(Read in your best Stephen Colbert voice). We did it nation! 4,000 profile views!! Woo hooooooooooo!!! […]
University of Illinois Press at OAH by Kendra
The Organization of American Historians held its Annual Meeting in NYC this year, in midtown Manhattan at the Hilton New York. It was a good and busy meeting for us, with […]
Getting to know Champaign-Urbana, Part 5
Champaign’s Assembly Hall is a most endangered historic place, reports the Chicago Tribune. I drive past this building every day on my way home from work and have enjoyed many […]
Joe Evans profiled in Richmond’s “Style Weekly”
Joe Evans, author with Christopher Brooks of the new autobiography Follow Your Heart: Moving with the Giants of Jazz, Swing, and Rhythm and Blues, is profiled by Richmond’s Style Weekly. […]
Getting to Know Champaign-Urbana, Part 4
Oronte Churm writes about the elementary education system in Champaign-Urbana at Inside Higher Ed. “Everyone (but me) seems to know the names of the best primary school in town (private tuition is $1,000 […]
Out of the blue
Yesterday we received word of two positive events: The New York Post requested Karen McNally’s When Frankie Went to Hollywood: Frank Sinatra and American Male Identity for an April review date and […]
Going for 4,000
A few times a day I receive “friend” requests for Roni Stoneman’s MySpace page. All are immediately approved. C’mon, help Roni get to 4,000 visitors this week and join Bill, Fat Shirleys: […]
Just Landed: A Wide Array of New Books
Eight new books recently landed on my desk. The Man Who Adores the Negro: Race and American Folklore by Patrick B. Mullen (April 7, 2008) Nietzsche’s Philosophical Context: An Intellectual Biography by […]
Getting to know Champaign-Urbana, Part 3
The schedule for Roger Ebert’s 10th (!!) annual film festival has just been announced. Founded by former Urbana resident Roger Ebert, this overlooked fest is a gem for the Champaign-Urbana-University of Illinois community. […]
7.5 stars and a picked-scab reference for “Tongue & Groove”
Coldfront, an online poetry magazine, gives Stephen Cramer’s Tongue & Groove 7.5 stars. “Imagine a man in the subway who removes his shirt and starts picking a scab. Would you […]
maxboxing.com reviews “Sweet William”
Though quibbling a bit with Andrew O’Toole’s portrayal of the Joe Louis-Billy Conn rematch (was it fixed?), maxboxing.com recommends Sweet William: The Life of Billy Conn. “O’Toole recounts Conn’s rise […]
Lipstick Jungle by Breanne
The giveaway table in our breakroom lately included a springtime assortment of goodies. Five shades of lipstick, shiny bags, and perfume samples tempted the cosmetics lover, while a cheerful pack […]