Kinetic Loop

Chicagoan Colleen Plumb has two photos on 20×200 — Tiger Rug, Cabrini Green and Field Museum Sue.

Can you believe it’s that time again? That’s right, it’s the 5th Annual Plastics Processors Conference & Polyolefins Industry Workshop, which brings today’s business person up to speed with language, concepts and key issues in the polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) supply chain, from resin process technology through to finished goods. I’ll be live blogging, podcasting and twittering the event at the Chicago Marriott Downtown, as I network with fabricators, converters and end-users from diverse markets. Just kidding. (But remember, readers, avoid plastics with a code of 7, and try to use only code 2 or code 5.)

Anthony Bourdain, punk rock chef, interviewed. “The tip is, if there’s too many white people eating in a place, there’s something wrong. The best Chinese place is the one that can support an entirely Chinese clientele. It’s the same rule as would apply around the world; those are the places you want to go.

GeekDad reviews the Jim Henson exhibit at the Smithsonian. “For me, though, the highlight of the show was the arrays of hand-drawn cartoons, mostly done by Henson himself, around the walls of the exhibit.  The cartoons showed his thought processes, how he built characters and then built stories around them.” Argh, I want to see it, but it won’t be in Chicago ’til like, 2050.

The Globe & Mail has a piece about Mathieu Saura’s stripped-down videos of musicians.

SFGate writes about the new California Academy of Sciences building, opening in 31 days. “Soon to be transferred to the new academy building, too, are legions of bats, flying geckos, chameleons, ants by the thousands and many more animals and plants.” And I’ll be posting about the inevitable escapes from their transport containers.

Lastly, most plants are left-handed.