As a zillennial who appreciates good branding, I love going to health foods stores to see the unnecessary, overly-priced snacks for a splurge. During a recent excursion through the nibbles-and-concoctions aisle, the plethora of pretty packaging featuring the words “golden milk” struck me. This is a prime example of the exoticization and cultural appropriation of […]
They’ve traded their tie-dyes for lab coats, and instead of peddling grilled cheese sandwiches on Shakedown Street, they’re selling computer software. But Deadheads of a certain age from all over the country will descend upon Chicago July 3–6 for three nights of sold-out Grateful Dead shows at Soldier Field. So what’s a Dead fan to […]
Chicago is home to a wide variety of ethnic neighborhoods and touring them can be a wonderful introduction to other cultures and other foods. Tet, the huge Vietnamese celebration of the lunar New Year, is coming up on February 3. Why don’t you use that as an excuse to explore Argyle Street and introduce […]
You can describe an exotic or well-known travel destination to your children, but it’s not the same as stepping off the plane to let them smell, taste and feel another culture. Ladia Cheng of Mundelein did just that. She wanted her teenage children to soak in her native Guam, so she packed them up […]
