drifter/writer on architecture, culture and Chicago, photographer specializing in out-of-focus images. there will be posts on opera, apologies in advance.https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtwfk5t5qk2lStriking Forest Preserve workers crossing from the County Building down Clark25 Aug 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwfk5t5qk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtw6xtdztk2hAt least the former Thompson Center's great glass curve survives.25 Aug 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw6xtdztk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtw6vmxeus2uIs that all there is? A column cover reveal at the NW corner. We traded in one of the greatest, most exuberant civic buildings of the 20th century for one where reflections of the surrounding buildings provide the only character, and the base coughs up a definite Google-channels-Darth-Vader vibe.25 Aug 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw6vmxeus2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mturqnuvh2252nd ward alderman Brian Hopkins wants to revoke landmark designation and destroy the 1902 Cortland Street bridge. https://mailchi.mp/cityofchicago/2nd-ward-newsletter-4909488-l0j1sj3rmu-4910467?e=34adc615d425 Aug 2026 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mturqnuvh225https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtup6z5kus25Pretty sure this is about as far as possible from how the Founders envisioned freedom, but NY Democrat and man-whisperer author push for universal involuntary servitude for young Americans. Just think what Trump could do with all that labor! https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/24/opinion-national-service-renew-faith-america-patriotism/?share=rvennarnnct6nreacoui25 Aug 2026 01:47 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtup6z5kus25https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtuo2k6p7225So when opposition escalated to his vanity, billion-dollar ballroom, he invoked the Trump card of national security: the ballroom was REQUIRED because it gave the President a secure bunker. Turns out there's already been one for a decade. wapo.st/4y5Do4J https://wapo.st/4y5Do4J25 Aug 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuo2k6p7225https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtucgf3yu22cPeople who asked me take their picture today.24 Aug 2026 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtucgf3yu22chttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtu75cjmic2cBuzz24 Aug 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu75cjmic2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtu2sqvv2c25The Trib's Nina Metz looks at a new book by photographer Matt Maldre, The Architecture of Chicago's Beverly Hills/Morgan Park, which includes work by thrice-named Walter Burley Griffin and Frank Lloyd Wright. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/18/beverly-hills-morgan-park-architecture-photo-book/?share=n8glrhtisbpo8ktwp6an24 Aug 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu2sqvv2c25https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mttv5iciqc25MAGA logic, illustrated. trying to gaslight you into thinking the astounding number of mass shootings in the U.S. is "fake news." (In 2025, 420 deaths, 1,900 injured)24 Aug 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttv5iciqc25https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtttaett3k25Meanwhile, across the street, Mary adjusts Abe's coat. (Springfield's Lincoln sculpture, Larry Anderson, 2004)24 Aug 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtttaett3k25https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mttsvlh4ks25Mr. Becker goes to Springfield: the Old State Capitol. How you got to what you see here is a fascinating story. Read all about it and see all the pics, at the link. https://arcchicago.blogspot.com/2026/08/mr-becker-goes-to-springfield-old-state.html24 Aug 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttsvlh4ks25https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtrjmaqwfs25... and some images from the deceased DePaul Art Museum's landmark 2024 exhibition, Edgar Miller Anti-Modern 1917-1967, which included his art, architecture, product designs, and a map of Brookfield Zoo. 1/223 Aug 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrjmaqwfs25https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtrirxhh4225The Trib's Rick Kogan in praise of A Total Work of Art: The Story of Edgar Miller, a new graphic novel with striking illustrations by Hannah Dykstra. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/19/edgar-miller-graphic-novel/?share=wlto0ntbwgeri9rappe923 Aug 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrirxhh4225https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtrhgdtb4s2aAbsolutely fascinating video on a luxury scaffolding face-off in NYC. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Db9NZiGlP51/?igsi=NTZ1ZzQ2OGg5Yndt23 Aug 2026 18:50 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrhgdtb4s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtre5vmxx225AI is shaking down all of us, sucking up trillions in our treasure, polluting our air and water, raising prices on consumer electronics - and it's still not enough: they're squeezing communities for tax breaks that deplete revenues for basic local services. