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12 Nov 2023 1 minute read 0 comments The Real SMTV
Drill music is a subgenre of hip-hop that originated in Chicago, particularly in the South Side. It is characterized by its aggressive lyrics, heavy use of trap-style beats, and often dark and gritty themes that reflect the harsh realities of street...
1 Jul 2022 14 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
This is a story I wrote for a book I published in 2012. It's a snapshot of a certain mindset I was in when I lived in Chicago in the late 90s. I was recently looking at a map of Chicago and the horror and beauty of those days hit me all at once, an...
5 Jul 2021 1 minute read 2 comments stevenvanelk
Last fall I was in Chicago to do an engagement photo shoot with a couple. We walked around Lincoln Park taking photos and the light was gorgeous. The couple was awesome too. They brought some friends with them who forced them to chug PBRs during the...
29 Apr 2021 4 minute read 0 comments MintDice.com
When casinos first began promoting organized gambling and betting on sports, many of these casinos were owned and operated by the mob. This is especially true in the gambling capital of north America, the city of Las Vegas. But did you know that the...
15 Mar 2021 1 minute read 2 comments stevenvanelk
I was in Chicago in December of 2017 to shoot a few engagement photos of a couple. It was -15 degrees Farenheit during the shoot, just absolutely freezing cold. This was shot on the shore of Lake Michigan, in the Belmont Harbor Park. I shot this to m...
17 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments cMasta
(image source) What's one of the worst things to spend public tax dollars on during a respiratory disease pandemic? Duuuh, probably not construction on I-294 that's scheduled to not even be finished until 2026. This very congesting project has been...
18 Feb 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Etson0x
We had another NBA All-Star weekend and it has lots of stories.. That was the 69th time that whole NBA got together, had fun, had competitions.. I believe 2020 All-Star was one of the best one in last 10 years.. Usually in last couple of years we did...
