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Obsessing About Obsessions
Evanston RoundTable, Aug. 5, 2020 Almost anything people do can become the object of obsessive devotion and fanatic attention to detail, especially hobbies. Wikipedia lists hundreds, from drink mixing to
Look Around
Evanston RoundTable, March 18, 2020 Hey Bunkie. Are you stuck in existential despair? Terrified the end times are at hand? Certain the latest outrage from Washington, Springfield, City Hall or
Hard Times
Evanston RoundTable, July 29, 2020 Such a shock to turn on the radio and hear: “I’m so afraid of goin’ out, and I’m so tired of stayin’ in…” So modern,
Tour de Evanston
Evanston RoundTable, July 16, 2020 With its excellent bike lanes and trails, Evanston is an eminently bikeable city, through which I have been riding some 10 miles almost every morning
Giving Thanks
Evanston RoundTable, July 1, 2020 Even in these terrible times of global pandemic, persistent and virulent racial inequities and a spiraling economy, it is good to realize and acknowledge our
When Lilacs Last
Evanston RoundTable, June 17, 2020 Now we come to the best part of the year, when the nights are crisp and cool and the days sparkle with the tender green
Arts Groups Transition to Online Learning
Evanston RoundTable, June 13, 2020 With remarkable speed and a mostly seamless transition, Evanston arts groups have moved from in-studio to online lessons and classes. Most went dark the second
Esteemed Guitarist Offers to Play in Your Backyard
Evanston RoundTable, June 13, 2020 Donovan Mixon will bring an intimate concert to your back yard. Evanston jazz guitarist Donovan Mixon wants to play for you. Safely, of course, so
A Worthy Pandemic Pastime: Tell Your Story
Evanston RoundTable, June 3, 2020 As we wait (and wait and wait) for the pandemic to end and some kind of “normal” life to resume, as we meanwhile (in our