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Tag Archives: holidays
“What I Want for Christmas,” an excerpt from Christmas in Illinois
in Christmas, Illinois / regional
Tagged Christmas in Illinois, holidays, James Ballowe
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With hopes for peaceful holiday celebrations everywhere, here is “What I Want for Christmas,” by Robert Green Ingersoll, from Christmas in Illinois, along with the introduction by editor James Ballowe: “Adults have also used the holiday to make known to … Continue reading
I am fortunately immune to nostalgia about past celebrations of the yule, with one exception: the Christmas tree. Not a tree in the abstract, but the Christmas tree I grew up with, a monstrosity of fakery laden with all the menace American manufacturing could … Continue reading
Let’s observe National Soft-Serve Ice Cream Day one day early
in Chicago, food
Tagged Chicago Food Encyclopedia, food history, holidays, ice cream
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There’s nothing more American than soft-serve ice cream. It provides the dairy and sweetness we crave in an attractive shape atop a sugary cone that encourages mobility. And we dispense the tasty snack via a machine that smashes it with compressed … Continue reading
National Book Lovers Day: Getting rid of books is impossible
in publishing
Tagged bookstores, holidays, Meet the UI Press
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Book lovers enjoy writing/talking about the sanctity of books. The tactile pleasure. The superiority of the physical object to the ethereal electronic version. The knowledge. The immersive experience. The old friend thing. But the time comes when every bibliophile must face … Continue reading
Christmas in the Land of Milk and (Uncle) Honey
in author commentary, authors, biography, Christmas, Illinois / regional, local authors
Tagged agriculture, Alan Guebert, Christmas, holidays, The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey
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Alan Guebert’s book The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey may have been inspired by a little homemade wine. Guebert, has been writing his nationally syndicated column “The Farm and Food File” since 1993. The first seed of what would become … Continue reading
I am fortunately immune to nostalgia about past celebrations of the yule, with one exception: the Christmas tree. Not a tree in the abstract, but the Christmas tree I grew up with, a monstrosity of fakery laden with all the menace American manufacturing could … Continue reading
Backlist Bop: “All Around the Year,” by Jack Santino
in folklore
Tagged holidays, Jack Santino
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Today we venture into the vaults to shed light on a Nineties UIP release. All Around the Year surveys the American year to delve into how and why we celebrate the holidays we observe. Jack Santino tackles the classics, and also … Continue reading
Christmas in Illinois: Dear Santa
in Christmas, Illinois / regional
Tagged Christmas in Illinois, holidays, James Ballowe
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From the UIP release Christmas in Illinois, edited by James Ballowe: Before sitting on Santa’s lap in department stores became the way children let Santa and their parents know what they wanted for Christmas, letter writing was common, and often … Continue reading
The World of Soy, edited by Christine M. Du Bois, Chee-Beng Tan, and Sidney Mintz It’s the happy season when we feast on all the high-calorie favorites we feel too guilty to eat to excess the rest of the year. … Continue reading
UIP Holiday James, er, Jams
in music
Tagged Brenda Lee, holidays, James Brown, music, Paul McCartney, Shonen Knife, Wham!
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Recorded music in public places is a leading cause of holiday-related madness, right up there with lack of sunlight. To venture into a mall means exposure to the soaring assault of Handel’s Messiah,or at least the “Hallelujah Chorus.” But it’s the … Continue reading
