Author: DXO

  • Great Derivative Work: “Driving” by Christian Marc Schmidt

    I was away on vacation for a while, so I wasn’t able to post about this derivative work that I am a part of: Driving, by Christian Marc. Schmidt. Basically, he curated a series of videos that he found on Google Video while searching for the word "driving". The result is a pretty entertaining and…

  • Why I Don’t Like City Parents

    Not to take part in conversations with easy nodding and folded, breezy arms with other parents on sidewalks in front of real estate. That’s not my tribe. I am weirder, and not comfortable there, as it seems like an attempt at fake depth. I much prefer real shallowness, with the understanding of temporal built in.

  • Naked Economist

    A few years ago, when I was stressing over my inability to publish my third book, Economics, I took a continuing education class at the Graham School of General Studies called, oddly enough, Economics. I just wanted to get out of the house and engage with some people, and that’s exactly what I got out…

  • Bill Knott, Great Poet

    I studied poetry at UIC and the professor Paul Caroll loved Bill Knott. He shared that love of this poet with me, and I am grateful.

  • Pinpointing Chicago’s Italian-American Community

    Just got this on CTA Alerts: Jul 09 5:51PM      Fr: CTA_HQ  Due to the World Cup Soccer Celebration, #90 Harlem buses are being temporarily rerouted at Addison and Harlem. Update: here’s the Sun-Times coverage.