The Last Word

“Twas in the weeks before Christmas, when all through the Inn, drinks were a stirring as families poured in. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care … in hopes that new holiday memories would soon be made there. And while there may not be actual sugar plums being served at The English Room

The movies make it look like the most glamorous job in the world. Celebrity photo shoots? Fancy cars? Lavish estates? Check, check, check. But whether you’re the Editor in Chief at Vogue or this very publication, there is more than meets the eye—much more. Just ask 9-year-old Ella Kijek of Lake Forest. This fourth grader

The conversation you are about to have with Jeremy Kruse is not a skit. It could be, but it’s not. The interview (let’s pretend you’re writer on deadline) is all about delving into his life story (starting in Lincolnshire, where he was born) and finding out exactly how this seasoned Method actor (resume includes the

Words are power, often used to persuade, motivate, and inspire. And that’s exactly what longtime Lake Bluff resident Joyce Foster had in mind when she began posting quotes about native gardening on an easel-style sandwich board in her lush, wildflower-laden front yard. Gems like this Chinese proverb—“The best time to plant an oak is 20

She sees the invisible. Notices humans that most just walk by. Collaborates with a swarm of creatures many might deem a pest. It’s both a superpower and a call to action as artist Diane Feldpausch Tang brings those otherwise unseen beings to life in her paintings, sculpture, and other multimedia creations—including some that are done

I have many identities— mysterious, chameleonlike personas hatched by the people who run the operation. They orchestrate my every move. Send me flying back and forth through the decades, time-traveler style. One year I’m in 19th century Paris at the Moulin Rouge; the next, I’m skipping ahead to the summer of 1922 at an imagined