Foreign films have a reputation for being slow, artsy and introspective, but the truth is the styles and subjects of foreign films vary as widely as the styles and subjects of American films. This gallery highlights some of the best foreign films I know for people who don't like foreign films. Some of them are … Continue reading Best foreign films for people who don’t like foreign films
Listing Beyond Forty
I am turning 40 next Sunday. As an odd dedication to that particular milestone birthday I have been making 40 items lists each week for 40 weeks. The lists varied from the personal to the practical to the bizarre. You can see all the lists here. This is the last of those lists, and this … Continue reading List 40: The unwritten lists
Registration for summer sessions of Chicago Park District programs starts online April 15 and 16, and in person registration for most parks is April 20. This is absurdly early and not just because most new Chicago Park District programs won't start until July. The Chicago Park District registration for summer programs is absurdly early because … Continue reading Why do Chicago Park District programs have registration for summer so early?
In December I wrote that the Andersonville Galleria had opened a pop-up shop in Evanston. (See the original post here.) That was their second year doing a holiday pop-up shop, and now the Andersonville Galleria has opened a regular store in Evanston at the site of its former pop-up. The official grand opening of the … Continue reading Galleria in Evanston Grand Opening Event April 12
I don't often use the "f" word. No, not that "f" word. The expletive "f" word I use more than I should (including for every item in this list). The "f" word I don't use often is "favorite." I don't often declare favorite things. Sure, I'll list a lot of things I like such as … Continue reading List 39: Blatant use of the ‘F’ word (Not *that* ‘F’ word)
Kim Z. Dale 