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October 2, 2013 (September 30, 2013)

Vernacular music and learning with Christopher Smith

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Christopher Smith, author of The Creolization of American Culture gave a TED talk at Lubbock called “The Homeland of the Mind,” focusing on how people learn. Smith is an associate […]

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September 30, 2013

Woodson Library event for The Negro in Illinois taped for BookTV

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On Saturday, September 28, the Carter G. Woodson Regional branch of The Chicago Public Library was the site of a celebration of the publication of The Negro in Illinois. The event included a […]

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September 25, 2013

Inside the Architecture of Barry Byrne

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Vincent Michael, author of The Architecture of Barry Byrne, recently appeared on WTTW-TV’s Chicago Tonight program to discuss the apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright who brought the Prairie School of Architecture […]

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September 14, 2013 (September 6, 2013)

Happy birthday to film director Christian Petzold

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German film director Christian Petzold was born on September 14, 1960. The director of films Barbara and Jerichow is also the subject of the forthcoming Contemporary Film Directors series release […]

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August 29, 2013 (August 28, 2013)

Happy birthday, Charlie Parker

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Jazz giant Charlie “Bird” Parker was born on August 29, 1920 in Kansas City. During his short life—he died at age 34—Parker became one of the most influential figures in […]

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May 20, 2013 (May 15, 2013)

Q&A with Friday Night Fighter author Troy Rondinone

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Gaspar “Indio” Ortega appeared on prime-time network television more than almost any other boxer in history. Rising from poverty in his native Tijuana, Mexico, Ortega used his skills in the ring […]

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May 11, 2013 (May 9, 2013)

Q&A with Murphy Hicks Henry, author of Pretty Good for a Girl

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Murphy Hicks Henry is a professional banjo player and writer who founded the Women in Bluegrass newsletter and has written regularly for Bluegrass Unlimited and Banjo Newsletter. She answered our questions […]

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May 1, 2013

Friday Night Fighter: a Look Back to the Golden Age of TV Boxing

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Troy Rondinone’s new book Friday Night Fighter tells the story of Gaspar “Indio” Ortega, who was a hero for many Latin Americans as one of the first Mexicans to appear […]

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April 21, 2013 (April 19, 2013)

Coming Attractions: Fred Ho documentary

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This week musician and activist Fred Ho will be celebrated at events featuring both signings of the new University of Illinois Press book Yellow Power Yellow Soul and also some […]

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August 30, 2012 (August 30, 2012)

Framing Insanity

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We have a selection of new titles that examine the different ways the U.S. legal system has defined insanity, especially in relation to gender. All of these books look at […]

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April 15, 2009 (April 20, 2009)

Mushroom Mania

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Our gorgeous new guide to wild mushrooms in Illinois is finally here, just in time for high mushroom season. Champaign Taste features it in today’s post, and one of the […]

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February 26, 2009 (February 26, 2009)

Starring Ronell by Willis Regier

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The debut of Examined Life gives Avital Ronell a celebrity that will amaze her, please her, and puzzle her, all at once. Choosing Avital as one of the principals in the […]

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