Health, Fitness and Style
I Do! Chicago Ties the Knot
The Chicago History Museum’s expansive costume collection of nearly one thousand wedding gowns, suits, and accessories dating back to the 1720s allowed for the exhibition to unveil a unique view on wedding traditions. more »
Midterm Election Updates
The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press research reflects a variety of responses to the Center's polling including changing health care, social security, partisan bickering, a leaderless political party and citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants. more »
Nobel Prize in Medicine to Robert G. Edwards for the development of in vitro fertilization
Approximately four million individuals have so far been born following IVF. Many of them are now adult and some have already become parents. A new field of medicine has emerged, with Robert Edwards leading the process all the way from the fundamental discoveries to the current, successful IVF therapy. His contributions represent a milestone in the development of modern medicine. more »
John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Praise of Women
It demonstrated Sargent’s keen interest in exotic women little known or understood by an American audience, and his visual assertion of the importance of mystery in the definition of femininity. more »
