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Fethullah Gulen and Turkey today

Posted on September 13, 2016 (September 13, 2016) by rkcunningham
in communication

Today, the government of Turkey asked the United States to detain Fethullah Gulen, a Sunni Muslim cleric who left Turkey in 1999 and currently lives in rural Pennsylvania. Gulen’s ongoing […]

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Tagged Bilge Yesil, international affairs, politics, Turkey

200 Years of Illinois: This one goes out to Johnsburg

Posted on September 13, 2016 (September 8, 2016) by rkcunningham
in Illinois / regional, music

September 13, 1983, saw the release of the song “Johnsburg, Illinois,” by Tom Waits, an artist fated to become the most beloved acquired taste in American music. Dubiously referred to […]

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Tagged 200 Years of Illinois, Johnsburg, music, Tom Waits

Release Party: Paul Thomas Anderson

Posted on September 12, 2016 (July 18, 2016) by rkcunningham
in film

Since his explosive debut with the indie sensation Hard Eight, Paul Thomas Anderson has established himself as one of contemporary cinema’s most exciting artists. His 2002 feature Punch-Drunk Love radically […]

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Tagged Contemporary Film Directors Series, directors, George Toles, Paul Thomas Anderson

Trivia Friday: Red Grange, John Belushi, and a gorilla

Posted on September 9, 2016 (September 8, 2016) by rkcunningham
in Illinois / regional

1. Red Grange’s six-touchdown game against Michigan in 1924 inspired poetry and cemented Grange’s legend. His performance featured four TDs in the first quarter alone, but which detail about the […]

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Tagged art, Lorado Taft, Red Grange, Suze Orman, trivia

Throwbacklist Thursday: Ready for some football

Posted on September 8, 2016 (September 8, 2016) by rkcunningham
in biography, sports history

Tonight, the National Football League and the betting on same return to thrill America. Sure, you know the quarterback rating of all the miserable underperformers who have gone under center for […]

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Tagged baseball, Elliott J. Gorn, football, John M. Carroll, Michael Oriard, NFL, Red Grange, sports history, sports media, Warren Goldstein

Five quotes from Frederik Pohl

Posted on September 8, 2016 (September 8, 2016) by rkcunningham
in American literature, biography, science fiction

Today, UIP author Michael R. Page takes to the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast to discuss the work and legacy of science fiction master Frederik Pohl. In his seven-decade career, […]

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Tagged Frederik Pohl, Michael R. Page, Modern Master of Science Fiction, science fiction

200 Years of Illinois: Miss America’s trampoline

Posted on September 7, 2016 (September 7, 2016) by rkcunningham
in Illinois / regional

On September 7, 1968, Judith Anne Ford of Belvidere became the second-ever woman from Illinois to win the Miss America pageant. Feminist criticism of the contest was in the air, […]

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Tagged 200 Years of Illinois, Miss America

Release Party: Herndon’s Lincoln

Posted on September 5, 2016 (September 1, 2016) by rkcunningham
in biography, Illinois / regional, Lincoln

New in paperback, Herndon’s Lincoln offers today’s readers the most influential biography of the Railsplitter ever published. William H. Herndon aspired to write a faithful portrait of his friend and law […]

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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, biography, Herndon's Lincoln, Jesse W. Weik, William H. Herndon

Release Party: Blue Rhythm Fantasy

Posted on September 1, 2016 (August 16, 2016) by rkcunningham
in biography, music

Behind the iconic jazz orchestras, vocalists, and stage productions of the Swing Era lay the talents of popular music’s unsung heroes: the arrangers. In this new entry in our acclaimed […]

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Tagged Blue Rhythm Fantasy, Chappie Willet, John Wriggle, music history, swing music

Throwbacklist Thursday: Money that’s ready to burn

Posted on September 1, 2016 (August 31, 2016) by rkcunningham
in anthropology, sports history

Gambling. Like all our beloved vices, it is an ancient habit, and probably a prehistoric one. The mighty UIP handicaps some scholarship on the wagering life to get you in the […]

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Tagged college basketball, college football, college sports, gambling, Greece

Release Party: Barns of Illinois

Posted on August 30, 2016 (July 11, 2016) by rkcunningham
in Illinois / regional, photography

Finally available in a full-color paperback edition, Larry Kanfer’s Barns of Illinois showcases the Illinois photographer’s much-praised images of the Midwest’s iconic structure. As a state abounding with broad farmlands, Illinois has […]

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Tagged Barns of Illinois, Larry Kanfer, midwest, photography

200 Years of Illinois: The Last Hambletonian

Posted on August 30, 2016 (August 7, 2017) by rkcunningham
in Illinois / regional, sports history, Uncategorized

On August 30, 1980, the last Hambletonian in Du Quoin got underway amidst local sadness and headlines that harness racing’s top event had scored big money in its move to the […]

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Tagged 200 Years of Illinois, Du Quoin, sports
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