Category Archives: Arts
Memories from the Mountains
This piece was written many years ago for the Chicago Reader (which eventually didn’t publish it) as a review of the Field Museum exhibit “The People and Art of the Philippines” mounted in the early 1980’s. It is slightly modified … Continue reading
The Neighbor Project Highlighted as Rick Guzman Receives Award from NIU Law
The VIDEO below shows Rick Guzman’s speech upon receiving the 2019 Young Alumnus of the Year Award from the Northern Illinois University College of Law, presented at the Union League Club in Chicago. The citation reads: “Rick is the Executive … Continue reading
Our “Green Book” fantasy, plus other Oscar winners that don’t hold up
This was front page, Arts & Entertainment section, of the February 3, 2019, Chicago Tribune. Though the Christopher Borelli article focused on other things, my direct answer to the question about Green Book—which won 2019’s Oscar for Best Picture—is this: … Continue reading →