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Misused photography: turning an indiscretion into an opportunity?
On New Year’s Day I had a rival food review site use one of my photos without attribution. My first reaction was to fire off an angry email about not reading the Creative Commons license that accompanies the photo, not to mention the bad manners of swiping images from a competing site. I wrote the email and sat there tapping the keyboard, ready to send it to the so-called editor of the site. And … Read entire article »
Filed under: Photography
Some news doesn’t fit the medium
I got a text message over the holidays from my brother that I am going to be an aunt. To say the news came out of the blue is to state the obvious, but I was really floored that it came via SMS. Seriously? Have we become such an insta-contact, constantly connected society that this is now acceptable? Every time I think I’ve become inured to the way mobile technology & … Read entire article »
Filed under: Social Media Therapy Session
Resolution Making for 2010
I spent some time and actively thought about my New Year’s resolution for 2010. Everything I’ve done in the past has been relatively small — lose weight, drink less Diet coke, get more sleep. I address those things or not, but my life moves on as it always does. Having these little resolutions doesn’t poke any holes in the larger meta concerns of my life. Not really. So my resolution is to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Offline Life
Happy New Year’s Eve
Don’t know about you, but I’m ready to dig into the next decade. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Thoughts
Chicago Cupcake Crawl – released into the wild!
Bridget and I get a lot of questions about food. It’s one of the occupational hazards of running a blog and podcast about Chicago restaurants. Whether we’re talking to tourists or old friends, they always want to know where to eat. Over the summer, I wrote a week-long guide to Chicago dining for friends who were visiting the city. It included breakfast, lunch, a cupcake stop, and dinner for every day of the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dining in Chicago, Featured