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/08/23/special-report-data-centers-taxes/?share=dascroeactiwrcwpe2e823 Aug 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtre5vmxx225https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtr65rhnc22uAuthor of suspected AI generated book cries foul: AI isn't reliable enough to determine what's AI generated. In the future, no human authors - haven't we already had enough? - but author AI brands; titles from AI models "AIgatha" or "AIGrisham" dominate best-sellers. https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/generative-ai-book-publishing-be79a287?st=hVHJw9&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink23 Aug 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr65rhnc22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtr3a644bc2uFascinating story of little-known Afro-American prolific inventor who beat Thomas Edison in court. https://www.wsj.com/business/granville-t-woods-patent-battles-edison-6744bfcf?st=7DkQUz&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink23 Aug 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr3a644bc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtpc4yi7os2uFor New City, Chicago architect Dirk Denison offers up a great introduction -lots ofphotos - of highly influential Cranbrook, originally designed by Eliel Saarinen, who had emigrated to America with the $20,000 he won placing second in the Tribune Tower competition. https://art.newcity.com/2026/08/21/cranbrook-for-life-how-a-farm-outside-detroit-became-an-art-design-and-education-mecca/?oly_enc_id=3803H9409578A2W22 Aug 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpc4yi7os2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtp7ihfb222uI'm always reading CTA press releases about how they're adding buses and frequency, and yet my encounters are often like this. Two of the busiest routes, 2pm. Claims of increased service are great, but without reliability it's unlikely to entice potential new riders- and revenue.22 Aug 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtp7ihfb222uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtoxyjobnc2rSome clouds22 Aug 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoxyjobnc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtoszwobtk2uJust what we need, another ex-Palantir Thiel-bot billionaire who moves to a Confederate state to indulge his hobby of spending 10% of his time successfully passing regressive, everything-should-be-privatized-and-America-run-by-corporations legislation. wapo.st/3UcLKJ4 https://wapo.st/3UcLKJ422 Aug 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoszwobtk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtoraskioc2uRecently the Trib editorial board railed against public toilets, but from San Francisco, a report how JCDeaux, the same company behind Chicago's bus shelters, endures setbacks and achieves victories in deploying design and innovation to create public toilets that get 2K flushes a day. bit.ly/46itmBc https://bit.ly/46itmBc22 Aug 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoraskioc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtoiwhu4js27The dauguerrotype was introduced in August, 1839. The next month, Philadelphia's Joseph Paxton took the first photograph in the U.S. By November, his friend Joseph Cornelius took the first selfie. Parenthetically, I just finished this book on the train from Springfield. share.inquirer.com/0We13o22 Aug 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoiwhu4js27https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtkgtgh3js2eSummer is slipping away. For the first time in months, no warming direct early evening sunlight on Tiny Tapp on the Chicago Riverwalk. Still, as Meagan McNeil sings, it’s a lovely day. Embrace it.20 Aug 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkgtgh3js2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtjuu635pc2aMeanwhile, no approvals have yet been issued (2nd ward alderman Brian Hopkins has scheduled the next public forum - in-person and on-line - for September 2nd), but Northwestern is beginning site prep for its new monster building. https://mailchi.mp/cityofchicago/123445667898999-4910497?e=34adc615d420 Aug 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjuu635pc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtjtrwkk6k2aIf you've been all ready to get your first Italian beef fix from the Portillo's on Michigan Ave - it may still be a while...20 Aug 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjtrwkk6k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtjrpr2vlk2aThe Philadelphia Inquirer's Peter Dobrin looks at the art and galleries of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the recently re-opened Frank Furness 1876 masterpiece, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts share.inquirer.com/DwLo3220 Aug 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjrpr2vlk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mtjmpa5em222Coyote sighting: Hutchinson just off Western. Liberated from Zaslav's dark, murderous dungeon by a Ketchup's love, he finally gets his day in court a week from Friday. coyotevsacme.com20 Aug 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjmpa5em222https://bsky.app/profile/cmgiulini.bsky.social/post/3mthemyw4fk2wwww.thecarlyle.club19 Aug 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:tr5ov2t22jxqtssofja7hsca/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthemyw4fk2w