

Art History
It’s a sunny but shockingly frigid January afternoon on Barrington. A thick veil of condensation covers the front window of the Mud Room, hiding Emily Vey Duke as she walks in from the cold. She looks tired, but that’s not unusual—fatigue is the uniform for anyone employed by a not-for-profit organization, especially one that faces…
One person’s junk
Even though the ad was lacking in specifics, the car still sounded like a loser. But the price was right. “’92 Lumina, blue, 4 door, about 349,972 km,” the ad read. The poster described it as a “great driving car,” but warned it was in need of a modulator, which would run about $200 plus…


