Arthur Mullen's blog
I had a lot of fear about getting my bottom wisdom teeth out. Despite the necessity for my health, I put the act off for more than a decade. The recent Diane Rehms conversation with Stephen King was a masterpiece. The reason I bring this up is that remembering all the Stephen King stories of… Continue reading Throw Out Your Gold Teeth And See How They Roll
In the fantasy episode of Check, Please! that exists only in my dreams, I get to explain how I feel my pick has a certain gravitas, coming from the manager of one of the city's best sandwich spots (I am the manager of Xoco.) My favorite sandwich in Chicago is found here at Sidedoor: the prime… Continue reading Hippies Use SideDoor
Chris said that the more we understand the design that surrounds us, the better it all gets. Merchandise Mart was the largest building in the world, as measured by floorspace, until being surpassed by the Pentagon. It got cold on the boat as we approached the Chicago Harbor Lock: I gave Effie my sweatshirt. There… Continue reading Chicago Architecture