I've posted elsewhere about memorable reading or media of the year. So this is post about the exhibitions, museums, and similar cultural attractions I've most enjoyed during 2007:

Top one has to be Louise Nevelson at the de Young Museum, just because of getting to see that many Nevelsons all in one place.

Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan at the BM.

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Tired and jetlagged, but back. Though I did manage a few hours of something resembling sleep on the plane: having concluded I probably wasn't going to get to sleep, I tuned into the music choice of Brahms's Violin and Double Concertos (rather than potentially disturb other people with a light for reading), and, with my neck pillow supporting my ( Read more... )

I like this hotel! It is extremely centrally located - just around from the Hancock Building and the Water Tower (with the Pumping Station, perhaps my favourite Chicago building, for the sheer WTF incongruity). Not only do I have a large room with kitchen (not that, for a 2-night stay, I'm likely to use it), free internet, and a complimentary hot ( Read more... )