When The New York Times reported on December 1, 2010 that the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. “removed [David Wojnarowicz’s video A Fire in My Belly] from an exhibition […]
In the women’s ‘loo’ in a pub in Cambridge, England I found a product which is promoted as one “designed by girls, for girls”— a “seduction kit” for three pounds, […]
The National Review Online has posted John H. Miller’s podcast with Jeffrey Meyers, author of the new book Orwell: Life and Art. “Orwell showed [in Homage to Catalonia] that the left…were fighting Franco, and […]
The Wall Street Journal‘s online holiday gift guide recommends Sacred Steel: Inside an African American Steel Guitar Tradition. “The steel guitar is fundamental to the rollicking music of Pentecostal worship […]
James Ballowe, author of the new book Christmas in Illinois, was interviewed November 26, 2010, on WGN-TV’s Midday News. […]
The Huffington Post has published the third of a 4-part series by Richard Hughes based on his book Christian America and the Kingdom of God. The Christian Right in Context, Part 3: […]
Calling all prospective East Central Illinois Black Friday survivors. This coming Sunday, November 28, the Champaign Public Library will host an event for the new anthology Christmas in Illinois. At 2:00 p.m., […]
On Saturday, November 20, The Jalopy Theatre in Brooklyn will host a launch event for Ray Allen’s new book Gone to the Country: The New Lost City Ramblers and the […]
Jillian Weinberger reviews Hands on the Freedom Plow for Ms. Magazine’s blog. “Most of the narratives in this invaluable collection proudly note that while an element of gender bias certainly […]
The Huffington Post has published the second of a 4-part series by Richard Hughes based on his book Christian America and the Kingdom of God. The Christian Right in Context: Building a […]
It’s been 60+ degrees this week so I haven’t been thinking much about the upcoming holidays. However, my favorite post every year is the Press’ end-of-the-year collection of staff favorites. Spoiler alert: Joanna […]
The online version of AARP The Magazine just published a review of Hands on the Freedom Plow. “With the exception of Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, and Fannie Lou Hamer, […]