Author: DXO

  • 826 Workshop: Finding You In Stuff: Identity in Found Poetry & Collage

    I just found out that my workshop proposal has been accepted by 826CHI and scheduled for January 28. The kids will be reading from the work that we create at an event the Museum of Contemporary Art on February 21. The workshop we’re doing is called, "Finding You In Stuff: Identity in Found Poetry &…

  • Pizza Hut “More4All” Ad is Out of Sorts

    So I saw a commercial for an exciting new Pizza Hut product called "More4All". Basically it’s 4 separate pizzas with separate toppings that allow everyone in a pizza-consuming family to get what they want in one order. The ad shows Pizza Hut employees sorting family members according to their pizza topping preference. Call me sick,…

  • Logan Square Public Art

      Presider    Originally uploaded by juggernautco. So over the weekend we trekked over to Logan Square for a little bit of winter fun. First we went on Saturday night and then again on Sunday. When we got there, we were treated to what appears to be a weird public art show. The installation consists…

  • Yahoo! Buys del.icio.us

    So Yahoo! bought del.icio.us, the second-best social bookmarking service after Yahoo! My Web 2.0. All the cool kids are going to whine & moan, I’m sure. I wonder what they’ll do. Best thing they could do #1 is import all del.icio.us links into My Web– worry about users later.

  • Google Transit: Me Want for Chicago

    Google just launched Transit, which is a public transportation trip planner. Currently only works for the city of Portland, so that’s not a real lot of use for us here in Chicago. On the issue of expansion, they say this in their FAQ: 2. What cities are included in the Google Transit Trip Planner? Currently,…