Star Wars Death Star reborn in virtual reality at UIC
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By Siying Li, Video by Chencheng Zhao When Star Wars’ creator George Lucas envisioned the Death Star as a huge and deadly space station, capable of destroying a planet with a single shot of aa super laser, he turned to at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The original model, featured in the first Star […]
New brew from ancient Peru featured at Field Bistro (VIDEO)
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By Siying Li You can always read about an ancient culture in books or see the objects it produced at a museum. And now you can even taste it. Inspired by the brewing customs of the Wari people in ancient Peru, the Field Museum will launch a new beer in March, made with traditional Peruvian […]
Argentine cafes face competition from trendy coffee shops
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By Siying Li Javier Gonzales grew up working in Bar El Progreso, just on the border of the upscale Palermo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His family owns the 106-year-old café. Like most Argentine cafés, the coffee drinks Gonzales serves at Bar El Progreso are traditional espresso and espresso with milk. On a recent afternoon at […]