
In recent years, we have seen a wave of state-level “culture war” debates that target young people, particularly Black and brown young people, LGBTQIA+ young people, and young people with disabilities.
The same cord-cutting phenomenon contributed to Bally Sports Midwest’s parent company, Diamond Sports Group, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 14.
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is weevie833 bringing some facts to the conversation about the perception of Conservative bias in Twitter content moderation: Here is a research study (like, actual research) that provides nuance to the perception of Conservative bias in Twitter account deplatforming. Keep in mind that (as obvious […]
In July 2009, I had the privilege of being in Accra during Barack Obama’s first visit to sub-Saharan Africa as president. I was a young, idealistic Fulbright scholar studying in Ghana, and I was asked by the U.S. Embassy to…
Life expectancy has been in the news lately, so yesterday I was diddling around with the state-by-state data. Here it is: Generally, life expectancy increased through 1990, leveled out, and then began to drop in 2000. But the trend wasn't the same everywhere. Some states went up a little, while some dropped more than the ...continue reading "Raw data: Life expectancy in the 50 states"
Attractive Energy – a juried art exhibit. Combating the desire for real and reaching for the unknown. Experience how local artists express abstract forms of art in sculpture, fibers, painting