German food, often served with steins of golden beer, is a hearty cuisine with flavorful spices. German food, with tasty meats and sausages, is filling and delicious. German restaurants in Chicago have a long history of hospitality, serving German specialties to happy diners. Following are five great choices for German food in the Windy City. ...
The International Style in architecture was inspired by mechanical simplicity and structure. It borrowed from Mondrian’s principles of dynamic equilibrium, basically the balancing of “unequal but equivalent oppositions.” This balance was intended to induce a feeling of “mystical harmony of humanity in the universe.” The color palette that was used in this style were basic ...
This article isn’t about pianos or guitars. The instruments that I’m writing this article about may be well known to some, yet at the same time, completely unknown to others. These instruments have been utilized by many musicians since their recent inception; you’ve probably heard them in quite a lot of songs, but wouldn’t recognize ...
Germany has a rich history that dates back to the Roman Empire. Throughout Germany are historic towns, cities, castles, churches and landscapes. Of the many historic sites in Germany, several have been selected as having outstanding cultural value by the United Nations. The United Nations, UNESCO, has a running list of significant sites throughout the ...
It’s no secret that my favorite music was born in and lived happily, okay, sometimes sadly (think: The Smiths), in the ’80s. The Cure, an English band, cleared the path in the musical forest, or Hanging Garden, if you will, for the popular alternative sound that is still prevalent today. So what makes The Cure ...
If you don’t have your car with you, then you can always take the bus to the Paul Klee Art Center just outside of Bern, Switzerland. The bus is very easy to find; it’s the one that says “Paul Klee Zentrum” on the front. How many artists have a bus line named in their honor? ...
Ask many Los Angeles natives (yes, there are some) about the northeast-side neighborhood of Mount Washington and you might just get a “Huh? Where’s that?” Those in the know, however, will wink slyly as if it’s a little secret that only the two of you share. Mount Washington is a neighborhood that lies halfway between ...
Hey, how did David Carson get a spot in this paper? What’s up with that? Can’t write Bauhaus, or any art school down here. Sociology Degree ≠ B.F.A. Surfer dude, schoolteacher, what’s the design world coming to? Humm, I hear distant echoes of the art establishment commenting on such artists and movements as Jan Tschichold ...
