channel surf a sea of static
Twenty-something Chicagoan streaming her consciousness on Twitter, working for beer, resident documentarian, self-proclaimed internet junkie & reblogger of clever infographics, [mostly] vegan, bike commuter, unofficial event planner, poor foodie, lover of maps, Lady About Town aka The Anhalt
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I’d like to see more details. But interesting nonetheless.
(via politicalprof from Charles Blow)
(via sociolab)
#welfare #government #food stamps #demographics #statistics #society #america
Alie arrived at our 1st-grade classroom wearing a sweatshirt with a hood. I asked her to take off her hood, and she refused. I thought she was just being difficult and ignored it. After breakfast we got in line for art, and I noticed that she still had not removed her hood. When we arrived at the art room, I said: “Allie, I’m not playing. It’s time for art. The rule is no hoods or hats in school.”
She looked up with tears in her eyes and I realized there was something wrong. Her classmates went into the art room and we moved to the art storage area so her classmates wouldn’t hear our conversation. I softened my tone and asked her if she’d like to tell me what was wrong.
“My ponytail,” she cried.
“Can I see?” I asked.
She nodded and pulled down her hood. Allie’s braids had come undone overnight and there hadn’t been time to redo them in the morning, so they had to be put back in a ponytail. It was high up on the back of her head like those of many girls in our class, but I could see that to Allie it just felt wrong. With Allie’s permission, I took the elastic out and re-braided her hair so it could hang down.
“How’s that?” I asked.
She smiled. “Good,” she said and skipped off to join her friends in art.
‘Why Do You Look Like a Boy?’
#gender #society #stereotypes
Attitude by Razel613 on Flickr.
Spent the night in Forest Park and this morning while driving east on Chicago Ave, I spotted this sign near Central (5500W, South Austin neighborhood).
The other side says “I live in a nice community.” Something about it struck me. Maybe because I don’t have the media and politicians telling me I live where no one else wants to, where barely anyone else wants to invest their time or energy.
I had to find a picture of this sign to show my friend who was driving and missed it. Thank you Google Street View being connected to Flickr.
#chicago #west side #society #south austin #Signage
A topic that has always intrigued me… And there’s some really gorgeous photography to boot!
Toxic Tour of Northwest Indiana from the Chicago Reader
#chicago reader #northwest indiana #photography #society
