Don't forget: the big red ball will be all over the place this weekend. Today, it's at the Wishbone on West Washington (until 6pm), tomorrow it'll be at the Field Museum, and Sunday, it'll be in Grant Park. We can only hope Clifford is joining it later. [Red Ball Project] more ›

The Olympic flame isn’t the only big red ball that gets to travel around the world. An installation art piece titled the RedBall Project that has been bouncing around the globe since 2001, adopting various urban landscapes on its seemingly unending world tour, will be kickin’ it around Chicago all next month. more ›