Rocco Buttliere is back with another architectural masterpiece.

Rocco Buttliere is back with another architectural masterpiece.

This model consists of approximately 1,900 pieces.

About this creation:
Built between 1907 and 1909, the University Club of Chicago has been the home of its namesake organization for more than a century. Located at 76 East Monroe Street along Michigan Avenue, the University Club was designed by Holabird & Roche and is arguably the first neo-gothic skyscraper ever built.


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This makes me happy.

This makes me happy. As a kid, I remember begging my parents to buy me a copy of the red boxed Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set. The box said "Ages 10½ and up," so my mom made me wait until I was 10½...she was a little concerned by all the hysteria, but relented after realizing that role-playing games are a far better drug for an adolescent than, well, actual drugs. I played pretty intensively through junior high and high school, mostly making adventures and playing as DM (dungeon master, the person who narrates/guides the players' experiences). I really loved it. Then, I went to college, where people just weren't into it, so I boxed up my stuff and stopped playing. I still have all my original materials from the early and mid-1980s, waiting for the day when my kids are old enough to appreciate a nice virtual romp through a dark keep or a haunted forest. And RPGs are among the most popular forms of gaming today, with the Internet making it incredibly easy for fans to get (and publish) innovative gaming materials, so, happily, there's no threat to the genre's existence.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/11/dd-rolls-a-20-makes-it-into-the-toy-hall-of-fame-this-year/

RIP Leonard Cohen, a songwriter and singer for the ages.

RIP Leonard Cohen, a songwriter and singer for the ages.

Here's Jeff Buckley's studio version of "Hallelujah" (a Cohen song), about as moving a track as I know of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8AWFf7EAc4

Looks like Scottrade ($7/trade) will be acquired by TD Ameritrade ($10/trade).

Looks like Scottrade ($7/trade) will be acquired by TD Ameritrade ($10/trade). For Scottrade customers, that represents a 43% price increase.
https://about.scottrade.com/updates/announcement.html