Why Movies Just Don’t Feel “Real” Anymore
Why don't movies feel "real" anymore? A deep dive into the first principles of movie immersion: on perceptual realism, indexicality, haptic visuality, and cinematic qualia.
A local printmaker creates a multi-use space to support their community
Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood welcomes River Press. River Press is a studio, shop, and gallery dedicated exclusively to showcasing and selling work from local Milwaukee artists. Run by printmaker Mya Giuliani,…
Hectograph
Developed in the 1870s, the Hectograph (also spelled Hektograph) was an early document copying process which used a tray of gelatine to transfer ink from a master sheet onto copy…
Why Is It Called A Spelling “Bee”?
where lots of people gather socially to do a lot of work.
Spirit Duplicators: Copies Never Smelled So Good
Widely used throughout the 20th Century by schools, churches, fan clubs, and other small organizations, Spirit Duplicators or "Ditto" machines allowed small runs of documents to be copied cheaply and…
How To Begin Needle Felting For The Complete Beginner.
Have you wanted to get started in needle felting but have no idea what tools you need, what they are even called or where to begin at all? Let me…
REEL ONE Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus
Jim Shahen talks with Eva Aridjis Fuentes about her new film Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus. The documentary delves into the remarkable life of the musician Q…
Reflections on Palestinian Displacement and Resistance
Mahmoud Khalil shares his family’s sorrow and struggles against displacement and injustice
The US “cannot stomach the possibility of a liberated Palestine, because a liberated Palestine removes their key proxy in the region.”
political economist Dr Jason Hickel in conversation with Aaron Bastani.
‘Step back or I’ll fucking shoot you.‘
From an Evanston resident filming an arrest at Oakton/Asbury