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Daniel X. O'Neil
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Chicago poet, essayist, and internet consultant. Father of two.
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This Page Has Moved. [ TypePad --> WordPress ]
So I ported this site, with more 1,200 posts over 8 years, over to Wordpress. The URL is the same (http://www.derivativeworks.com/), but the RSS feed has changed (http://www.derivativeworks.com/feed). I'll leave the lament for later (I was and sort of always... Continue reading
Posted Jul 13, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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The Sadness of Deferred Maintenance at the State of Illinois Building
I have always loved goofball architecture. I can't pass a Brutalist structure without stopping to marvel at it. And there was nothing goofier than the State of Illinois Building (160 North LaSalle St.) when it opened in 1985. I went... Continue reading
Posted Jun 23, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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The News The Day Before: Anwar Sadat's Assassination
I love the New York Times archive. Since I get the paper delivered to my doorstep every morning, I get access to every word they've published since 1851. If I were a smarter person (or at least an actual coder),... Continue reading
Posted Jun 21, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Lincoln Marsh in Early Summer
There is a wonderful lushness to this marsh right now. The rain you served us well. The reeds are thin and green, but with one ripe orange one here: And here's what I'm pretty sure is a Black-headed Grosbeak: Here's... Continue reading
Posted Jun 18, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Prentice Hospital is Worth Saving
Posted Jun 16, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Wrapping Up the AldermanicWebsites Project
Posted Jun 15, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Notes from the Champions of Change — Open Innovators Event at the White House
Posted Jun 15, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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So Apparently I Am A White House Champion of Change for Open Innovation
Posted Jun 10, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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North Avenue Beach in Calm
Yesterday Whet Moser of Chicago Magazine used an image of mine in a deeply researched post about the history of violence on Chicago's beaches. It reminded about these other photos I've taken there. I love the off-times. You zig, I... Continue reading
Posted Jun 9, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Deep Dive: City of Chicago Payments Data
Posted Jun 6, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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In Praise of Gil Scott-Heron
Posted May 27, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Bill Cunnigham is an Amazing Artist and Bill Cunnigham New York is a Great Film
Posted May 25, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Crazy, idnit?
Picturing Pitching O'Neils
I like to take pictures. I like my children. I like it when my children pitch. I like talking pictures of my children pitching.
Amazing Mural at the Zingo Express/ BP Amoco in Knox, Indiana
Whilst traveling back from Wabash over the weekend, we stopped at a BP for gas &etc. Inside was this epic mural of architectural life in Knox, Indiana in the mid-1980s: Here's some detail, starting with an old school take on... Continue reading
Posted May 17, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Architecture of Wabash, Indiana
SL and I went to Wabash, Indiana, for a family function over the weekend, and I took some shots of the Wabash, Indiana downtown. Really good stuff. Continue reading
Posted May 16, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Best comment ever
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In Praise of Invasives
Naturalists like to talk about "invasives" in derisive terms. Here's a snip from the wikipeida entry for the term: They disrupt by dominating a region, wilderness areas, particular habitats, and/or wildland-urban interface land from loss of natural controls (i.e.: predators or herbivores). This...
In Praise of Invasives
Naturalists like to talk about "invasives" in derisive terms. Here's a snip from the wikipeida entry for the term: They disrupt by dominating a region, wilderness areas, particular habitats, and/or wildland-urban interface land from loss of natural controls (i.e.: predators... Continue reading
Posted May 11, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Wildflowers of Michigan
I love nature-- experiencing the simple joy of flowers, shrubs, plants, clouds, lake water-- all that stuff. I also like to think myself a student of how we approach nature. I love how we fix it to be just so,... Continue reading
Posted May 10, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Wow-- thanks for the WhatWasThere link, Lynn-- really amazing site!
Logan Square Land Use: Mega Mall Block Through Time -- Emptiness, Movie Theaters and Auto Dealerships
Lately, after having been schooled by architecture & design educator Jen Masengarb on the topic, I have had a mini-obsession with Sanborn Fire Maps in Chicago. She obtained a set of maps for the area around my apartment in Logan Square for 1896, 1921, and 1950 and helped me (and some other nerds...
Logan Square Land Use: Mega Mall Block Through Time -- Emptiness, Movie Theaters and Auto Dealerships
Posted May 8, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Picturing Pitching O'Neils
I like to take pictures. I like my children. I like it when my children pitch. I like talking pictures of my children pitching. Continue reading
Posted May 5, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Here's a Bunch of Badasses Watching a Bunch of Badasses Getting Ready to Kill an Asshole Yesterday.
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Posted May 2, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Life is Cinematic
Children play in an enormous puddle while adults play soccer near Lane Tech. Storm rolls in over construction site as well. Continue reading
Posted Apr 30, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Flora of Laguna Beach
Last week Shawn-Laree and I were in Laguna Beach, CA and I took as many shots as a I could of the amazing oceanfront fauna. Here's the whole set. Correction: this, of course, is flora, not fauna. Thanks, Kathleen! Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2011 at Derivative Works (DXO)
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Hi, George. I don't have any further knowledge, but maybe some others here will. Sounds like a great heirloom!
Richard Koppe: 15 Drawings
koppe_cover Originally uploaded by juggernautco. Here are scans of a limited edition piece by underappreciated Bauhaus guy Richard Koppe. I bought this for $3 in a garage sale in the Western suburbs of Chicago. There is very little info on the internet or even at the library about Ri...
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