December 2011
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In All Terrain’s perpetual hunt for nifty and shareworthy web gems, we may have just found one of the coolest yet.
A New York-based Chinese artist recently unveiled a stunning daytime fireworks display — the biggest of its kind — at the Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar. Using the sky as his canvas, 54-year-old Cai Guo-Qiang manipulated explosives controlled by...
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We hope you had a happy holiday! We’re back in full swing today at All Terrain. Actually, it’s more like half swing. I think some of us are still shaking the calm of an extended weekend. But we’re here, nonetheless.
During a family party this weekend, we found ourselves parked in front of an HD yule log. You know the ones. Fake fireplace DVD loop playing on a flat panel....
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Happy holidays from all of us here at All Terrain!
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Reason #561 why working at All Terrain rules:
I received the below email from Kevin today, politely petitioning our blog to promote the day of reckoning.
I mean, who says ‘please’ when dealing in doomsdays? Too kind, Kev. Too kind.
Ask and ye shall receive:
Buckle up, y’all. The sands of time — errr, this widget — are sinking.
Supposing, if only for a...
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If only the LA Clippers’ Blake Griffin were participating in Illinois Lottery’s MVP Cash Spectacular when he launched this beauty — from deeper than half court AND on his butt — at an NBA training camp last week:
Seriously?
It’s challenge enough to sink a half-courter from your feet after weeks of meticulous and measured practice. Just ask Brian Payne (below,...
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Our friends in Kill Hannah return to the stage(s) this weekend for a pair of annual holiday blowouts, better known to the KH faithful as New Heart for XMas — and we highly recommend grabbing tix while they’re still available. It’s truly a spectacle of sight and sound.
For this, the 8th installment of the yearly concert, the band has decided to do two gigs.
On Friday, December...
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Imagine rolling up to North Ave. Beach on one of these bad boys!
Seriously. We’ve never seen anything like this. No need to watch more than a minute of this to get the idea:
Turns out, they’re actually less expensive than we imagined. Zapata Racing, the company behind The Fly Board, sells them for 4900 euros, or $6345.50.
A real life “Aquaman meets Iron Man.” We....
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This is a pretty clever satirical commentary and, regardless of beliefs, an entertaining watch.
Imagine if the first Christmas took place in today’s world. Suppose the story of the nativity were seen through the lens of our nonstop digital connectivity. Picture platforms like Facebook and Twitter playing a part in the pilgrimage to Bethlehem.
Credit to the video’s creators,...
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Last week, we celebrated our inaugural All Terrain Conference. This week, we’re giving you the highlights in… 40 seconds.
Held over two days in Chicago, the company-centric events with a team-building tone contained an insightful blend of past, present and future All Terrain dealings.
On Wednesday, we gathered at The Blackstone where, following a team breakfast, co-owners Brook...
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A friend of ours is opening Farm Cuisine, a new Modern Cooking restaurant in Wicker Park this Winter and they’re hiring all positions! Have experience in the industry? Looking for work? We’ve included their official posting below. Let’s see if All Terrain can’t help you out!
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Award-winning Chef Bryan Moscatello opens Farm Cuisine | Modern Cooking Restaurant
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Congrats to our friends at The Drawing Room (937 N. Rush) on being named to Food & Wine’s 50 Best Bars in America list!
Their unique cocktail program - created by Chief Mixologist Charles Joly (pictured) - is a collection of classic cocktails, modern creations, punch bowls, hand crafted sodas and boutique coffee and tea service. Ordering a drink at The Drawing Room is a true...
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If simply test driving this car helped fight cancer, would you take it?
What if the same test drive also paid you $10?
It’s really one of the coolest fundraisers we’ve seen and All Terrain is proud to represent Chevy at Saturday’s Colleges Against Cancer fundraiser at the University of Chicago. It’d be an even cooler fundraiser if you came out to support.
If you test drive...