This past weekend, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art debuted a new retrospective exhibit on the life and work of Franco-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle. One of her great initiatives was to express rebellious joy in her art, especially later in her career.

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Over the last week, I've been thinking about how much I still use cash, and what that says about my lifestyle as a whole.

Guests:

Alex Brisson, New York City

Elizabeth Duke, Kansas City, MO

George Vial, County Donegal, Ireland

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Over the last week, I've been thinking about the standards we define to cast a model of normality, or in an older term normalcy. This week then, I try to answer the question of what even is normal?

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This Monday, North America experienced its second total solar eclipse in the last decade.

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This week, after going down the rabbit hole of the Chicago Manual of Style's monthly Q&A newsletter, I thought I'd talk a bit about grammar.

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Last week, I returned to Chicago, this time on a business trip to attend a conference, and on the way took time to slow things down and enjoy the lived experience.

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This week, to begin Season 4 of the Wednesday Blog podcast, I want to talk about what it means to exist. I know, small topic for a Wednesday.

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This week, to round out Season 3 of the Wednesday Blog podcast, a few words about my love for museums.

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